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- IHBC’s first thoughts from the new NPPF: On ‘…what the NPPF means for Conservation in England and what remains unanswered’, with an early push on Planning Resource 18/09/2026
- IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: IHBC’s national updates for local volunteer leads – Part 2: ‘Charter & ‘CP30’’ 18/09/2026
- IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Part of Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September 18/09/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 18/09/2026
- IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 18/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Intervention’ CPD Signpost: Latest guidance for tackling damp and mould, via CIOB/CIH 18/09/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £111K weekly costed works: Council seeks Architect/Design Team for GII listed Town Hall works, to 09/10/2026. 18/09/2026
- UK ESNZ Committee with unchanged remit launches two new major inquiries: ‘Business & energy’ and ‘Warm and comfortable homes’ 18/09/2026
- HES: Pilot fund launched to support Scotland’s historic places of worship 18/09/2026
- Home Builders Federation: Planning staff shortages worsen despite Government reforms, further delaying housing delivery 18/09/2026
- Government opens consultation on ‘Planning powers for mayors in England’ 18/09/2026
- Historic Houses report: ‘Endangered Spaces: Protecting ‘at risk’ heritage’… on how to use HE’s (HARR) 18/09/2026
- PM puts public control, community regeneration and cost-of-living at the heart of plans to ‘rewire Britain’ 18/09/2026
- IHBC welcomes COTAC’s new ‘Developing Personal Competences’ volume: Insight 2 – ‘…for those seeking re-accreditation…’ 15/09/2026
- IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Part of Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September 15/09/2026
- IHBC launches ‘Early Career Network’ with calls to join up, as new Working Group explores plans for support and services 15/09/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 15/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: HE Guidance on ‘Control of Microorganisms in Historic Buildings’ 15/09/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’….IHBC sponsors Gardens Trust on ‘New Town Landscapes,’ 23-24/09, Milton Keynes 15/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Albert Bridge gets fresh paint job during repair closure 15/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Historic status ruled out for Edinburgh block earmarked for demolition 15/09/2026
- TownsWeb digitisation grant: SPAB at 150… ‘from Stonehenge to St Mark’s, Venice’ 15/09/2026
- CITB on ‘Why construction skills strategies must become place-based’ 15/09/2026
- UK Heritage Pulse on ‘Skills Exchange Request the skills you need. Offer the ones you have 15/09/2026
- Charity Commission issues ‘Research and analysis Charity Sector Risk Assessment 2026’ 15/09/2026
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IHBC’s June ‘CPD Circular’: ‘What’s on’, with IHBC, partners & more, from Yorkshire (mortar), London (amenity), Llanberis (slate), Exeter (fire) & 2026 Annual School + RTPI Friends too
IHBC’s newest CPD Circular lists current, accessible & cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) opportunities on our networks, updates on local Branch events, 2026 School webinars and much more. SIGN UP FOR IHBC’S FREE CDP RESOURCES
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PASS ON THE NEWS: IHBC-member rates on offer to ALL RTPI members for our 2026 Virtual Day School, 19/06, from Newcastle and from £35+VAT
IHBC’s 2026 Day School, broadcasting from Newcastle on 19 June, boasts The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) as our School ‘Friend’, offering reduced Virtual School rates to RTPI members as delegates while delegates will hear from former RTPI President Timothy … Continue reading
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Spotlighting IHBC’s latest (members-only) Council, on local conservation services etc.: Informing a survey to shape Parliamentary advocacy, with IHBC’s Sarah Homer
IHBC’s latest Council received impressively positive feedback, but was very busy, so this NewsBlog post spotlights a paper easily missed in this ‘exploration of conservation services’, our plans for a light-touch survey to shape our response the 3rd of our … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: Help shape the future of construction insight with DB Intelligence
Opportunity to join the new Designing Buildings (DB) intelligence market research Advisory Panel.
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IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £215K+ costed works this week: European lead seeks guidance to improved renovation etc., to 08/07
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – sends members exclusive ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with the Director’s tender taster for NewsBlog readers this week is a project from Europe that … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Lido’s) doorstep’: Lido’s £11m revamp wins top architecture award
image for illustration: Saltdean Lido. Hassocks5489 CC0 via Wikimedia Commons A 14-year project to restore a coastal lido to its former glory has scooped a prestigious architecture prize, reports BBC News South East.
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Green space, clean air & community lead the wish list for new homes, with surrounding landscape valued above how buildings look: LI
New national polling commissioned by the Landscape Institute (LI) and conducted by Ipsos has found there to be overwhelming public interest in greener, better-connected and better-planned housing developments across the UK.
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Historic England’s 20 Historic Sites with potential to become new homes, in 2026 ‘Heritage Investment Prospectus’
image for illustration: Wadworth Brewery, Devizes by Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Opportunities to create new homes from historic buildings across England are showcased by Historic England’s 2026 Heritage Investment Prospectus. Historic England writes: The prospectus highlights 20 … Continue reading
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New survey calls for contributions to new annual report on heritage sector resilience and for case studies, to 19 June
England’s Historic Environment Forum (HEF) is calling for contributions to new annual report on heritage sector resilience, to 19 June.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Left to Rot – How the (Irish) State ends up fining itself over derelict sites
An RTE News Documentary follows its analysis on derelict buildings in Ireland: Watch ‘RTÉ Investigates: Left to Rot’.
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IHBC sponsors SAHGB’s ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’ with ‘Call for Papers’ to 26 June
image for illustration: St Pancras Station, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The third symposium in memory of Mark Girouard looks at women’s contributions to architectural history in Britain and Ireland, with sponsors including the IHBC.
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REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses
The IHBC has launched its call to register ‘Interest’ in our new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’, for service leads in built and historic environment conservation-led learning & training programmes & courses, with resources allocated, advocacy a priority, and … Continue reading
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SHARE THE NEWS: IHBC-member rates on offer to ALL RTPI members for our 2026 Virtual Day School, 19/06, broadcast from Newcastle
IHBC’s 2026 Day School, broadcasting from Newcastle on 19 June, boasts The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) as our School ‘Friend’, offering reduced Virtual School rates to RTPI members as delegates while delegates will hear from former RTPI President Timothy … Continue reading
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Spotlighting IHBC’s latest (members-only) Council, on local conservation services etc.: Informing a survey to shape Parliamentary advocacy, with IHBC’s Sarah Homer
IHBC’s latest Council received impressively positive feedback, but was very busy, so this NewsBlog post spotlights a paper easily missed in this ‘exploration of conservation services’, our plans for a light-touch survey to shape our response the 3rd of our … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Design’ CPD Signpost: ‘Designing equitable places: responsibility at the design stage’
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has featured a ‘Muslims in Real Estate’ take on how equity and access are best shaped through design decisions, not post-occupancy fixes.
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC offers HESPR members promo opportunities in 2026’s School programme
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 Designing Buildings (DB) on Spelling it out. SEE MORE ON … Continue reading
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RTPI Cymru calls for resources to local planning departments to meet new government ambitions
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Cymru is urging the next Welsh Government to prioritise investment in the planning profession if it is to deliver on its ambitions for Wales.
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Leaking church roofs to be fixed and heritage buildings revitalised as EoI applications open for £48M of heritage funding
image for illustration: Grimsby Minster, RexSueciae, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Three heritage funds have opened for Expressions of Interest (EoIs), including the new £92M Places of Worship Fund, as well as the second rounds of the Heritage at Risk Capital Fund … Continue reading
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ECITB launches engineer-led ‘next-generation learning identity’ inspired by video games
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has launched a new digital learning ‘ecosystem’ inspired by the look and feel of 3D gaming environments.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’ (and for Newcastle 2026 CPD too?): The Gendered City on ‘ Dismantling gendered cities, one city at a time’
The Gendered City, explores ‘feminist participatory urban practices and rethinking how cities are designed, experienced, and governed through a gender lens’.
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REGISTER YOUR INTEREST: IHBC’s new & free ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘Interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes
The IHBC has launched its call to register ‘Interest’ in our new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’, for service leads in built and historic environment conservation-led learning & training programmes & courses, with resources allocated, advocacy a priority, and … Continue reading
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SHARE THE NEWS: IHBC-member rates on offer to ALL RTPI members for our 2026 Virtual Day School, 19/06, broadcast from Newcastle
IHBC’s 2026 Day School, broadcasting from Newcastle on 19 June, boasts The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) as our School ‘Friend’, offering reduced Virtual School rates to RTPI members as delegates while delegates will hear from former RTPI President Timothy … Continue reading
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Spotlighting IHBC’s latest (members-only) Council, on local conservation services etc.: Informing a survey to shape Parliamentary advocacy, with IHBC’s Sarah Homer
IHBC’s latest Council received impressively positive feedback, but was very busy, so this NewsBlog post spotlights a paper easily missed in this ‘exploration of conservation services’, our plans for a light-touch survey to shape our response the 3rd of our … Continue reading
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