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• National Planning Policy Framework

  The National Planning Policy Framework was published on 27 March 2012, replacing all the previous Planning Policy Statements, including PPS 5, as well as various other planning guidance. Its central theme is the ‘presumption in favour of sustainable development’, set out in twelve core land-use planning principles which underpin both plan-making and decision-taking.more

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• Reducing Heritage Crime - ARCH Awareness - Policing the Past: Protecting the Future

  These events are aimed at local authority staff (such as archaeological and conservation officers), elected members of local authorities and parish councils, member organisations of Community Safety Partnerships, community groups and voluntary organisations working within the heritage sector and wanting to learn more about the Heritage Crime Programme and Alliance to Reduce Crime against Heritage.more

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New English Heritage guidance

• 3D Laser Scanning for Heritage (2439 Kb)

  Advice and guidance to users on laser scanning in archaeology and architecture

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• Waterlogged Organic Artefacts: Guidelines on their Recovery, Analysis and Conservation (2851 Kb)

  The preservation of waterlogged organic materials has transformed our understanding of the historic environment Their study involves the collaboration of many different disciplines from within the heritage sector These guidelines are aimed at anyone planning for or working with waterlogged organic artefacts, including archaeological curators, archaeologists and specialists (finds, environmental archaeologists and conservators)

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• New Work in Historic Places of Worship (1707 Kb)

  English Heritage believes that this country’s historic places of worship should retain their role as living buildings at the heart of their communities. We want to help congregations accommodate changes that are needed to achieve this, in ways which will sustain and enhance the special qualities of their buildings. Our formal role is to act as a consultee in the statutory processes for controlling works to listed places of worship, but we can also offer pre-application advice to congregations to help them develop proposals, based on our experience and expertise in working with the historic environment.