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- IHBC welcomes Budget’s financial boost for planning, supporting RTPI’s call for long-term investment as ‘the key to building capacity’ 02/12/2025
- IHBC Supporter Surgery for aspiring Affiliates: Have you registered yet? 11 December, 1pm (IHBC CPD too!) 02/12/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Volcanic rocks could store captured CO2, Edinburgh University study finds 02/12/2025
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: BDP on ‘Redeveloping Plymouth Civic Centre’ 02/12/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: ‘Failings at every level’ resulted in botched insulation scheme, MPs told 02/12/2025
- Government confirms National Covid Memorial Wall will be preserved 02/12/2025
- ICON: Pilgrim Trust supports ‘Conservation Skills at Risk’ with £45,000 grant 02/12/2025
- Government reappoints 3 Trustees to the National Heritage Memorial Fund 02/12/2025
- Parliamentary Committee: Nature not a ‘blocker’ to housing; needed for ‘resilient towns & neighbourhoods’, and calls for housebuilding target changes and reduced VAT (for retrofitting) 02/12/2025
- £2Mn Funding boost to protect war memorials across the UK 02/12/2025
- England to benefit from two new national forests backed by £1 billion investment in tree planting 02/12/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: A town wants to give away its 100-year-old convent: is it a housing solution? 02/12/2025
- IHBC’s December ‘CPD Circular’ now out: Accessible, cost-conscious learning, events & resources, with Branch & National AGMs, Surgeries, CPD Partnerships & more 28/11/2025
- IHBC Supporter Surgery for aspiring Affiliates: Have you registered yet? 11 December, 1pm (IHBC CPD too!) 28/11/2025
- IHBC’s 2025 Parliamentary Briefing launches research-led ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation’… From Crafts in Crisis to Rubbish in Retrofit 28/11/2025
- IHBC welcomes new joint CEOs at Historic England to post 28/11/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ & ‘Management ‘ Signpost: DB’s ‘brief outline of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill’, with terms, and amendments 28/11/2025
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £2.4M+ of weekly works: BC seeks review of Conservation Areas, to £50K 28/11/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Two companies fined total of £190k for unauthorised Grade I listed building works following BNES council prosecution 28/11/2025
- Government consultation: ‘Reforms to the statutory consultee system’, to 13/01/2026 28/11/2025
- Gardens Trust on ‘Government Consultation on Removal of the Gardens Trust as a Statutory Consultee’ 28/11/2025
- NLHF launches Future Heritage Leadership Programme, open to 10/12, starting March 2026 28/11/2025
- As UK City of Culture 2029 opens, new ‘UK Town of Culture’ competition – to shine a spotlight on towns – opens soon too 28/11/2025
- UK Parliamentary Cttee. launches International Climate Policy Inquiry, ‘on UK climate policy and finance’, seeking evidence, to 7/01/2026 28/11/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: European Heritage Excellence Day 2025 spotlights innovation, creativity and community engagement 28/11/2025
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IHBC’s new CPD Circular, No 45, now out: Easy access to training, awards & more – spotlights from Branches to Guinness
IHBC’s CPD Circular for October is now out, with low-cost training and upskilling opportunities to help guide on all IHBC-networked and notable Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and more.
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost No. 2: Planning Resource on ‘11 key planning promises from the Labour Party conference’
The Labour Party held its annual conference in Liverpool and Planning Resource has highlighted eleven planning-related promises and other takeaways from the event. image for illustration: Liverpool by Dave Chetwyn
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Dezeen on redeveloping an Oxford College
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 Dezeen on the redevelopment of a University of Oxford College.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Street at Glasgow Central locked down after debris falls from building
Police have sealed off an area outside Glasgow Central Station after debris fell off a nearby building. image for illustration: Gordon Street entrance to Glasgow Central – By user:kilnburn, Attribution
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: ‘Act of vandalism’ on Norfolk bridge by National Highways set to be reversed
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk officers urge refusal of planning permission to bury 97-year-old Congham Bridge near King’s Lynn in Norfolk, reports The Eastern Daily Press. image for illustration: Old railway bridge, Congham by Richard Humphrey, CC BY-SA 2.0 , … Continue reading
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A Manifesto for Stronger Places – ADEPT issues call to future government
‘Making the case for place has never been more vital’ is the call from the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT).
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HE: London Advisory Committee – Voluntary – Four opportunities available
Historic England (HE) is seeking up to four candidates with expertise in Architecture (sustainable development and masterplanning), Urban design, Architectural history, Planning and local government or World Heritage Sites management.
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Institute of Sustainable Heritage, UCL PhD research: Participation call on ‘Curating organisational knowledge…’
The Institute of Sustainable Heritage, UCL, is calling for cultural heritage organisations and sector participation in PhD research into ‘Curating organisational knowledge in cultural heritage management’. image for illustration: Ari Volanakis, (2023) Curating organisational knowledge in cultural heritage management | UCL, … Continue reading
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IHBC’s CPD Forms update: Now on Excel, with enhanced functions & graphics to guide you on IHBC’s holistic conservation competences
After piloting new forms for registering CPD (Continuing Professional Development) learning over the past year, the IHBC is delighted to announce the full version of the new Excel based CPD form is now available for download from the IHBC’s CPD … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes Home Decarbonisation Skills Training Competition Phase 2 update: Successful project bids include IHBC CPD Recognised Provider ESC
The IHBC has welcomed the Government’s listing of successful project bids for Phase 2 of the Home Decarbonisation Skills Training Competition, which includes IHBC CPD Recognised provider ESC among qualifying training courses.
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost No. 1: DBW collates industry response to Prime Ministers Net Zero policy announcement
Designing Buildings (DB) has collated some sector responses to the recent speech by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announcing changes to the government’s Net Zero strategy.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £591K+ costed works: Council seeks Conservation Accredited design team for GII ‘Arcade’, closing 17/11, valued to £375K
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members regular ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick this week features a city council’s call for a Conservation Accredited … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Haunting pictures show aftermath of devastating fire to Ayr Station Hotel
Haunting pictures show the aftermath of a devastating fire to Ayr Station Hotel reports the Daily Record News. Image of Ayr Station Hotel for illustration: by Goodreg3 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0
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DCMS: Guidance on how to deal with contested commemorative heritage assets
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has issued guidance is for use by all custodians of commemorative heritage assets needing advice on how to deal with calls to relocate or remove them from public display, with linked case studies … Continue reading
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National Trust devotes record sum to historic buildings and collections conservation in 2022/23
The National Trust dedicated a record amount of funds to the conservation of historic buildings and collections in the last financial year, the charity’s latest Annual Report reveals.
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Nominations for Vic Soc’s Top 10 Endangered Buildings list 2024 now open
The Victorian Society (Vic Soc) is asking the public to nominate threatened Victorian and Edwardian buildings for their list of Top 10 Endangered Buildings to be announced in 2024. image: VS website The Coach & Horses Hotel, Wallsend. Credit: Graham … Continue reading
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BECD Product Database site currently down due to demand and data quantity
The website of Built Environment Carbon Database (BECD) – the free-to-use accessible repository of whole-life carbon assessments of built assets etc data – is down due to ‘the amount of people trying to access the site… and the quantity of … Continue reading
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IHBC’s Support Officer updates Branch Committees on new developments and opportunities
The IHBC’s Branch and Volunteer Support Officer Jude Wheeler has written to IHBC Branch Committee representatives across the UK to update all on new developments and opportunities.
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Thoughts on IHBC’s future still sought: #IHBCPetitionforCharter survey to guide future planning – with taster responses listed – so send your thoughts in ASAP
While the detailed interrogation of the first ‘scoping’ survey on the IHBC’s Petition for Charter awaits our consultant’s review, the exercise is already helping shape our corporate planning priorities, as members’ thoughts on our future are still eagerly sought HERE, … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: IHBC on ‘2023… the 10 year anniversary of the HESPR Tender Alert!’
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 the IHBC on 2023 as the 10th anniversary of the … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Planning enforcement notice issued for substantial variations from permissions
The Royal Borough of Greenwich has announced its decision, as the local planning authority, to progress with enforcement action against the Comer Homes Group’s Mast Quay Phase II development. image: Royal Borough of Greenwich website
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: ‘… find out which historic Dewsbury buildings have recently been listed’
The Dewsbury Reporter celebrates as twelve historic Dewsbury buildings have been listed and one upgraded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England, giving them greater protection and recognition. image for illustration: Dewsbury Town … Continue reading
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Plans to scrap nutrient neutrality rules blocked by Lords
Members of the House of Lords voted against a government amendment to scrap nutrient neutrality rules… image for illustration: Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament
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Historic England: Training Newsletter now out
Historic England’s Sector Resilience & Skills Team has issue its Training Newsletter, providing updates on training and learning opportunities for the heritage sector.
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Raac in Houses of Parliament poses ‘no immediate risk’
Crumbling concrete that led to the closure of buildings at more than 100 schools has been found in Parliament, as Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) was found in one part of the Palace of Westminster. image for illustration: Parliamentary copyright … Continue reading
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