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- IHBC’s 2026 ‘Yearbook’ update No.1 –RTPI President on ‘IHBC & RTPI.. a great example of planning across the divide’ 22/09/2026
- 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 22/09/2026
- IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Part of Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September 22/09/2026
- Note to all IHBC Members: Our MARSH AWARD call dates are changing… opening end September and closing December, so get ready now! 22/09/2026
- IHBC sponsors SAHGB’s 3rd Mark Girouard symposium : ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’, 14 November 22/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: New Scottish Government ‘Guide to Conversion of Traditional Buildings’ 22/09/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’….IHBC welcomes COTAC’s new ‘Developing Personal Competences’… ‘for those seeking re-accreditation…’ 22/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council & IHBC) doorstep’ 1: Council takes over Newcastle’s Neville Hall (IHBC’s 2026 Day School venue) to safeguard city heritage 22/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep’ 2: Tunstall landlord ordered to pay over £8,000 as heritage crackdown reaches 100th building 22/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep’ 3: Proud and exciting moment as Custom House conservation set to start in King’s Lynn 22/09/2026
- Government steps in to protect families from cowboy builders and aggressive bailiffs 22/09/2026
- World Heritage in the UK 2025-26 Review 22/09/2026
- HES: Skills Investment Plan for Scotland’s Historic Environment – Year Two Report 22/09/2026
- 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
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from un-costed works: Welsh County Council seeks Conservation Architect etc. for historic buildings works, closing 08/12
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 the call from a Welsh Council for Conservation … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Wyke Regis man sentenced over non-compliance with planning enforcement notice
Dorset Council secured a successful prosecution in court recently, as a Weymouth resident was sentenced for failing to comply with a Planning Enforcement Notice for using agricultural land for leisure purposes without planning permission, reports The Dorset Eye.
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Designing Buildings’ collation on the ‘Autumn Statement’: Thoughts from IHBC, CIOB, CPRE and more
Designing Buildings has collated feedback and opinion on the government’s ‘Autumn Statement’, presented by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, from expert sector leads including the IHBC, CIOB, CPRE and more. image: Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament
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IHBC seeks paid expert leads for priority new topics in Branch CPD training: ‘Fire Protection’, ‘Enforcement’ and ‘Placemaking & Design Codes’: Closing 6 January 2024
The IHBC is seeking ‘expressions of interest’ from nationally recognised lead conservation experts in three new priority areas: ‘Fire Protection & Regulations’, ‘Enforcement’, and ‘Placemaking & Design Codes’ as it expands the IHBC Branch CPD training pilot, which funds locally … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 1st Christmas treat: Free and open webinar from IHBC’s Technical Panel lead John Edwards on ‘Applying BSI’s PAS 2035:2023…’ for IHBC Reading School 2024, Christmas and more, 15/12
John Edwards will explore ‘Applying BSI’s PAS 2035:2023 in Retrofitting Traditional and Historic Buildings’ in a free and open webinar on 15 December, for 1 hour (including questions) offered on behalf of the IHBC’s Technical Panel, IHBC’s Reading School 2024 … Continue reading
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Your invitation to ‘A Medieval Christmas’, at Newcastle’s Black Gate, with IHBC’s North Branch, 7 December, from £20 (with select free places too!)
Join in the North Branch Winter Event 2023 on 7 December from 5.30pm, with buffet, festive drinks and more at the Black Gate, Newcastle, for certificated CPD (Historic and Technology), from £20 (IHBC Retired members & Students free).
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Join IHBC’s Consultations Panel: Your chance to keep up on conservation policy, legislation, guidance and much more, while building skills and CPD
IHBC members are invited to join the IHBC’s longstanding Consultations Panel, which offers the chance to offer your take on conservation practice, principles and standards into the IHBC’s conclusions on emerging policy, legislation and guidance, shaping the conservation outcomes of … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘new home’ signpost: Historic Buildings & Places moves home
IHBC member and lead Bob Kindred, Trustee of Historic Buildings & Places, has drawn attention to the change of address for the Society (formally known as the Ancient Monuments Society) as they have now moved to new premises at The … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Dezeen on AI
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 news and views from Dezeen on AI.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage the doorstep’: Fresh plans to demolish Jimmy Savile’s Highland home and ‘replace it with monument’
NEW plans have been submitted to knock down the remote Glencoe cottage once lived in by disgraced TV personality Savile, reports The Press and Journal.
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IHBC seeks paid expert leads for priority new topics in Branch CPD training: ‘Fire Protection’, ‘Enforcement’ and ‘Placemaking & Design Codes’: Closing 6 January 2024
The IHBC is seeking ‘expressions of interest’ from nationally recognised lead conservation experts in three new priority areas: ‘Fire Protection & Regulations’, ‘Enforcement’, and ‘Placemaking & Design Codes’ as it expands the IHBC Branch CPD training pilot, which funds locally … Continue reading
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IHBC, ICCROM and many more mourn the death of Jukka Jokilehto
The sad news of the death of renowned, respected and much-admired Jukka Jokilehto – a co-founder and leading light in modern conservation practice and understanding – has been felt across a huge number of lead bodies, including the IHBC where … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 1st Christmas treat: Free and open webinar from IHBC’s Technical Panel lead John Edwards, on ‘Applying BSI’s PAS 2035:2023…’ for IHBC Reading School 2024, Christmas and more, 15/12, 10.00 am
John Edwards will explore ‘Applying BSI’s PAS 2035:2023 in Retrofitting Traditional and Historic Buildings’ in a free and open webinar on 15 December, for 1 hour (including questions) offered on behalf of the IHBC’s Technical Panel, IHBC’s Reading School 2024 … Continue reading
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Your invitation to ‘A Medieval Christmas’, at Newcastle’s Black Gate, with IHBC’s North Branch, 7 December, from £20 (with select free places too!)
Join in the North Branch Winter Event 2023 on 7 December from 5.30pm, with buffet, festive drinks and more at the Black Gate, Newcastle, for certificated CPD (Historic and Technology), from £20 (IHBC Retired members & Students free).
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Join IHBC’s Consultations Panel: Your chance to keep up on conservation policy, legislation, guidance and much more, while building skills and CPD
IHBC members are invited to join the IHBC’s longstanding Consultations Panel, which offers the chance to offer your take on conservation practice, principles and standards into the IHBC’s conclusions on emerging policy, legislation and guidance, shaping the conservation outcomes of … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ signpost, from THA: Fair pay and conditions voted Top Priority at Heritage Debate 2023
On Wednesday 15 November, The Heritage Alliance’s annual Heritage Debate stimulated a lively discussion on the key challenges facing careers in heritage in 2023.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £1.3M+ costed works: Council seeks evaluation & research/history consultants for GII building works, closing 29/11, to £63K
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 the call from a council for 2 consultants … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage the doorstep’: Landlord slapped with £15k bill for ignoring planning process
A Woking landlord was fined for failing to comply with a planning enforcement notice requiring him to demolish an unlawful extension.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: World Monuments Fund (WMF) & Global Heritage Fund (GHF) join forces
WMF has welcomed GHF to the organization. Global Heritage Fund (GHF) has joined World Monuments Fund (WMF) in a strategic affiliation to further protect cultural heritage while working with communities around the world.
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Your invitation to ‘A Medieval Christmas’, at Newcastle’s Black Gate, with IHBC’s North Branch, from £20 (with select free places too!)
Join in the North Branch Winter Event 2023 on 7 December from 5.30pm, with buffet, festive drinks and more at the Black Gate, Newcastle, for certificated CPD (Historic and Technology), from £20 (IHBC Retired members & Students free).
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CLOSING SOON – FINAL CHANCE: Consultation on joint IHBC-HTVF-CV ‘Conservation Professional Practice Principles’ (CPPP)
A consultation on updating and enhancing the IHBC-HTVF-Civic Voice joint ‘Conservation Professional Practice Principles’ has been launched, as we look at renewing this cross-sector statement on practice principles for specialists working in built and historic environment conservation roles.
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IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ signpost: The Pevsner Architectural Guides Series – 50 Years In 50 Books
Charles O’Brien (Joint Pevsner Series Editor) offers reflections on the history and development of the Pevsner series – the Pevsner Architectural Guides – and considers its importance in the field of architecture over 70 years since the first books were … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: BBC features Birmingham Cathedral’s stained glass restoration
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 highlights the BBC on Birmingham Cathedral’s stained glass windows being restored.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage the doorstep’: Famous Gallowgate tenement from 1771 now comes with climate control
A retrofit of one of Scotland’s famous tenements is tackling energy performance, improving health and wellbeing as well as preserving a vital legacy. image for illustration: Glasgow Southside Tenement by GeorgeRob at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Winnipeg’s resurgence as a Canadian centre of architectural heritage
Abundant with rich culture, history and fascinating architecture, Winnipeg may be the best Canadian city you have not yet discovered, and purported to have the most heritage buildings in the entire country. image for illustration: Rotundasouth by Public Domain, Commons … Continue reading
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