Author Archives: IHBC

English Heritage has launched its new Sustainable Conservation Principles, ‘to address the challenges we face in a modern world’.

The Hamish Ogston Foundation has said it will be changing its name in the next couple of weeks after allegations of human trafficking were made against its eponymous founder.

A property developer has been ordered to pay more than £6,700 by South Staffordshire Council after building ‘a road to nowhere’ on open green belt land in South Staffordshire. image: South Staffordshire Council

Scotland’s new National Planning Improvement Champion – Craig McLaren – is calling for ideas on what a high-performing planning system looks like and what impact it has, to 30/11.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund is targeting nine ‘places with heritage needs, opportunities and potential’ to offer new support as part of its Heritage Places initiative. image: NLHF – Oldway Mansion, Paignton

Ahead of Historic Houses’ 50th anniversary in November 2023, it has have published a new report, Changing Times, Valuing History: historic houses for the 21st century, illustrating the economic, cultural and social contribution of our member places across the UK.

Forty-five treasured institutions  pubs museums and sports clubs across the United Kingdom (UK) have been given £12.3m levelling up funding to safeguard their futures. image: The team behind the Vale of Aeron pub, which has received £300,000 from the Community … Continue reading →

The Carbon Trust has published its 2022-2023 report outlining how it places impact delivery at the centre of their work and culture.

A new report from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), which highlights the organisation’s own social value, has been published.

The 2023 State of Nature report shows that the abundance of species studied in the UK has declined by 19 per cent on average since records began in 1970, while work to protect landscapes has clear benefits for nature, people … Continue reading →

Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) has welcomed the publication of the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill, which was published on Friday 29 September.

On 26 September 2023, an oral statement was made in the Senedd: Cadw by Dawn Bowden Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism on engaging communities with heritage.

Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party proposes a Members Bill the Desecration of War memorials (prevention)(Scotland), with a consultation closing on 19 December 2023. image: part of the Consultation by Meghan Gallacher MSP Member for Central Scotland

The Biodiversity and Environmental Net Gain Working Group, a workstream of the Green Construction Board in the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), has launched a consultation on its Biodiversity Roadmap.

In light of the urgent need to decarbonize 27 million UK homes, British Standards Institution (BSI) has updated the document that describes how to conduct retrofits on existing dwellings to improve their energy efficiency.