c regional development: heritage sector gary topp, chief executive: yorkshire culture
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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