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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: 28/08/2015
BBC reports on inappropriate insulation causing damp, as IHBC Wales pre-empts problems with lessons, on 2 Sept, Wrexham
BBC Wales reports that it has been given access to a draft report on ‘damp, mould and condensation caused in Welsh social housing by inappropriate cavity wall insulation’, although the authors and Welsh Government … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes new CEO to new HES: Historic Environment Scotland
The IHBC’s Scotland Branch has offered the institute’s welcome to the new CEO of Historic Environment Scotland (HES), David Middleton (CBE), who joins HES from Transport Scotland, where he has served as Chief Executive since February 2009, and who will … Continue reading
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IHBC encourages members to promote colleagues for honours
Member nominations for the 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours list are being encouraged by the IHBC, with a current deadline of 18 September. IHBC members who have more recently received honours include: Colin Hatrick MBE for services to heritage in Northern … Continue reading
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Heritage crime news – Worcester glasshouse demolition prosecution
Wychavon District Council has successfully prosecuted the owner of a grade II listed property who demolished glasshouses without permission. Wychavon District Council writes: A man who demolished a 19th century glasshouse that was within the grounds of a Grade II … Continue reading
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HE to survey listed building owners
Historic England (HE) is to survey residential listed building owners as part of the 2015 Heritage Counts initiative, looking at the profile and attitudes of owners, as well as any issues faced in maintenance and awareness of listed building issues, … Continue reading
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Apprenticeship levy consultation floats impacts on CITB
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (DBIS) is consulting on changes to the apprenticeship system tied to the construction levy, proposing funding to be paid for by ‘every big company’ in England, which may have may have substantial implications … Continue reading
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Owners of derelict North Wales Hospital lose appeal for cost
Following an urgent works notice served on the owners of Denbigh Hospital in which the local council carried out £940,000 of necessary works, Denbighshire County Council has welcomed the decision to dismiss an appeal. Denbighshire County Council writes: Denbighshire County … Continue reading
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ICOMOS objects to Woodstock housing due to Blenheim WHS impact
ICOMOS UK has objected to a proposal to construct new homes within the vicinity of Blenheim Palace Estate, highlighting issues with the likely effect on the site itself and the setting of the estate. Planning Portal writes: Proposals to build … Continue reading
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Quartermain: Interim PINS Chief Executive
The interim chief executive of the Planning Inspectorate has been announced as Steve Quartermain, current DCLG chief planner. The Planning Officers Society (POS) writes: Former POS President (2007/08) and current DCLG chief planner, Steve Quartermain is to take over as … Continue reading
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