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- Top marks for IHBC’s latest Council as LA Conservation service talks, papers & film get 10/10 from nearly 20% of 120+ delegates, shaping the survey in our new parliamentary push 10/04/2026
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- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: Cross UK on ‘Fire in historic buildings: reflections following the Glasgow Union Street fire’ 10/04/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Design’ CPD Signpost: MHCLG seeks input from LAs & applicants for evidence base on impact of Design Codes 10/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (council) doorstep’: Birmingham City Council issues late update on Black Sabbath pub – the full story so far 10/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (former) doorstep’: Grade II Mill in Leek, Staffordshire demolished after being destroyed by fire 10/04/2026
- CPRE: Fixes for England land use crisis ‘already exist but… fragmented and…neglected’ argues report 10/04/2026
- Historic Houses report highlights ongoing challenges for ‘A Fragile Inheritance…’ 10/04/2026
- Buildings Must Adapt Faster to Climate Change, says Saint-Gobain – Arup Report 10/04/2026
- New Towns programme needs a compelling national vision, says new Lords’ report 10/04/2026
- Submission for the National Railway Heritage Awards (NRHA)2026 now open, till 30/04 10/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Unprecedented coalition sues for Federal Review of President Trump’s Kennedy Center Plans 10/04/2026
- IHBC’s new format ‘CPD Circular’ : Colour coded for quicker access to CPD -from Branches (EM on Master Planning), partnerships to networks & more – including members-only Virtual Council, 08/04 07/04/2026
- Final details on IHBC’s members-only Virtual Council now out… on ‘Conservation Officers & Services’: Book now for 8 April, 4.30pm 07/04/2026
- IHBC’s Research for Practice Digest No.7 now out: ‘Connecting conservation research and professional practice’ 07/04/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: CIAT via DB – Beyond the render… embedding AI tools into architectural education… 07/04/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: HE on ‘New measures to protect Historic Shipwrecks from heritage crime’ 07/04/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: DB on winners in IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Award 07/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Rare Scottish chain-bar suspension bridge secures £1/4Mn support for heritage restoration 07/04/2026
- Defra on England’s first Land Use Framework ‘plans to reshape how we protect and manage our land’ 07/04/2026
- RIBA on Single Construction Regulator: ‘..new system must raise the standard’ so needs ‘a competence?led approach’ 07/04/2026
- SPAB: Emerging Building Craftsperson of the Year Award… to 21 August 07/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: What impact does a heritage designation have on (Canadian) home insurance? 07/04/2026
- Latest on IHBC’s members-only Virtual Council now out… on ‘Conservation Officers & Services’: Book now for 8 April, 4.30pm 03/04/2026
Daily Archives: 14/06/2013
Last chance to join the IHBC’s 2013 Carlisle ‘School for skills’: 21/06
Opportunities for booking will close early next week so put your name down now for the IHBC’s 2013 conference – the ‘School for skills’ – with its centerpiece the Day School on 21 June, all of which will provide essential … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2nd research note: planning related applications for judicial review update
The IHBC has launched its second research note, prepared by IHBC member Bob Kindred MBE, which reviews planning related applications for judicial review and which, following previous calls for the review process to be made more costly, concludes that the … Continue reading
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New skills & learning opportunities on IHBC’s ‘Awards etc page’
New learning opportunities for bursaries and placements have been posted on our ‘Awards etc’ page, including a work experience placement at the Diocese of Gloucester’s Church Buildings team and at Argyll and Bute a one-year placement working with the conservation … Continue reading
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Threats to WHS status for up to 4 UK sites
In addition to Liverpool’s waterfront, three World Heritage Sites (WHS) in the UK are being recommended for listing as ‘endangered’ by advisers to UNECSO: the Palace of Westminster and its environs, Hayle Harbour in Cornwall, and the Giant’s Causeway in … Continue reading
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Pickles launches the 3rd Civic Day: ‘Let’s celebrate where we live’
Saturday 22 June is England’s Civic Day and over 150 civic societies have already signed up to hold events to celebrate the distinctiveness of their local area while everyone is invited to join in and learn more about where they … Continue reading
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Blast at minister’s office
A man has been charged in connection with an explosion at the constituency office of Planning Minister Nick Boles, a Lincolnshire MP. Minor damage was done to the offices at Burghley Street, Bourne, in the early hours of Monday. No … Continue reading
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Hyslop hits nail on head again: at Scottish apprenticeship week!
CITB Scotland provided a showcase of events between the 20 – 24 May 2013 as part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week which included MSP visits and employer seminars and Cabinet Secretary Fiona Hyslop doing some slate roofing. CITB writes: The week … Continue reading
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Defra consultation on better regulation
Natural England is working with Defra and other regulators to review environment guidance and all the environmental information required from businesses to make sure it is really needed and used, and to have your say, go to Defra’s interactive website … Continue reading
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Pioneering parish council publishes local building orders
A pioneering Mid Sussex parish council, Slaugham, has become one of the first in England to publish orders that allow communities to grant planning permission for new buildings, sidestepping the normal planning application process. Search Planning Resource: LINK
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Construction’s Open Doors Weekend 2013
The UK Contractor Group’s ‘Open Doors’ Weekend representing the spirit of unveiling the innovative and dynamic side to the UK construction industry, is scheduled for Friday 27 and Satrday 28 September. CITB writes: Following the success of the 2012 weekend, … Continue reading
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New LB enforcement prosecution at Grimsby
A new successful listed buildings enforcement prosecution by Grimsby has been added to the IHBC’s prosecution database, as a homeowner has been ordered to pay £1,500 for leaving up unsightly scaffolding at a listed building in Grimsby for six years. … Continue reading
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Norwich man fined over tree destruction
A Norwich man has been fined £20,000 for cutting down 11 protected trees in one day. Owen Hanbury, 62, of Constitution Hill, pleaded guilty to 11 charges of breaching tree preservation orders on 29 November 2011. He was also ordered … Continue reading
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