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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: 08/05/2015
IHBC & co. call to new government: ‘local planning and development capacity!’
With the Conservatives on course to form the next government IHBC President Trefor Thorpe said ‘The primary concern now must be that we have the right infrastructure in place for the sustainable management of our resources, including our heritage’, as … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes new HE Bill for Wales
The IHBC has welcomed the introduction of the ‘Historic Environment (Wales) Bill’, the first Wales-only legislation for the historic environment, highlighting in particular the new opportunities it offers for local authorities to address ‘the crisis in the condition of Wales’ … Continue reading
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IHBC members with benefits: Bristol’s ‘Retrofit’ & early birds
IHBC members are able to claim a discount on fees for the Responsible Retrofit conference to be held in Bristol on 3 June, while a further early bird discount is available for local authorities booking next week. On Monday 11 … Continue reading
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Heritage bodies to ‘urge incoming MPs to save England’s heritage’
Members of The Heritage Alliance, of which the IHBC is one, are urging people to contact their newly elected MP to encourage them to support heritage issues. The Heritage Alliance (THA) writes: You can help ensure the future survival of … Continue reading
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NPPF ‘country house’ clause used in Kings Lynn
Kings Lynn planning committee in the Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk have approved a new-build country house, utilising a hydrogen fuel cell energy system, citing paragraph 55 of the NPPF as a key consideration. The planning application … Continue reading
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Arts role in community empowerment highlighted in NI
Northern Ireland’s (NI) culture minister has highlighted the importance of the arts and creative projects to community development and wellbeing, saying ‘The arts are a right, not a luxury. They should be accessible to all regardless of means or background.’ … Continue reading
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Builder appointed to £8.9m Stirling Engine Shed
A project to transform a former railway shed in Stirling into a building conservation training centre – the ‘Engine Shed’ has taken a step forward with the appointment of a contractor, as David Mitchell, director of conservation at Historic Scotland … Continue reading
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Creating jobs by resource conservation: ‘The Circular Economy’
The conclusion of a recent report is that half a million jobs would be created by transforming our economy from a take, make and throwaway one to a genuinely green one which optimises efficiency, renewability and working with environmental respect. … Continue reading
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Peers call for insulating homes spending priority
On 2 April an open letter published in The Times, from leading peers, called for cross party consensus to make home energy efficiency an infrastructure spending priority. Energy Bill Revolution writes: The 5 peers who include representatives of all the … Continue reading
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Warwick Castle trebuchet fireball ‘sparked boathouse blaze’
A blaze thought to have been caused by a fireball which was launched from a trebuchet at Warwick Castle has destroyed a historic boathouse. The BBC writes: Sparks from the projectile are believed to have ignited the blaze. About 300 … Continue reading
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Re-use of listed telephone box rejected by function loss
The change of use of a grade II listed BT telephone box within a central London conservation area would unacceptably undermine its function and importance as an icon of 20th century industrial design. Planning Resource article
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Celebrate National Mills Weekend with the SPAB: 9-10 May
This weekend is national mills weekend, organised by the SPAB Mills Section, where watermills and windmills around all of the IHBC regions will be hosting special events or opening doors to usually hidden sites, with an art and photography competition … Continue reading
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