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- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spans disciplines, levels & sectors as interdisciplinary conservation practice standards deliver public benefit 19/12/2025
- Lodge your IHBC proxy vote (accredited members only) ASAP & book your online place (members only) for IHBC’s 2026 AGM, 7 January 2026, featuring HE’s co-CEO, from 5.30pm, with 6.00pm AGM 19/12/2025
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- UK Government urged to step up maintenance to safeguard ageing infrastructure: Royal Academy of Engineering 19/12/2025
- Landmark Planning and Infrastructure Bill becomes law 19/12/2025
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- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Costa Carras European Citizens Awards for the Safeguard of Endangered Heritage 2026, entries open to 16/01/2026 19/12/2025
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- IHBC issues formal notice for 2026 AGM, online on 7 January 2026, from 5.30pm (with special presentation!) for 6pm start 16/12/2025
- IHBC updates on ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation’: Check out our web hub, with video & feedback, and help reduce damage to both health and heritage 16/12/2025
- IHBC warmly welcomes PCO approval to Petition for Charter 16/12/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: How to get started in sharing knowledge and expertise on Designing Buildings 16/12/2025
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- UK Heritage Pulse Spotlight: Operational use of Artificial Intelligence 16/12/2025
- Public appointment: Members appointed to Historic Environment Scotland 16/12/2025
- HHBT to continue its work in the Highlands as part of SHBT 16/12/2025
- RIBA responds to Environmental Audit Committee report on sustainable housing growth 16/12/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’– WMF & EH receive grant for next phase of Coastal Connections Programme 16/12/2025
Daily Archives: 15/08/2014
IHBC’s Context journal out now: Yorkshire!
‘Ee, by gum’, Context has gone to Yorkshire, as the new edition of Context, the journal of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), looks at this large county with much to offer. Yorkshire folk can be rather shy … Continue reading
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IHBC EA Branch, EH & CoTTG: Joint thatching event – 15 October
English Heritage in conjunction with the East Anglia (EA) Branch of the IHBC and the Conservation of Traditional Thatch Group (CoTTG) is holding a one-day seminar on the conservation of traditional thatch at Cressing Temple, Essex on 15 October, offering … Continue reading
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IHBC highlights public interest issues in DCLG consultation
A ‘Technical consultation’ on planning has been published by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) outlining a number proposals to improve the planning system, closing on 26 September, while the IHBC and partner bodies have highlighted the public interest … Continue reading
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Norfolk housing development near Wymondham Abbey rejected
Planning Portal reports that Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has dismissed an appeal by the developer The Fairfield Partnership for seventy homes in the vicinity of Wymondham Abbey. The decision notice states ‘the Secretary of State considers that the scale of … Continue reading
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Ebbsfleet Garden City: views sought
Plans for the development of Ebbsfleet Garden city have been announced, with views being sought on the operation and area to be covered by the planned development corporation in a consultation that runs to 6 October. DCLG writes: Communities Secretary … Continue reading
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Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council act on Listed Building Offence
The owner of a listed building in Stockton which was being converted into flats without consent has been fined and charged with an offence under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council writes: The owners … Continue reading
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SG research: The Value of Good Design in the Built Environment
A new publication by the Scottish Government (SG) highlights the value which good design can add to the quality of place in the built environment and the different factors which can influence this. The Scottish Government writes: The research paper which … Continue reading
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National Trust purchases Hambledon Hill fort
An Iron Age hill fort dating back to the Neolithic era has been purchased by The National Trust, using money from a Natural England grant, and a legacy left to benefit Dorset Countryside. The National Trust writes: A huge Iron … Continue reading
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CBC: Anti-crime initiatives
The Church Buildings Council (CBC) has launched two initiatives which will help churches protect their treasures: the establishment of a crime helpline for churches to use when treasure is stolen, and, to encourage parishes to keep and send good photographs … Continue reading
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DCLG: Bidding open for £200m brownfield land development fund
Details of the criteria for bidding for a fund for housing on previously developed land were released this week, with formal bids opening on 22 August. DCLG writes: Councils across the country can now team up with developers and bid … Continue reading
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