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- IHBC President’s ‘Members only’ Invitation to next Virtual Council: Online, 8 April 2026, from 4.30pm – Scoping ‘Investigation’ of conservation in local government, with a call for suggestions etc. 13/02/2026
- IHBC welcomes National Apprenticeship Week: to 15/02 13/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 13/02/2026
- Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, June 18-20 (Full School only): Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT (Online Day School), free pre-conference webinars and more… 13/02/2026
- 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! 13/02/2026
- IHBC ‘Management’ Signpost: Managing Surplus Government Property, guidance from the Government 13/02/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £64K of weekly works: UK heritage body seeks Chief Exec, to 28/02 13/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the ‘super-rich’ doorstep’: Britain’s building standards so bad that even super-rich face housing misery… 13/02/2026
- Southbank now listed: The Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery and associated terraced walkways and stairs 13/02/2026
- Iconic canals to be better protected with £6.5 million investment- Funding to support repair, maintenance & long-term projects 13/02/2026
- 2026 SPAB Fellows and Scholars announced 13/02/2026
- New £11.5Mn fund to help England’s charities and councils support local communities 13/02/2026
- NLHF & HE survey on ‘Historic Gardens: Supporting Adaptation to a Changing Climate’ 13/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Federal judge ‘sceptical’ of Trump’s authority over White House ballroom 13/02/2026
- Check out IHBC’s next new-style ‘CPD Circular’ & feedback: ‘At-a-glance colour coding’, simpler format, Awards, Director’s CPD Spotlights, & more 10/02/2026
- Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, June 18-20 (Full School only): Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT (Online Day School), free pre-conference webinars and more… 10/02/2026
- 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! 10/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 10/02/2026
- IHBC ‘Management’ Signpost: Turley on ‘Grey Belt – What have we learned’ 10/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: New air source heat pump case studies from Historic England 10/02/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: DB on COTAC’s Insight 4 – ‘Understanding and Appreciating the Region of East Anglia’ 10/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Inclusive Farm Scotland welcomes first students to 22-acre working farm on Royal Deeside 10/02/2026
- Georgian Group launches High Court challenge over Clandon Park decision 10/02/2026
- First ever UK Town of Culture competition to restore pride in communities – to 31/03 10/02/2026
- RICS Scotland Manifesto 2026 – Surveying Scotland: ‘ambitions… not be achievable without urgent action on skills & workforce’ 10/02/2026
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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