Author Archives: IHBC NewsBlog

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded initial support of £2m, including development funding of £161,200, to revitalise ‘The Long Shop’ and transform the site into a beacon of industrial heritage. Museums and Heritage writes: The Long Shop in Leiston … Continue reading →

Communities Secretary says the five megawatt solar power farm in Lincolnshire would represent ‘substantial harm to the character and appearance of the countryside, both alone and cumulatively’. The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Sajid Javid has dismissed … Continue reading →

Building magazine reports that Historic Royal Palaces is ‘extremely alarmed’ at the impact of tall buildings planned for the area around the Tower and that the site’s World Heritage status increasingly under threat. Building writes: The charity responsible for the Tower … Continue reading →

In a presentation to the Men of Stones group, Maurice Rogers talks about stone testing and takes issue with the regimes required by ‘CE’ marking, CE being the abbreviation of the French phrase ‘Conformité Européene’, or ‘European Conformity’, a declaration … Continue reading →

The Visitor Centre and Footbridge project at Harlech Castle has been nominated to become the UK’s most popular civil engineering project, with voting closing on 30 November. Winner of the Institution of Civil Engineers Wales Cymru’s Heritage Award, the project … Continue reading →

Made famous in Irvine Welsh’s ‘Trainspotting’ book, Edinburgh’s so-called ‘banana flats’ could receive ‘listed’ status. Cables Wynd House (known as the ‘banana flats’ due to their curved shape) and the neighbouring Linksview House are both largely owned by the City … Continue reading →

The 2016 winners of the Historic England (HE) Angel Awards have been announced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and historian Bettany Hughes, and include ex-soldiers and a guide on 2016 IHBC Annual School tour to Dudley Zoo, its Construction Supervisor, Carlo … Continue reading →

Three bursaries are available for the 2017 Winter Conference of the Vernacular Architecture Group, which will take place in Leicester on 7-8 January, with the theme ‘Seeing the wood and the trees: the management of timber from source to building … Continue reading →

Place Alliance, the link body for organisations focussed on places, has created an e-newsletter to keep readers updated with its news, upcoming events and activities. Place Alliance writes: Place Alliance brings together organisations and individuals who share a belief that … Continue reading →

A paper from a ‘RICS COBRA’ 2016 conference looks at how 3D visualisation and high-definition surveying can help stimulate economic growth in historic urban areas RICS writes: This paper concerns the application of cutting edge digital recording techniques within the … Continue reading →

New listed buildings have been created as part of Historic England’s (HE) celebration of British Black History, and the general public are being asked to contribute to the project by contributing their stories and knowledge. Historic England writes: ‘Platforms Piece’, … Continue reading →

The results of RIBA’s ‘Working With Architects’ survey findings include that private domestic clients were most satisfied with architects, but contractors were the least satisfied, while architects’ design skills were highly rated, but their process management skills were less highly … Continue reading →

The work on a contemporary visual arts space incorporating significant restoration works and the development of a restaurant space within the historic Calton Hill observatory in Edinburgh has begun. Creative Scotland writes: Today sees the foundations being laid for Edinburgh’s … Continue reading →

Amendments made to the Neighbourhood Planning Bill will allow county councils ‘by invitation’ to prepare development plan documents where a district council was failing to do so. Planning Portal writes: County councils have given a guarded welcome to the government’s … Continue reading →

English Heritage is calling for the help of members of the public in addressing the loss of historic varieties of daffodils and bluebells, vital to our gardening heritage. English Heritage writes: English Heritage is launching a campaign to help save … Continue reading →

Think tank Res Publica has launched an advocacy document , Great Estates: Putting communities at the heart of regeneration, that sets out how communities can be put at the heart of the Government’s forthcoming Estate Regeneration Strategy, and offers recommendations … Continue reading →

Report by administrators Begbies Traynor reveals extent of debts owed by William Anelay, the stonemasonry business recently The York-based specialist heritage building company owed an estimated £12.6m to unsecured creditors when it ceased trading earlier this year, according to a … Continue reading →

The British Property Federation and the Planning Officers Society have issued a joint response to the government consultation ‘Improving the use of planning conditions’, calling for ‘a clear route of appeal in the NPPF and PPG, with associated costs being … Continue reading →

The Department of Education (DfE) has approved a Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) plan to support employers to develop the construction industry’s new Apprenticeship Standards, which will replace existing Frameworks. The CITB writes: Development of the Standards will continue to … Continue reading →

Photographer Anton Rodriguez has documented the interiors of 22 homes at the iconic Grade-II-listed Barbican Estate in London. Denzeen writes: In his new book, titled Residents: Inside the Iconic Barbican Estate, London-based Rodriguez aims to highlight the stylish living spaces … Continue reading →