Current issues in heritage law and practice

The potential impact of development on heritage assets can be a difficult issue to negotiate in planning applications and appeals, and the correct approach has been and continues to be the subject of much litigation.

Topics covered include:

• Heritage and tall buildings, including recent Historic England consultation.
• What is the 'optimum viable use', to be weighed against less than substantial harm?
• Climate change and renewable energy – implications for the historic environment.
• The Coronavirus pandemic 2020 - miscellaneous issues for the heritage sector.

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