2017 is the 50th anniversary of the Civic Amenities Act that established conservation areas. Their promotion is a statutory duty of Historic England, as highlighted in the Corporate Plan 2016-19, and we have considerable expertise about them to deploy.

The course will relate to a host of other HE-led activities designed to celebrate the anniversary. This includes an update of the 2016 Understanding Place: conservation area designation, appraisal and management advice note, surveys of Civic Voice, IHBC members and the general public, and a focus on conservation areas as part of Heritage at Risk. It will also complement and draw on the work of other organisations, such as the 20th Century Society’s survey of C20 conservation areas.

Draft Programme

0930 Registration

1000 Welcome & introduction

1015 A history & celebration of past innovations in conservation areas

1045 Change in a local conservation area

1115 Break

1130 Conservation areas & planning policy

1200 Policy case study

1230 Lunch

1315 LLBCOs

1345 Civic-led management

1415 Introduction to site visit

1430 Site visit

1530 Findings from site visit

1600 Summing up

1630 Close

Terms and Conditions

Booking is essential for all courses as places are limited. Please note that we are initially only able to allocate 2 places per organisation.
Please note, these training events are provided free of charge by Historic England, and places are at a premium. You can send a replacement or notify us by e mail if you book and then can’t attend. Non-attendance will incur a fee of £150 unless you contact us at least 5 days in advance.

Please also be aware photography or filming may take place at events for promotional use.

We use the Eventbrite online booking service to make it easier for you book onto our events. If you don’t want to book online using this service, please contact one of our Training Delivery Officers to request a booking form (email: helmbookings@HistoricEngland.org.uk)