IHBC welcomes Heritage Day 2026, on #HeritageConnects – Reflections and Resources

Posted on 17/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

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The IHBC has welcomed 2026’s Heritage Day, themed on #HeritageConnects, with ‘resources and reflections’ now out.

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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: New report on The Case for Age-Inclusion in a World of Changing Demographics ‘…mentor before you retire’!

Posted on 17/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

New report by Pro Age in collaboration with Age Irrelevance calls for industry veterans to spend a few years in mentoring, training and education before retirement.

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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: UKAU on Google ‘… hired by government to develop AI planning decisions tool’

Posted on 17/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week features UKAU on ‘Google hired by government to develop AI planning decisions tool’.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Proposal agreed for homes at severe risk of flooding in Ynysybwl

Posted on 17/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

Cabinet Members have approved proposals for the Council to acquire residential properties at Clydach Terrace in Ynysybwl that face a severe flood risk, reports Rhondda Cynon Taf Council.

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National Trust for Scotland calls for VAT cuts to save heritage

Posted on 17/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

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The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) is calling on all political parties in Scotland to commit to saving the nation’s built heritage as it says current Scottish and UK policies actively encourage the neglect and demolition of historic buildings, and that the public agrees this must change.

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Derby University & NT on ‘Heritage Connection’ and the ‘subjective sense of relationship between people, nature & place over time’

Posted on 17/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

A University of Derby and the National Trust (NT) publication ‘Heritage Connection: Scoping and Finding the Field’ is reported on in the author’s blog: Finding Nature.

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Government calls for submissions to UK’s first national inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) – ‘living Heritage – open to 27/03

Posted on 17/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

The Government has launched a call for submissions to the UK’s first-ever national inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) – living heritage –  on foot of the UK’s ratification of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, open to 27 March 2026.

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Construction Leadership Council announces governance changes and new board appointments

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The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has announced a series of new appointments to its board and changes to how it is governed.

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CITB ‘Industry Picture’ report explores challenges and opportunities underpinning construction skills gap

Posted on 17/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has released its Industry Picture 2026, with evidence on the challenges and opportunities underpinning the construction skills gap, to help understand the significant trends and challenges for construction.

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BEFS publishes the latest edition of quarterly POWF Newsletter

Posted on 17/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

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Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) has published the latest edition of the Places of Worship (POWF) Newsletter.

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Respublica reports on ‘A Modest Proposal for the Restoration of Neighbourhoods’

Posted on 17/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

Research & policy body Respublica has issued a report offering ‘A Modest Proposal for the Restoration of Neighbourhoods’.

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Planning appeals – procedural guide: For appeals relating to applications dated on or after 1 April 2026

Posted on 17/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

A new planning appeals procedural guide for appeals outlines the new process for making an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate as a result of The Town and Country Planning (Appeals) (Written Representations Procedure) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: CyArk launches Virtual Museum to share Ukraine’s heritage

Posted on 17/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

CyArk, a nonprofit organization dedicated to sharing and preserving the world’s culture, and its partners, have launched a new 3D exhibition ‘Our Land, Our Story’ offering virtual access to artifacts currently inaccessible due to the ongoing war.

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IHBC’s new Context, No. 186, does more heavy lifting for members: on ‘Infrastructure and Industry’

Posted on 13/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

IHBC’s new issue of its members’ journal Context is out – No. 186 –  takes a heftier view of heritage opportunities, from Scotland’s ‘uplifting’ heritage and reusing big industrial structures to its conservation areas, railway infrastructure, and much more.

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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Designing Buildings on ‘Managing building safety risks across an existing residential portfolio’

Posted on 13/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

Managing building safety risks across an existing residential portfolio is inherently complex.

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IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03

Posted on 13/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

Know any emerging practitioners who’ve shown accomplishment in learning new conservation trades or skills, AND/OR Retired conservation professionals giving back to their local communities: Nominate them NOW for an IHBC-MARSH Award to celebrate their contributions!

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IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know!

Posted on 13/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

The IHBC has recently secured permission to seek a Charter while delivery of our 5 Parliamentary Commitments is under way and Branch Consultants are in place, and much more too, so we’re now calling for volunteers to help, and grow your skills with us!

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IHBC President’s ‘Members only’ Invitation to next Virtual Council: Online, 8 April 2026, from 4.30pm – Scoping ‘Investigation’ of conservation in local government, with a call for suggestions etc.

Posted on 13/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

IHBC members should have received their invitation from our President, Rebecca Thompson, to join in our new-style and ‘members-only’ online Council from 4.30pm on 8 April, when, as well as Charters & much more, we start to ‘investigate conservation roles and services in local government’ – part of our 3rd Parliamentary Commitment.

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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Use of artificial intelligence in casework evidence – Planning Inspectorate guidance

Posted on 13/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

Government guidance has been issued on use of artificial intelligence (AI) as part of any appeal, application or examination being dealt with by the Planning Inspectorate.

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IHBC Director’s from HESPR’s £77K costed weekly works: NI authority seeks qualified team for services, to 19/03

Posted on 13/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members our exclusive ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with the Director’s tender taster for NewsBlog readers this week a call from a Northern Ireland (I) authority for a qualified team for design and project services, to 19/03/2026.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: £40m plan to cut carbon emissions at 35 public buildings in Liverpool City Region

Posted on 13/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

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Liverpool’s world-famous waterfront is set to benefit from a £40m investment to cut carbon emissions at 35 public buildings across the City reports Liverpool City Region.

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LG etc. Ombudsman warns councils are ‘losing control’ of planning enforcement as complaints increasingly reveal years-long delays

Posted on 13/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

Unlawful developments are being left permanently in place across England because under-resourced councils are running out of time to act, a new report from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman reveals.

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RIBA condemns ‘ill-advised’ ARB accreditation rule

Posted on 13/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has responded to the Architects Registration Board’s (ARB) decision to keep the wording of its Accreditation Rule 4.2: Degree awarding powers, which it changed from ‘qualification awarding powers’ to ‘degree awarding powers’.

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New £400,000 pilot fund launched to help Scotland’s cultural and creative buildings adapt to climate change

Posted on 13/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

A new £400,000 pilot project has been launched to support pioneering projects that help organisations owning Scotland’s cultural and creative buildings respond to climate change.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (globally local) doorstep’: Rare snail ‘cited’ in Council’s approval for Trump Doonbeg ballroom

Posted on 13/03/2026 by IHBC Admin

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Clare County Council has given the green light for a new ballroom at the US President Donald Trump-owned Trump Doonbeg golf resort in west Clare, with requirements including ‘a management plan for the protected snail’.

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