Join the South West Branch for an informative day of CPD that will address different aspects of design and placemaking for historic areas.

In Person & Online options (Tours for in person delegate only)

This includes understanding context, design codes, policies and guidance. It also covers wider placemaking issues for historic areas, including housing growth, high streets and town centres. Topics covered during the day will include:

• Planning for heritage
• Placemaking and design policy & codes
• Evidence, tools and methodologies
• Legislation, policy and guidance
• Understanding context
• Theory/Philosophy
• Economics

Programme:

09.30 am        Registration – hot drinks and a sweet treat on arrival

(Virtual option begins)

10.00 am        Introduction – Charlotte Bowles-Lewis (IHBC branch chair)

10.05 am        Heritage and Design – Dave Chetwyn*

• Legislation, policy and guidance
• Planning and design concepts
• Understanding context
• Design codes and Policies
• Q&A

11.05 am        Break – hot drinks and biscuits

11.20 am       Placemaking in Historic Areas – Dave Chetwyn*

• Heritage, climate change, biodiversity
• Positive planning for historic places
• Heritage evidence base
• Resources
• Conclusions
• Q&A

12.20 pm        Buffet lunch – provided by Beats & Roots of Redruth

 1.15 pm         Overview of recent regeneration projects in Redruth – Tamsin Daniel (Redruth HSHAZ lead) and Ross Williams (Director of Redruth Revival) – including the HSHAZ and the Buttermarket project.

 (Virtual option ends)

 1.45 pm  Group tours

Break into groups for guided tours of the Buttermarket, the HSHAZ area focusing on the James Hicks listing activity, and Kresen Kernow [see below for details]

2.45 pm  Return to The Ladder

for hot drinks, biscuits, feedback and discussion

3.20 pm  Conclusions – Dave Chetwyn

4.00 pm End

*as this is a IHBC CPD Branch Partnership event, there is more information on the IHBC website under ‘Placemaking’: https://ihbc.org.uk/resources_head/training/index.html#

(Programme may be subject to change without advance notice.) 

Tours (One tour per delegate):

Tour 1: THE BUTTERMARKET – ‘Redruth’s Coolest Comeback’

Led by Tamsin Daniel, Cornwall Council Environment & Connectivity Service, and lead for Redruth HSHAZ; and Ross Williams, Director of Redruth Revival CIC.

First built in 1825, the Grade II-listed Buttermarket was extended and improved in 1870s as part of an attempt to create a business centre around Alma Place. Damaged by fire in the 1980s, it was partially rebuilt in 2001 but lacked the buzz and attraction of a thriving market place.

The building and two others on Alma Place were purchased by Redruth Revival CIC in 2017 and redeveloped into a thriving economic, cultural and community hub at the heart of the town, with workspaces and an active programme of markets and entertainment. The principal space is Cornwall’s first food hall and was officially opened in January 2025. Tamsin and Ross will give an overview of the project, which was made possible from over £4m in grant funding from the NHLF, AHF, Historic England (through the HSHAZ), and Cornwall Council.

Tour 2: REDRUTH HSHAZ & THE ARCHITECTURE OF JAMES HICKS

Led by Samantha Barnes, Listing Adviser at Historic England (and IHBC SW Cornwall rep)

This tour will give a brief insight into the buildings of Redruth’s principal 19^th-century architect, James Hicks. A Redruth man who rarely left Cornwall, Hicks was responsible for many of the public buildings in Redruth town centre, which were the focus for the listing activity as part of Redruth HSHAZ. There will also be the opportunity to see more of the town and think about some of the topics presented in the morning sessions.

Tour 3: KRESEN KERNOW – Cornwall’s Archive Centre

Led by Tamsin Mallett, Kresen Kernow Collections and Development Manager

Come and see behind-the-scenes at Kresen Kernow, including a tour of the public areas, the strong rooms, the preservation and digitisation studios, and a peek at the fascinating range of items they hold. It will also cover some of the historic features of the building, which was redeveloped from a derelict brewery into an award-winning start-of-the-art archive centre in 2019. Along with the Buttermarket, it is key to the recent and ongoing regeneration of Redruth. The tour involves walking and using stairs. It is a 10-minute walk from The Ladder to KK, and the tour will start at 2pm.

Booking: 

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