cRegional Development: Heritage Sector

Gary Topp,

Chief Executive: Yorkshire Culture

Yorkshire Culture

• Non Departmental Public Body

• Company Limited by Guarantee

• Partnership – other agencies, local authorities, cultural partners.

• Advisers – GOYH, YHA,Yorkshire Forward.

• Project Managers – 2012, Northern Way etc.

Heritage Sector

• English Heritage• Heritage Lottery Fund• Historic Environment Forum• Rural Affairs Forum/ Rural

Development Framenwork• Local Authorities• Voluntary and Community Bodies• Heritage Link

Policy Environment

Regional Economic Strategy: (Objective 6: Stronger Cities, Towns and Rural Communities)

Yorkshire Plan, Regional Spatial Strategy:ENV9 Cultural Heritage/ ENV10 Landscape

Regional Cultural Strategy/ Regional Tourism Framework

Local Development Frameworks (preservation/conversation)

Sub National Review

Many Schemes

• Lighting• Tourism• Retail• Churches• Farm Buildings• Streetscapes• Skills development• Rural and Urban Renaissance

Evidence and Impact

• Numbers and stories ‘game’.

• Over 31,000 listed buildings

• 2663 listed monuments

• 122 historic parks and gardens

• 779 conservation areas

• 7 battlefields

Challenges

• Multiple agencies/ multiple interventions

• Advocacy and impact

• No single route to market or single priority

• Perception challenges