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Ljubljana, March 21 2017

Making the Past Sustainable for the Future: Examples of Heritage-led Regeneration in the UK

Forget Heritage | The Prince’s Regeneration Trust| Tiva Montalbano

Order of Play:

TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD

1. Known Benefits of Heritage-Led Regeneration 2. The UK Context 3. Examples and Case Studies – successes and failures 4. The main ingredients for successful projects 5. Top Tips from the UK experience

1. The Good Stuff:


Well known benefits of Heritage-Led Regeneration: • Economic impacts • Catalysts for wider change • Environmental benefits • Health & wellbeing

2. THE UK Context


• Definition of ‘Heritage Assets’ and their significance • Who in the UK owns heritage? • Who in the UK is tasked with ‘defending’ heritage? • Financing for regeneration projects

UK Heritage:


Heritage Assets in England: ‘A building, monument, site, place, area or landscape identified as having a degree of significance meriting consideration in planning decisions, because of its heritage interest.’ – UK National Planning Policy Framework Includes: • Buildings/Structures – Listed Grade I, II*, II • ‘Locally Listed’ buildings/structures • Registered Parks & Gardens • Registered Battlefields • Scheduled Ancient Monuments (archaeology) • Protected Wrecks • Conservation Areas • World Heritage Sites

Heritage Assets

Managing Heritage


• Legal Framework: • The UK’s Legal system is based on Common Law – the landowner is

‘king’ • Owners are therefore responsible for looking after the heritage assets

they own • Owners include:

• Private individuals • Government departments • Local Government • Religious bodies • Arms-length bodies • Businesses • Charities

Varied Owners

Managing Heritage


• Controls: • What can and cannot be done is supervised by government bodies

and Local Planning Authorities • Determined by the impact the proposed change will have

on an asset’s significance. • Depends on the grade of the asset • Not always consistent

• Conservation is:

‘the management of change’ to preserve significance

The Finances


• ‘Conservation Deficit’: where the cost of repairing a building exceeds its value when repaired

• Public Money

• Government bodies • The Heritage Lottery Fund • Large Regional grant schemes

• Private Money

• Private individuals • Corporate support • Private Philanthropy • Trusts and Foundations • New: Crowdfunding and community shares

Private Individuals/Businesses

‘Government’ Projects

Charities and Trusts

4. Possibilities


What does fertile ground for Heritage-Led Regeneration look like? • Cooperative local government (or at least, sympathetic!) • Someone has a vision • Enthusiastic, skilled local supporters – who are also supported themselves • Opportunities for income generation – at a minimum for maintenance and

repair • Robust business planning • Opportunities for intangible, community benefits • Partnership is key –

• enables more creative solutions • leverages more funds • an ‘anchor tenant’ can act as a catalyst

Creative Solutions

5. Top Tips:


1. Be strategic 2. Build in resilience; plan for growing and shrinking 3. Prepare for failure; and be ready to pick yourself up again 4. Keep an open mind – the project will evolve over time 5. Think outside the box

• fundraising; campaigning • meanwhile uses; pop-ups; events etc

6. Communication is very important! • Keep in touch with your stakeholders, funders, supporters – make

people look good and they’ll support you more • Make it visible – strategic communication and strong social media

presence are essential; • Celebrate even the little successes – they keep up morale

7. Make it pay

Most importantly…


Remember, this is a Marathon, not a sprint.


Thank you!

www.princes-regeneration.org

http://www.prince-regeneration.org/



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