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- County Council’s Network (CCN) responds on New National Planning Policy Framework 28/08/2026
- IHBC talks NPPF… on Tuesday 1 Sept, from 4PM: Join in the online discussion of the new Policy Framework and its implications 28/08/2026
- IHBC reports disappointment with ‘unjustified’ statutory role terminations for Theatres & Gardens Trusts 28/08/2026
- LAST CHANCE FOR IHBC’s 2026 Gus Astley Student Award: Open to 31/08 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCBristolBath2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’ 28/08/2026
- LAST CHANCE – IHBC calls for sign-up to UK-wide survey of heritage workers who ‘use science and technology’: Led by RICHeS & Icon, to 31 August 28/08/2026
- Join IHBC’s Membership Assessors now and ‘Shape our Conservation Professionals of the future’, with CPD, status, compensation, and more as thanks and benefits 28/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: On Parliamentary engagement, as CMS Committee presents ‘Protecting Built Heritage’ 28/08/2026
- IHBC Director’s choice from HESPR’s £5.25M+ costed works this week: Heritage estate body seeks Conservation architect, to 09/09/2026 28/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: National Theatre building is turning 50 28/08/2026
- Welsh Government consults on ‘A vision for culture and sport in Wales…Developing a new culture and sport strategy…’ – to 18/12 28/08/2026
- RTPI on NPPF: … puts sustainable communities on the right track.. 28/08/2026
- England’s Mayors given powers to green light developments 28/08/2026
- Government UK: Full steam ahead to fast-track more homes near stations 28/08/2026
- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spans disciplines, levels & sectors, from Conservation Professionals to early career, in craft, landscape, architecture & more 25/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: Free entry to Listed Property Show, Malvern, 9-10 October … just email Charlie, or bring your IHBC business card! 25/08/2026
- LAST WEEK FOR IHBC’s 2026 Gus Astley Student Award: Open to 31/08 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCBristolBath2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’ 25/08/2026
- IHBC members with benefits 1: ‘Lutyens & Liverpool’, 6-7 Nov, Lutyens Trust member rates for IHBC, with options for Full (£120), Day (£100), Talk, Walk, Student and more 25/08/2026
- IHBC calls for sign-up to UK-wide survey of heritage workers who ‘use science and technology’: Led by RICHeS & Icon, to 31 August 25/08/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 25/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: £6bn North Manchester regeneration risks leaving older residents feeling ‘culturally displaced’ 25/08/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’ double up! IHBC calls for member assessors while Building reports on ‘Plymouth – UK Design Capital shortlist’ 25/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: New exhibition explores the past, present and future of Edinburgh’s North Bridge 25/08/2026
- National Parks UK & partners: Joint statement on the historic environment of National Parks UK published 25/08/2026
- Government invests in young people with more opportunities close to home 25/08/2026
- Official Statistics: Community and Engagement Survey 2025/26: summary report 25/08/2026
Category Archives: Sector NewsBlog
RIBA Business Benchmarking Report 2025 issued
RIBA Business Benchmarking Report 2025 published: The annual RIBA Business Benchmarking survey provides vital business knowledge about how your practice compares to others.
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Tagged architects, business, economics, expertise, RIBA, salary
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Welsh Government Flexible Skills Programme (FSP)
Upskilling your employees with the Flexible Skills Programme Partnership Projects.
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Tagged employment, funding, government, skills, training, wales
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First Session of the World Heritage APPG held on November 5 2025
The first session of the World Heritage APPG was held at Westminster on November 5 2025 with a theme on planning.
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Tagged APPG, conservation, expertise, global, government, heritage, skills
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RIBA responds to Autumn Budget 2025
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has issued a response to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s 2025 Autumn Budget calling for extension of support to Level 7 built environment professionals.
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Tagged budget, economics, government, public, renevue, RIBA
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Consultation: England’s Building Control charges, notices and certificates, to 25/01
Government UK has launched a public consultation paper setting out proposals and questions relating to charges for building control services provided by local authorities, open to 25 January 2026.
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Tagged building, consultation, government, localauthority, planning, regulations
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RIBA & partners call for raise the age of eligibility for Level 7 apprenticeship funding
With funding for Level 7 apprenticeships soon to be only for those aged 16 to 21, the has led an open letter to government asking them to raise the age of eligibility for funding to 25 years old for built … Continue reading
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Tagged apprenticeship, government, learning, partnership, policy
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BEFS Planning Forward Event Outcomes Report published
Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) has published its ‘Places of Worship: Planning Forward Event Outcomes Report’.
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Tagged conference, environment, networks, Scotland
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Planning Aid bodies across the UK unite in landmark agreement to share expertise and strengthen public engagement
For the first time in history, all five UK-based planning aid organisations have signed a joint memorandum of understanding, pledging to collaborate, exchange knowledge, and drive innovation in how communities engage with the planning system.
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Tagged community, expertise, MOU, networking, partnership, planning, professionals, public, skills, volunteers
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The Heritage Alliance on ‘What the Autumn Budget Means for the Heritage Sector’
Following the Autumn Budget The Heritage Alliance (THA) has developed a briefing providing an analysis of the most significant announcements within the budget for our sector.
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Tagged business, conservation, economics, environment, expertise, government, heritage, hospitality, leisure, planning
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Heritage Network: Impact Report 2025 issued
Heritage Network has published its second annual impact report detailing the impact that community heritage organisations have on people and places throughout the UK.
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CIC Responds to the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has issued its response to the 2026 Budget.
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Tagged budget, building, construction, ecosystem, government, housing, investment, productivity, skills
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RSPB: New ‘More in Common’ report shows people don’t want new homes to be built at nature’s expense
A report by the More in Common think-tank for the RSPB shows people want developers to build with nature, not against it.
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Tagged conservation, development, environment, government, nature, planning
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New director of careers and education joins RTPI
The institute has appointed Professor John Sturzaker to lead its careers and education division.
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Tagged careers, education, environment, expertise, planning, skills
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Government confirms National Covid Memorial Wall will be preserved
Government has confirmed that the National Covid Memorial Wall will be preserved to remember the lives lost during the pandemic.
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Tagged commemoration, conservation, COVID, environment, government, heritage, memorial, national, planning
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ICON: Pilgrim Trust supports ‘Conservation Skills at Risk’ with £45,000 grant
Icon has announced that the Pilgrim Trust has awarded £45,000 in funding to support our project ‘Conservation Skills at Risk – Protecting Heritage for Future Generations.’
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Tagged conservation, expertise, grant, heritage, skills
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Government reappoints 3 Trustees to the National Heritage Memorial Fund
The Prime Minister has reappointed Carol Pyrah, Julian Glover and Taryn Nixon as Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund for terms of 4 years.
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Tagged expertise, fund, government, heritage, memorial, national, public appointment
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Parliamentary Committee: Nature not a ‘blocker’ to housing; needed for ‘resilient towns & neighbourhoods’, and calls for housebuilding target changes and reduced VAT (for retrofitting)
Nature is not a ‘blocker’ to delivering new housing, but rather a necessity for building resilient towns and neighbourhoods, MPs argue in a House of Commons committee report on ‘Environmental sustainability and housing growth’, with responses from government due in … Continue reading
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Tagged building, cross-party, environment, expertise, government, housing, planning
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£2Mn Funding boost to protect war memorials across the UK
Government grants should help ensure that tributes to fallen servicemen and women are preserved across the UK.
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Tagged funding, government, heritage, memorials, military, remembrance, UK
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England to benefit from two new national forests backed by £1 billion investment in tree planting
Millions of trees to help get Britain growing through billion-pound investment in green jobs and nature restoration, creating thousands of jobs, Government UK reports.
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Tagged climate change, communities, conservation, environment, forests, government, health, nature, planning, trees, wellbeing
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Government consultation: ‘Reforms to the statutory consultee system’, to 13/01/2026
Government UK are seeking views on reforming the role of statutory consultees in the planning system in England. This consultation closes on 13 January 2026.
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Tagged consultation, environment, heritage, planning, policy, safety, transport
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Gardens Trust on ‘Government Consultation on Removal of the Gardens Trust as a Statutory Consultee’
The Government has launched a consultation including the removal of the Gardens Trust as a statutory consultee, running until mid-January.
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Tagged charity, conservation, consultation, expertise, gardens, government, heritage, policy
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NLHF launches Future Heritage Leadership Programme, open to 10/12, starting March 2026
The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) has launched the Future Heritage Leadership programme, offering 12 successful applicants aged 18–30 an 18-month paid opportunity to gain hands-on experience in heritage governance and grant-making, with successful candidates starting in March 2026.
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Tagged experience, expertise, governance, heritage, opportunity
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As UK City of Culture 2029 opens, new ‘UK Town of Culture’ competition – to shine a spotlight on towns – opens soon too
Towns are encouraged to apply for new UK Town of Culture competition opening in the coming weeks, with UK City of Culture 2029 also open for applications.
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Tagged building, city, competition, culture, funding, government, town
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UK Parliamentary Cttee. launches International Climate Policy Inquiry, ‘on UK climate policy and finance’, seeking evidence, to 7/01/2026
Ahead of COP 30, where host country Brazil’s Presidency has set a strategic goal to transition from ‘negotiation to implementation’, the Energy Security and Net Zero Parliamentary Committee has launched a call for evidence in a major new inquiry on … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, COP30, expertise, finance, net zero, UK
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PAS UPDATES
Pathways to Planning – Applications open now
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Tagged employment, graduates, localauthority, nature, planning
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