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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
- IHBC’s new Context, No185, ‘lifts the lid on roofing’, from craft to carbon, with essential, accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals & colleagues 19/12/2025
- IHBC’s Research Signpost from HE & EH: ‘Pathways Into Heritage Construction: A Strategic View/Models and Case Studies’ 19/12/2025
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £101K+ of weekly works: Trust seeks fire engineer for GII* project to 15/01 19/12/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (riverside) doorstep’: Historic rail bridge collapses into River Spey 19/12/2025
- 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
- AHRC PhD studentships on ‘barriers to creating healthier places’ 19/12/2025
- £2.9m heritage investment for Waterfront regeneration 19/12/2025
- Trowel and Error: A Public User Needs Survey for Archaeology 19/12/2025
- 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
- IHBC welcome SAHGB’s new Colvin Special Award 2025, celebrating editors of The Pevsner Architectural Guides 16/12/2025
- 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
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Hotspur Press will rise from the ashes as developers issue promise for fire-ravaged mill 16/12/2025
- Videogame to help protect Nottingham Cathedral and other heritage buildings: ‘Pugin’s Revival’ despite ‘structural ‘monsters’’ 16/12/2025
- 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: 18/12/2015
IHBC’s first Christmas present: A new job for starters! Would you like to be our new ‘Branch & Events Support’ (BES) Officer?
The IHBC is investing in additional support for our volunteer education and events activities as we establish a full-time equivalent post as IHBC ‘Branch Events Support’ (‘BES’) Officer – with job-share offers also considered – responsible for helping IHBC volunteers … Continue reading
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IHBC’s second Christmas present: Enforcement review & update – Authorities in action… and in control
Several local and national media outlets have been reporting on planning enforcement issues recently, with a record fine under action being taken over flats erected without permission; issues with security shutters on shops; debates on the colour and decoration of … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes guidance on statutory library services, but what’s happening with guidance on statutory conservation services?
The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) has welcomed the publication of current guidance on statutory library services in England, a service much threatened given recent cutbacks, but asks when conservation services across the UK – also statutory and facing … Continue reading
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Clark dismisses turbine appeal due to heritage, community etc…
Communities Secretary Greg Clark has dismissed an appeal over a single wind-turbine project earmarked for a location in green belt near Lumby in north Yorkshire originally refused by Selby District Council, concluding that the benefits of the scheme did not … Continue reading
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Coastal revival funding: 77 projects to receive £3m, including iconic Blackpool
Coastal revival fund monies are benefitting historic coastal resorts including the Blackpool Winter Gardens, with 77 projects getting a share of £3 million. DCLG writes: Blackpool’s iconic Winter Gardens is one of 77 projects whose future is looking much brighter … Continue reading
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King’s Cross Victorian LBs look to Covent Garden model
A series of Victorian listed buildings (LBs) once used to store coal is set to be converted into a Covent Garden-style piazza under the latest proposals for the regeneration of the King’s Cross unveiled by developer Argent. Evening Standard article
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RTPI Scotland launches manifesto for next Parliament
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has launched its proposed manifesto for the forthcoming Scottish Parliament elections, in the form of a seven-point action plan of issues which it believes should be addressed. RTPI Scotland has today published its manifesto … Continue reading
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T.E. Lawrence home Clouds Hill, Dorset, upgraded to II*
The home of the writer T.E. Lawrence has been upgraded to a Grade II* listing. The Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) writes: The only adult home of the iconic diplomat and writer T.E. Lawrence has been upgraded to … Continue reading
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NHTG & FMB on Trailblazing apprenticeship consultation: ‘Check on the heritage’!
The National Heritage Training Group (NHTG) and the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) have highlighted the importance of getting involved in the government consultations on changes to apprenticeships through the ‘Trailblazer’ process, noting that a number of standards proposed and … Continue reading
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Demos on ‘NIMBYs’: ‘Not inevitable’
The Demos ‘think tank’ has published a research report that highlights the differences between decision making timescales on housing developments across the UK, and opines that ‘NIMBY-ism’ is ‘not inevitable’. Demos writes: A new report from cross-party think tank Demos … Continue reading
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RTPI & public on England’s greatest place: Liverpool waterfront!
The public votes for the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) award for England’s Greatest Place have been counted, and the winner is Liverpool waterfront, while Thame High Street in Thame, Oxfordshire and Saltaire, the World Heritage Site-designated historic village near … Continue reading
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Westminster debates historic woodland & ancient trees
In a recent parliamentary debate MP’s debated the protection of trees and ancient woodland, with discussions on the potential effects of development proposals on these areas, and highlighting the value of ancient woodlands, with the statistic given that only 2% … Continue reading
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