Daily Archives: 13/07/2012

The Newsletter of the Conservation Accreditation Register for Engineers – CARE – features the IHBC alongside RIBA, AABC and CARE as the primary conservation accreditation schemes for built environment professionals. In the current Newsletter CARE editor Jon Avent covers the … Continue reading →

The UK’s most inclusive conservation award for students, the Institute of Historic Building Conservation’s (IHBC’s) Gus Astley Annual Student Award, is open to submissions until 31 July 2012. To be eligible work must have been submitted as part of a … Continue reading →

Joint action by enforcement officers from the London boroughs of Brent and Harrow has resulted in a landlord being fined more than £310,000 for creating 28 flats in four houses in breach of planning regulations. Sarkari was prosecuted under the … Continue reading →

The Government’s proposals to increase planning fees by 15 per cent have been welcomed by the Royal Town Planning Institute President Colin Haylock. Haylock, also an IHBC member, said: ‘The proposal to increase fees is welcome, but councils need to … Continue reading →

The Heritage Alliance and the Institute of Fundraising are working together to find the best ways to provide support, information and training for the heritage sector in fundraising and to help out please spare two minutes to fill in a … Continue reading →

A recent study on Building Preservation Trust (BPT) activities in South West England has been published and both the full report and the Executive Summary documents can be downloaded from the UK Association of Preservation Trusts (UKAPT) website. See this … Continue reading →

The number of staff employed by the Department for Communities and Local Government and its agencies has fallen by nearly a third over the past year, the department’s annual report has revealed. Search Planning Resource: LINK

Government agencies that local authorities must consult when considering planning applications will become more liable for costs at appeal under proposed government guidance out for consultation until 11 September. DCLG writes: This consultation proposes to amend guidance in ‘Circular 03/09: … Continue reading →

An alliance of sector skills councils has produced a qualifications map to enable potential assessors and installers to begin gearing up for the £15bn Green Deal scheme. ConstructionSkills writes: The Green Deal Competency Framework (GDCF) provides a mapped overview of … Continue reading →

The European Commission’s next-generation online life cycle assessment (LCA) online guide for buildings and building materials – Operational Guidance for Life Cycle Assessment Studies of the Energy Efficient Buildings Initiative – is now under consultation and open for comment until … Continue reading →

New research by the London School of Economics and English Heritage proves the value of conservation areas. Houses in conservation areas sell at a premium and show a greater appreciation in value than those in other areas. This is even … Continue reading →

The Construction Industry Council has appointed Jack Pringle as its new Chairman, and also appointed Stan Hornagold, Director of Marstan Group, as a new Vice-Chairman, joining Ann Heywood, the Principal of the College of Estate Management, and Ann Skippers, a … Continue reading →

18 heritage organisations have secured a total of £27.5m of the £55m Catalyst Endowment Fund, a joint initiative between the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), Arts Council England (ACE) and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Designed to bring … Continue reading →