HELM: HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT - LOCAL MANAGEMENT

Regeneration & Design The historic environment’s contribution to successful regeneration
Understanding & Recording Proper understanding of historic value leads to better, faster decision making
Place & Placemaking Historic places give communities a past and a future, providing identity, atmosphere and interest
Managing & Protecting Local authorities as key players in promoting the enjoyment, protection and management of the historic environment
Funding How good management avoids the financial problems of damage and neglect

What's New

how your heritage can work for you: making the most of the local historic environment

Tuesday 3 February 2009 - LGA/English Heritage Conference - Local Government House, London SW1. How can we make the most of the forthcoming heritage protection reforms, - although the Heritage Protection Bill was not included in the Queen’s Speech, a raft of changes which do not require legislative change are currently underway – new planning policy statements, and related guidance?more
Streets for All: Practical Case Studies

English Heritage, which launched the Save our Streets campaign in 2004, has now published the best “how to” examples from around the country in ten Streets for All: Practical Case Studies. These showcase examples of councils who have taken the initiative to deal with a particular aspect of street clutter.more

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The Conservation Bulletin is a free, full-colour illustrated periodical on conservation issues

Luminescence Dating (1330 Kb)

Guidelines on using luminescence dating in archaeology
LEADER and the Historic Environment (719 Kb)

This publication describes some of the important work carried out by the LEADER+ Programme to realise the potential of the historic environment. The work relies on direct community involvement and has secured other economic, social and environmental benefits.
Constructive Conservation in Practice (5037 Kb)

Constructive Conservation is the broad term adopted by English Heritage for a positive and collaborative approach to conservation that focuses on actively managing change. The aim is to recognise and reinforce the historic significance of places, while accommodating the changes necessary to ensure their continued use and enjoyment.