Category Archives: IHBC NewsBlog

A section of the back of the Old Courthouse in Cockermouth has fallen away and landed in the River Cocker below, reports The Standard. image for illustration: Cumberland Council 

The World Heritage Committee has decided to inscribe 139 French, German, Belgian, American and Commonwealth funeral and memorial sites of the First World War, a preservation under the aegis of UNESCO justified by the linked Outstanding Universal Value. image: Ministère … Continue reading →

To help connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so be sure to sign up for free alerts and ‘stay ahead’ with the our unique … Continue reading →

Public Practice has published its Annual Report for 2022-2023 with findings on the skills, recruitment, and retention challenges facing Local Government (LG) in 2022-2023.

Barratt David Wilson Homes Cambridgeshire has asked for permission to demolish the 83 affected properties at the Darwin Green development on the edge of Cambridge, reports Cambridgeshire Live. image for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0

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 Building on… ‘the creative reuse of ordinary buildings… revolutionising regeneration’.

The winners of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2023, Europe’s top honour in the field, have been celebrated at the iconic Palazzo del Cinema at the Lido in Venice.

Following extensive consultation and reviews, the IHBC Board has adopted updated Competence ‘descriptors’ – the supplementary guidance detailing each IHBC Competence to be used in our applications and assessments processes – launched today as another outcome from our 25th Anniversary … Continue reading →

Scotland’s leading planner – Ian Aikman, chair of Heads of Planning Scotland (HOPS) – has responded to the ‘Scotland’s broken planning system’ series of Scottish Construction Now (SCN), noting the ‘demographic time-bomb’ facing planning departments. image for illustration: Open Government … Continue reading →

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 call for a conservation team for repair … Continue reading →

‘Shocking’ new research shows that Energy Performance Certificates are inaccurate at best, useless at worst, and easily rigged, reports Landlord Today. image for illustration

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.

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

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.

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

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 →

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 →

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.

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.

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 →

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

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.

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 →

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 →

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