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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
- England’s NPPF update: New consultation on proposed reforms and other changes to the planning system, to 10/03 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
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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: 15/09/2014
IHBC members with benefits – discounts on Thatching Day: 15 Oct
A one day seminar on the conservation of traditional thatch is being held at Cressing Temple, Essex, on 15 October, with a splendid array of speakers and guides on hand, while IHBC members are able to access substantial discounts for … Continue reading
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‘Thatch & planning policy’: IHBC Research Note update
IHBC’s Research Consultant Bob Kindred is continuing to develop the IHBC Research Note on re-thatching issues under current planning policy, and is seeking information on relevant cases from members and colleagues. Bob Kindred said: ‘One of the lines of research … Continue reading
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Ian Lush to leave AHF
Ian Lush, Chief Executive of The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is to leave his position in November. Ian writes: … I will be leaving the Architectural Heritage Fund at the end of November, by which time I will have been … Continue reading
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Prime Minister appoints Interim Chair to NHMF
Until a new Chair is appointed, Dame Seona Reid becomes Interim Chair at the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF), a body set-up in 1980 to save the most outstanding parts of our heritage at risk of loss to the nation … Continue reading
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New CPRE housing paper: 27,000 homes ‘Targeting the Countryside’
Steep Government targets for the amount of land councils must allocate for housing are opening the door to major housing developments in the countryside, according to new research by Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) which shows that new planning … Continue reading
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THA calls for trustee nominations
The Heritage Alliance (THA) has issued a call for trustees, inviting suitable candidates from a range of heritage backgrounds to submit a nomination by 30 September 2014. THA writes: … The Alliance is looking for candidates preferably but not essentially … Continue reading
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London campaign for ‘pop up’ National Trust home
The National Trust is running a competition to add one ordinary home to its London portfolio, through an online gallery submission process, with a deadline for entries of 12 October 2014. The NT writes: #NTHouseproud is a social media experiment … Continue reading
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UK Prefab Museum battles for survival with Kickstarter campaign
A museum celebrating the humble prefab house is battling for survival in South East London. Culture24 writes: They were only supposed to last a decade or so while Britain recovered from the ravages of six years of warfare. But many … Continue reading
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England consultation: Housing Standards Review
A new unified set of standards for new build housing is proposed for England, with five key standards to unify the approach taken throughout the country, with the consultation to close on 7 November. Government writes: A package of measures … Continue reading
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A+DS invites entries for Stalled Spaces initiative
Architecture and Design Scotland (A+DS) is inviting local authorities across Scotland to take part in the ‘Stalled Spaces’ initiative, which is open for entries until 10am on 20 October 2014. A+DS writes: Architecture and Design Scotland (A+DS) is inviting local … Continue reading
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Welsh Government commissions research into HMOs
New research into Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) is to be undertaken by the Welsh Government. The Welsh Government writes: Housing Minister, Carl Sargeant announced that the Welsh Government has commissioned research into the impact of Houses in Multiple Occupation … Continue reading
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