C&D waste emphasised in draft DAERA strategy January 27, 2026 In January 2026, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) published its Rethinking Our Resources: Northern Irela...(read more) Climate EmergencyConservationNews
RSUA Conservation Committee meets with DfI planning leads November 26, 2025 The RSUA Conservation Committee met today with Rosemary Daly, Chief Planner and Director of Regional Planning, Governance and Legislation at...(read more) ConservationNews
RSUA briefs Stormont committee on Dilapidation Bill November 20, 2025 RSUA today provided an oral briefing to the NI Assembly’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee on our October 2025 public co...(read more) ConservationNews
RSUA welcomes DoF call to increase rates on vacant buildings November 18, 2025 The Minister at the Department of Finance (DoF), John O’Dowd, today issued an update on the Department’s review of rating policy in Northern...(read more) ConservationNews
No funding flagged in new NI Dilapidation Bill October 17, 2025 This month, RSUA called on the NI Executive to require councils to identify and promote funding streams that could support remedial works ma...(read more) ConservationNews
RSUA responds to DfC-led regeneration scheme September 22, 2025 In June 2025, the Department for Communities (DfC) launched its consultation on Shaping Sustainable Places (SSP), a long-term and cross...(read more) ConservationNews
RSUA responds to DoF survey on vacant rating September 22, 2025 In June 2025, the Department of Finance (DoF) announced the beginning of a Strategic Review of a Small Business Rate Relief Scheme and Non-D...(read more) ConservationNews
NI Dilapidation Bill progresses in Assembly August 27, 2025 In June 2025, the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Andrew Muir, announced that the Executive had approved th...(read more) ConservationNews
DfC issues new framework for NI’s historic environment August 20, 2025 The Department for Communities (DfC) last month (21 July 2025) published a new Heritage, Culture and Creativity (HCC) Programme Framework, s...(read more) ConservationNews
DfC launches fund for historic monuments and listed buildings July 28, 2025 Last week, the Minister for Communities, Gordon Lyons, launched the Northern Ireland Historic Environment Fund (HEF). About the fund Deliver...(read more) ConservationNews
