Category Archives: Sector NewsBlog

Photographer Thomas Duke recreates 30 iconic moments made possible by National Lottery funding

To celebrate The National Lottery’s 30th birthday and the impact of £50 billion in good causes funding, photographer Thomas Duke travelled the length and breadth of the UK to rephotograph 30 iconic images within the context of their original location. … Continue reading

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CMS Parliamentary Committee Inquiry call for evidence: ‘Protecting built heritage’… Importance & Barriers, open to 3 February 2025

image for illustration: Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee is to examine the importance of built heritage in the UK and the barriers to its preservation, and is open to … Continue reading

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Winners of the 2024 Heritage Crafts Awards announced

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Traditional boat builder Gail McGarva has won the fifth annual President’s Award for Endangered Crafts at the 2024 Heritage Crafts Awards, supported by headline sponsor The Royal Mint and venue sponsor English Heritage.

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Historic England researches Local Lists in LPAs: Survey open to 31/01/2025

Historic England (HE) has initiated a project to research, review and provide recommendations on the development and revision of local heritage lists, initially with research into the current picture of Local Planning Authorities’ (LPA) local lists, seeking input from only … Continue reading

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IHBC’s Practice & Technology Signpost: Designing Buildings republishes CIOB’s ‘Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment’

Designing Buildings (DB) has published the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) paper on ‘Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment’.

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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC features Government on its ‘… overhaul of planning committees to get Britain building’

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 government’s announcement on its ‘Major overhaul of planning committees to … Continue reading

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A place to call home for 2025… & after – AHF supports affordable housing in Belfast building, focussed on ‘replicable projects’

The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has awarded a Project Development Grant to East Belfast Mission to help develop 335 Newtownards Road into a social enterprise retail unit and affordable housing for individuals affected by homelessness.

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HE on ‘Contribution of the Heritage Sector to the Visitor Economy’

image for illustration: the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site by Seán O’Reilly Historic England (HE) has published its report on the ‘Contribution of the Heritage Sector to the Visitor Economy’

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Could you be the next Chair of the Gardens Trust? Register interest by 6 January

The Gardens Trust is looking to appoint a new Chair of Trustees to lead the Board, open to 6 January.

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RIBA, RTPI, CIOB and RICS call for exemptions to Level 7 apprenticeships changes

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 A joint statement between RIBA, RTPI, CIOB and RICS has called for Built environment Level 7 apprenticeships to be exempt from funding reforms as they are ’vital to help address skills shortages and … Continue reading

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HE & partners’ ACHTaxonomies Research Project seeks evidence, participants etc. to ‘articulate the economic value of heritage’

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The ACHTaxonomiesproject, led by Historic England (HE) and partners, looks to develop a framework and linked taxonomies to better articulate the value of arts, culture and heritage on an economic platform, seeks assistance.

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CLC: Statement on Standard Appointment Terms – Voices concerns at amendments to approved contracts

image for illustration The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has voiced its concerns about the ‘ongoing practice’ in the construction sector, of ‘industry-approved forms of contract being amended by clients and their solicitors to introduce terms that are onerous and/or difficult … Continue reading

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Faith Museum at Auckland Palace by Níall McLaughlin Architects wins Building Beauty Awards among suite of winners for 2024

image for illustration: Auckland Castle Gate by Bishop FM, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Faith Museum at Auckland Palace – until recently the residence of the Bishops of Durham – by Níall McLaughlin Architects, has won the Royal … Continue reading

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NHIG 2024 Award for Heritage Metalwork Conservation winners announced

Sydney Gardens, Bath By Ordnance Survey (UK) – Ordnance Survey map, Public Domain 2024 winner of the National Heritage Ironwork Group (NHIG) Award for Heritage Metalwork Conservation announced

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Lisa Nandy announces plans for ‘place-based philanthropy strategy’

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Culture secretary Lisa Nandy has referenced plans for a ‘place-based philanthropy strategy’ during a meeting of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

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HE: Training Needs Analysis

HE is designing our training programme for the next 2 years and wants your help to refresh their understanding of training priorities.

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Major overhaul of England’s planning committees ‘to get Britain building’

image for illustration Open Government Licence v3.0 Planning decisions in England are set to be fast-tracked in a sweeping overhaul of local planning committees, as part of new measures to tackle the housing crisis, according to government.

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AHF Publishes its Annual Review for 2023-24

The Architectural heritage Fund (AHF) has issued its Annual Review 2023-24.

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New NPPF out for England

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which sets out government’s planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied, has been issued.

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Parliament procurement processes launched: ‘… easier for small businesses, sole traders and micro-companies to bid’; initial applications to 10/01, live from February

image for illustration: Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament The Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal has introduced a Collections Conservation Dynamic Purchasing System to help the conservation sector’s role in preserving its heritage, open to … Continue reading

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The Burrell Collection: Doolan Award – ‘Scotland’s building of the year’

image for illustration: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Glasgow’s Burrell Collection has been named today as the winner of the Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award following a major refurbishment by John McAslan … Continue reading

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HE seeks 3 Commissioners – Conservation Architect Finance / Risk, Property Development, to £4133 p.a. @ 12 days p.a., closing 10/01/25

Historic England (HE) seeks 3 new Commissioners – Conservation Architect; Finance/Risk & Property Development, to £4133 p.a @ 12 days p.a., closing 10/01/25.

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Govt: Planning overhaul to reach 1.5 million new homes

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 An overhaul of the planning system to accelerate housebuilding and deliver 1.5 million homes over this Parliament, Government reports.

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IHBC welcomes RIBA’s new ‘must-have’ conservation practice guide), with ICOMOS 1993 Guidelines at its heart… and IHBC at its head

image for illustration A new practice guide for architects in conservation – described as ‘the only book that deals systematically with the ICOMOS Guidelines’ – has been launched by the RIBA, and with co-authors that include IHBC Chair David McDonald … Continue reading

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Wales Consults on Planning Fees: Closing 16 January 2015

image for illustration A Welsh Government consultation (closing 16/01/25) seeks to improve planning services by addressing fee increases, Full Cost Recovery (FCR), and skills gaps, with proposed changes – starting summer 2025 – to include inflation-linked adjustments, doubling retrospective application … Continue reading

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