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- Hear more from the RTPI – IHBC’s Newcastle School ‘Friends’ – as IHBC-member rates on offer to RTPI members for our Virtual Day School, 19/06 01/05/2026
- Need a MATE? Book your place now for our free online IHBC Accreditation guidance – Prospective assessors and MATE leads warmly welcomed too: 06/05; 19/08; 18/11 01/05/2026
- 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! 01/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: Why Language Matters In Climate Change Solutions 01/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: Tilbury Douglas first contractor to launch humanoid robot on a construction site 01/05/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £141K costed works this week: Heritage body seeks specialist illustrators, to 20/05 01/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (charity) doorstep’: ‘Huge relief’ as National Trust exempted from consumer rights rule change 01/05/2026
- Griff Rhys Jones reveals 2026 Top Ten Endangered Buildings on BBC Radio 4 Today programme 01/05/2026
- New Historic Houses report finds that nine in ten heritage workers would recommend their career 01/05/2026
- Scottish Government supports HES chair amid resignation reports 01/05/2026
- ‘Our Place to Give’: Government’s new plan to unlock philanthropic investment into England’s most disadvantaged communities 01/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: European Commission and Europa Nostra announce the winners of Europe’s top heritage awards 2026, with public voting to 12/05 01/05/2026
- Need a MATE? Book your place now for our free online IHBC Accreditation guidance – Prospective assessors and MATE leads warmly welcomed too! 28/04/2026
- 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 for our new parliamentary push 28/04/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 28/04/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: Cadw on ‘Raising the baa for ecology’, as goats to make Blaenavon Ironworks their home 28/04/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: The Times on ‘… sites face ruin as specialist skills dwindle’, + IHBC onPre-School Webinars & Virtual Day School 28/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (LG) doorstep’: Dramatic fall in LGA staff morale linked to restructuring 28/04/2026
- Wales Infrastructure Delivery Research 2026: … structural issues need to be tackled to meet long-term infrastructure goals 28/04/2026
- HES: £19.5m for Scotland’s historic cities 28/04/2026
- MHCLG publishes Guidance to support Neighbourhood Planning 28/04/2026
- The Architectural Heritage Fund marks 50 years of social impact through conservation and adaptation 28/04/2026
- ‘Vanbrugh300’ update: A year-long celebration of Sir John Vanbrugh ‘England’s finest Baroque architect and dramatist’ 28/04/2026
- First wave of national Young Futures Hubs open to turn the tide under the National Youth Strategy, as ‘youth services decline’ 28/04/2026
- Local museums receive £4 million to improve accessibility to arts and culture 28/04/2026
Daily Archives: 16/07/2014
BS 7913: IHBC-branded, laminated AND cheaper than the BSI
IHBC members avail of a unique opportunity to purchase their own IHBC-branded laminated copy of the new conservation British Standard (BS) 7913, ‘Guide to the conservation of Historic Buildings’, which is on offer 20% off, and contains a dedicated IHBC … Continue reading
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Post-Ironbridge: IHBC ‘recognises’ new Birmingham course
The new home for the IHBC-recognised conservation course previously at Ironbridge is Birmingham City University, while the course retains its full recognition by the Institute as it beds into its new home. IHBC Director Seán O’Reilly said: ‘Critical to the … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘digital’ Summer School – Orkney highlights
The final instalment of the IHBC’s 2014 Edinburgh School ‘Storify’ this week highlights the School’s ‘Orkney Opportunity’, a unique and no-fee coda to the programme that was offered to School delegates by Orkney Island Council as part of its generous … Continue reading
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PINS Annual Report: Outsourcing versus Streamlining
The latest annual report for the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) reveals that outsourcing for projects in England was considered as an option, although rejected in favour of internal streamlining. PINS writes: ‘During 2013, the Inspectorate held initial fact finding meetings with … Continue reading
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Appeals success rate rises
There has been an increase in the success rate for planning appeals since the introduction of the Government’s National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) two years ago with a particularly significant improvement for residential appeals determined after public inquiries, according to … Continue reading
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RTPI Awards for Excellence: Silver Jubilee Cup to Govan
The Silver Jubilee Cup has been awarded to the Central Govan Action Plan at the RTPI Awards for Excellence, and the winners of all twelve awards for project schemes as well as individual and team excellence took place in London … Continue reading
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Government not to defend turbine near ‘Northumbrian Stonehenge’
The Government has decided not to defend a High Court challenge to a planning inspector’s decision to allow on appeal a single wind turbine close to the Duddo stone circle, known as Northumberland’s answer to Stonehenge. Energy company 3R Energy … Continue reading
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RIBA Annie Spink architectural education award open
The RIBA are inviting entries for the biennial Annie Spink Award for architectural education, with a deadline of 5pm on 11 September 2014. RIBA writes: The biennial award is open to individuals or groups, teaching in a school anywhere in … Continue reading
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Cathedral awards: WW1 Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund
The first awards from the Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund (which was introduced in an announcement in the last budget) have now been awarded. DCMS writes: Culture Secretary Sajid Javid announced today, that cathedrals across England will receive almost £5million for … Continue reading
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