A JQDT board member has been appointed to the new Birmingham Conservation and Heritage Panel (BCHP) which will help manage the city’s heritage and respond to many new planning policies and strategies this year.
The BCHP includes a range of experienced women and men from the heritage and design sectors who scrutinise the development proposals and plans which will shape the city.
Meeting monthly, these professionals from Birmingham and beyond assist officers in critiquing projects that will aid heritage-led regeneration, linking conservation initiatives to transport, housing, cultural and wider economic strategies across the city.
Whilst not a decision-making body, the BCHP will advise the Planning Committee on the challenging decisions for increasingly larger and more complex schemes, ensuring the best deal is struck for historic buildings and the places that form their setting.
With viability and development costs becoming ever more problematic in getting investment off the ground, the BCHP will be charged with ensuring that historic assets are protected and included in the benefits of these schemes.
JQDT board member, Matthew Bott has been appointed by Birmingham City Council to sit on the panel. As a champion for the built environment and heritage in the JQ, Matthew’s role on the panel will raise the profile of heritage-led regeneration across the city and benefit the JQ. Matthew comments:
As a designated Conservation Area and with 244 listed buildings, the Jewellery Quarter has some of the city’s most precious buildings and it is reassuring to see the City Council recognise the importance of heritage in a modern, dynamic city. I can’t wait to get started.
Full members of the BCHP include:
- Joe Holyoak – Chair
- Alexa Woodward – Deputy Chair
- Anna Parker
- Annabel Keegan
- Brian Tefula
- Herpreet Rayet-Boughey
- Jack Hanson
- Jonathan Clarke
- Matthew Bott
- Matthew Vaughan
- Tim Bridges