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- As 90% of ‘Virtual’ Newcastle School feedback is ‘5/5’ or ‘4/5’, IHBC celebrates success in 2026, in learning, partnerships, friends & more, with thanks & congrats to all as Bristol 2027 looms, in June, on ‘Climate Change and Significance’ 23/06/2026
- IHBC launches survey seeking suggestions for improvements from officers and advisers in local government conservation services across the UK 23/06/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 23/06/2026
- IHBC sponsors SAHGB’s ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’ with ‘Call for Papers’ to 26 June 23/06/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ CPD Signpost: Local Heritage Listing – Identifying and Conserving Local Heritage, by HE 23/06/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: New research explored at the third National Cathedrals Conference 23/06/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £6.2M+ costed works last week: Council seeks Green Belt Assessment, to 27/07, £180K 23/06/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Dezeen on the ‘Sagrada Familia in LEGO’! 23/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Largest ever replica of a pre-historic building at Stonehenge 23/06/2026
- ‘Simpler, shared system’ for describing skills needs in the UK now launched 23/06/2026
- IHBC features our special ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’ welcome to the new ICOMOS Website 23/06/2026
- IHBC launches survey seeking suggestions for improvements from officers and advisers in local government conservation services across the UK 19/06/2026
- IHBC’s 2026 School welcomes ‘Exhibitor Hub’ for #IHBCNewcastle2026 with thanks to Exhibitors, with reminder that IHBC’s Virtual SCHOOL BOOKING CLOSES 6PM Thursday, 18 June 16/06/2026
- Still time to ‘join online’ – and check out our new-style programme pdf too)! IHBC’s Virtual School, a day on ‘Adaptive Reuse’, 19 June, from just £35+VAT (IHBC & RTPI members) 16/06/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s recent Council film, ‘Do Drop-in, before they drop out’ : Our new, must-see interview on pre-Pre App options, and how talking to applicants can help make things better! 16/06/2026
- 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 16/06/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s latest (members-only) Council, on local conservation services etc.: Informing a survey to shape Parliamentary advocacy, with IHBC’s Sarah Homer 16/06/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: DB on shaping the future of construction insight with DB Intelligence 16/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Mayor announces £1M for ‘iconic’ Moseley Road Baths restoration 16/06/2026
- CIOB urges UK Government to consider social media’s role in careers guidance in ban debate 16/06/2026
- ITFG publishes new guidance on managing competence in organisations across the built environment 16/06/2026
- Exploring the role and impact of small museums in places, by AIM 16/06/2026
- ARB accredits brand new qualifications from two universities 16/06/2026
- HEF publishes 2025-26 Year in Review informatic 16/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: World Architecture Festival Director blogs on UK planning and… collaboration 16/06/2026
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IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know!
The IHBC has recently secured permission to seek a Charter while delivery of our 5 Parliamentary Commitments is under way and Branch Consultants are in place, and much more too, so we’re now calling for volunteers to help, and grow … Continue reading
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Government’s ‘Roadmap of resources and support’ for a new local plan-making system
Government UK has issued a new ‘roadmap’ to ‘set out when guidance, tools and funding will become available to support you in creating your new local plan’.
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HE launches guide to ‘Developing Creative Industry Hubs’
image for illustration: Custard Factory, by Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Historic England has launched ‘Heritage Works for Creative Businesses’, a new publication which will help developers to transform empty and underused historic buildings … Continue reading
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Heritage Sector Resilience Plan 2025-35 (HSRP2)
England’s Heritage Sector Resilience Plan is intended to provide a clear roadmap for partnership working to deliver a robust and resilient heritage sector.
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Pilgrim Trust & partners: Collaborative funding programme tackles conservation skills shortages
A group of funders, including The Pilgrim Trust, has joined forces to address skill shortages in a range of conservation specialisms: The Collaborative Conservation Skills Internship Programme (CCSIP).
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Tagged apprenticeships, careers, crafts, funding, grants, heritage, internships, skills
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RTPI Scotland’s ‘Planifesto’
Our Planifesto vision is a Scotland that is prosperous, resilient and equitable, where everyone has access to safe, well-planned places and a healthy natural environment
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Tagged housing, infrastructure, planning, Scotland
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SHBT unveils new 3-year strategy
The Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT) has published its three-year strategy, ‘Our Future at Fifty’, setting out its plans to restore more at-risk buildings across Scotland as the charity approaches its 50th anniversary in 2028.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Demolition of fire-hit facade begins as Glasgow Central station partly reopens
image for illustration: First Minister visits Union St after fire, by Scottish Government, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Demolition work has begun on the facade of a fire-damaged building near Glasgow Central as the station partially reopened 10 days … Continue reading
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Tagged demolition, fire, Glasgow, Scotland
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MHCLG’s Building Safety Regulator (BSR) becomes standalone body in landmark step towards single construction regulator
The Building Safety Regulator, a new executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government MHCLG), will ‘put residents at the heart of everything it does and promote higher standards and culture change in the … Continue reading
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Tagged building, government, reforms, regulations, safety
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Youth sentiment on construction careers holds firm, CIOB report shows
Young people continue to view construction careers positively, with sentiment largely unchanged from last year, according to a new report from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
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Tagged careers, construction, industry, skills
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HE Publishes Planning Bulletin Supplemental on NPPF
Historic England (HE) has published a Planning Bulletin Supplemental to the Historic England monthly Planning Bulletin, raising awareness of Historic England’s response to the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
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Tagged consultation, draft, government, HIstoric England, local authorities, NPPF, planning, policy
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CIC Signs MoU with the Built Environment Schools Trust
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has announced a Memorandum of Understanding with the Built Environment Schools Trust.
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Tagged built environment, construction, education, heritage, learning, skills
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NHIG to form an Ironwork Education Steering Group
National Heritage Ironwork Group (NHIG) is forming an Ironwork Education Steering Group with the purpose of identifying the gaps in current training provision.
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Tagged conservation, engineering, heritage, industrial, ironwork
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Scottish Civic Trust’s ‘My Place’ Awards now open
The Scottish Civic Trust’s ‘My Place Awards’ celebrate conservation and more across categories from ‘Community-led Regeneration’ to ‘Equalities’.
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Tagged awards, communities, equality, Scotland
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National Trust for Scotland calls for VAT cuts to save heritage
image for illustration: High Street tenements, Glasgow by Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) is calling on all political parties in Scotland to commit to saving the nation’s built heritage as it … Continue reading
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Derby University & NT on ‘Heritage Connection’ and the ‘subjective sense of relationship between people, nature & place over time’
A University of Derby and the National Trust (NT) publication ‘Heritage Connection: Scoping and Finding the Field’ is reported on in the author’s blog: Finding Nature.
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Tagged heritage, intangible, place, wellbeing
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Government calls for submissions to UK’s first national inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) – ‘living Heritage – open to 27/03
The Government has launched a call for submissions to the UK’s first-ever national inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) – living heritage – on foot of the UK’s ratification of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible … Continue reading
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Construction Leadership Council announces governance changes and new board appointments
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has announced a series of new appointments to its board and changes to how it is governed.
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Tagged building, construction, industry
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CITB ‘Industry Picture’ report explores challenges and opportunities underpinning construction skills gap
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has released its Industry Picture 2026, with evidence on the challenges and opportunities underpinning the construction skills gap, to help understand the significant trends and challenges for construction.
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BEFS publishes the latest edition of quarterly POWF Newsletter
image for illustration: St Mary’s Church at Whitekirk by Jennifer Petrie, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) has published the latest edition of the Places of Worship (POWF) Newsletter.
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Tagged churches, ecclesiastical, research, Scotland
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Respublica reports on ‘A Modest Proposal for the Restoration of Neighbourhoods’
Research & policy body Respublica has issued a report offering ‘A Modest Proposal for the Restoration of Neighbourhoods’.
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Tagged civic, economy, neighbourhoods, policy, research
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Planning appeals – procedural guide: For appeals relating to applications dated on or after 1 April 2026
A new planning appeals procedural guide for appeals outlines the new process for making an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate as a result of The Town and Country Planning (Appeals) (Written Representations Procedure) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.
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Tagged appeal, government, local authorities, planning
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LG etc. Ombudsman warns councils are ‘losing control’ of planning enforcement as complaints increasingly reveal years-long delays
Unlawful developments are being left permanently in place across England because under-resourced councils are running out of time to act, a new report from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman reveals.
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Tagged conservation, councils, enforcement, government, local authority, planning, skills
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RIBA condemns ‘ill-advised’ ARB accreditation rule
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has responded to the Architects Registration Board’s (ARB) decision to keep the wording of its Accreditation Rule 4.2: Degree awarding powers, which it changed from ‘qualification awarding powers’ to ‘degree awarding powers’.
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New £400,000 pilot fund launched to help Scotland’s cultural and creative buildings adapt to climate change
A new £400,000 pilot project has been launched to support pioneering projects that help organisations owning Scotland’s cultural and creative buildings respond to climate change.
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