‘In a guest post, Trevor Cooper, of the Historic Religious Buildings Alliance, looks at the issues surrounding “contested heritage”.’
Law & Religion UK, 21st January 2022
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘Campaigners including archaeologists, environmental groups and druids have won a high court battle to prevent a controversial road project that includes a tunnel near Stonehenge.’
The Guardian, 30th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In Halcrow & Ors v Crown Prosecution Service [2021] EWHC 483 (Admin), Maryam Halcrow, Angel Grace and Lisa Mead were Pagans of various traditions. All three had been convicted by Swindon Magistrates’ Court of entering the stone circle at Stonehenge on 4 February 2018 and 6 May 2018 without reasonable excuse, contrary to regulation 3(h) of the Stonehenge Regulations 1997 and s.19 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, and had been sentenced to a conditional discharge. Their appeal to the Crown Court was dismissed [1 & 2].’
Law & Religion UK, 11th March 2021
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘A campaign group is planning a legal challenge over the transport secretary’s decision to approve a £1.7bn tunnel near Stonehenge.’
BBC News, 30th November 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A parish council has failed in a High Court challenge to a decision by the development control committee at Arun District Council to grant outline permission for the development of a portion of land allocated for up to 400 dwellings.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th July 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Review of the ecclesiastical court judgments during July 2018.’
Law & Religion UK, 30th July 2018
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘Historic England has failed in a challenge to Milton Keynes Council over its decision to allow a development on part of a historic railway yard.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st August 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Rosalind English talks to Charlotte Gilmartin about the implications of a recent High Court ruling overturning Hackney council’s decision to allow permission to demolish part of a historic canal side building.’
Law Pod UK, 21st December 2017
Source: audioboom.com
‘A metal theft crackdown is failing to protect heritage buildings from thefts by organised gangs, the Church’s official insurer has warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Prince Charles’s £1bn Duchy of Cornwall estate is facing a rebellion by residents who claim they are subject to an unfair ban on buying the freeholds to their homes.’
The Guardian, 11th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘ChurchCare has published a CBC Guidance Note on Ruined Churches, (“the Note”). Whilst much of the 14-page document is concerned with explaining the options available to dioceses and parishes for the management of these buildings, it also includes a brief summary of the law relevant to this little-explored area.’
Law & Religion UK, 24th July 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘he following is based on a recent submission of the Historic Religious Buildings Alliance (HRBA) to the DCMS English Churches and Cathedrals Sustainability Review and is posted with the kind permission of the HRBA Chairman, Trevor Cooper.’
Law & Religion UK, 7th March 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘Villagers have defeated Historic England following a row about honouring their war dead, as a Church judge ruled they can use a wreath holder to display poppies all year round.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A property development business, a director and a site manager have been ordered to pay more than £55,000 between them after removing historic fixtures in every room of a grade-II listed house in Lincoln without consent.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th January 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The City of London Corporation’s decision to grant planning permission to the 73-storey 1 Undershaft building has reignited the debate over how best to protect the capital’s heritage assets.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th December 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
“Community Pubs Minister Brandon Lewis has announced that 100 pubs across England have been listed as Assets of Community Value (ACV), the Independent has reported.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th August 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“For nearly 500 years the Old Bailey has been one of the world’s most famous criminal courts, hosting the trials of notorious killers like Dr Crippen, Ruth Ellis, Peter Sutcliffe and Ian Huntley.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A druid who has lost his second legal bid to get human remains reburied at Stonehenge has said he will fight on.”
BBC News, 16th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A heritage group has started a legal challenge to try to prevent a Sikh temple in Kent from being demolished.”
BBC News, 20th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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