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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: 01/08/2014
IHBC condemns threat to heritage from LA conservation cuts
The IHBC has condemned the impact on service provision and heritage protection of a 35% drop in conservation service capacity since 2006 confirmed in newly published research by the Institute, funded by English Heritage and produced in partnership with ALGAO. … Continue reading
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House of Lords on Farrell Review: ‘unfit’ councils & ‘place = character’
Councils without access to architectural advice should have their plan-making and development control functions taken away, said Lord Tyler in a House of Lords debate on the recent Farrell Review, while Baroness Andrews argued that ‘place is character’. Baroness Andrews … Continue reading
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Radical overhaul of planning in England: consultation out
A new consultation has been launched on changes to the planning system in England, with amendments to the neighbourhood planning process, changes to the use of planning conditions, extensions to permitted development and changes to environmental impact thresholds all proposed, … Continue reading
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Welsh National Park and AONB review
The Welsh Government has confirmed that the terms of reference and the membership of the independent review panel which will look at the governance and purpose of the country’s national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONBs) will be … Continue reading
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Laurie Lee’s ‘Slad Valley’: homes plan turned down
An appeal by a developer who wanted to build 112 homes in Slad Valley, Gloucestershire, an area made famous by writer and poet Laurie Lee, has been dismissed by a planning inspector. But developer Gladman won his appeal for a … Continue reading
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Canal and Rivers Trust seeks heritage trainees
Following the announcement of an £811,000 grant to the Canal and Rivers Trust in May by the Heritage lottery Fund (HLF), 42 waterways Heritage Trainees are now being recruited to work on the project, which includes practical work in stonemasonry … Continue reading
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Renewable energy community groups gain £500,000 funding
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has announced details of £500,000 for rural community energy projects across England under the Rural Community Energy Fund DEFRA writes: Thirty local renewable energy projects stretching from Cornwall to Cumbria are … Continue reading
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Planning & heritage in the 2014 Commonwealth Games
A citizen journalism initiative has been reporting on some planning, heritage and regeneration around the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, with a profile of a community empowerment initiative in Dalmarnock (where the Athlete’s Village is), the Commonwealth related work of Glasgow … Continue reading
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STBA- SPAB Technical Panel papers
Research and technical papers relating to the Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance (STBA)- SPAB Technical Panel in June are now available for download. The Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance and SPAB held a conference in June on energy efficiency and traditional buildings, … Continue reading
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Call for Entries – St. David Awards
The Welsh Government is seeking nominations for the St. David Awards, which cross nine categories (including culture and citizenship), with a closing date of 28 October 2014. The Welsh Government writes: The St David Awards annually recognise and celebrate the … Continue reading
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