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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: 30/03/2016
New IHBC Context out: Building with Earth and Clay, (or ‘… from mud brick to Mrs Coade’) with 400 copies to partners in BLF and Earth Building UK (for Clayfest 2016)
Terracotta, faience, Coade stone, mud brick and earth plasters are all covered the new issue of the IHBC members’ journal Context, as No. 143 covers building with earth, clay and more, while 400 copies are being presented to key sector … Continue reading
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IHBC spreads the word: Prospect Magazine dinner on ‘What do we preserve and how’
IHBC Vice-Chair Kathy Davies and London Branch Chair Sheila Stones attended a dinner on 22 March hosted by Prospect Magazine – which describes itself as ‘the leading magazine of ideas’ – and ch2m, a major infrastructure company, to discuss the … Continue reading
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IHBC spreads the word: Members, HESPR & advocacy reach 65,000 confirmed digital users through NT featured PAD magazine sponsorship: Property and Development
Recently the IHBC sponsored the digital issue of Planning and Development (PAD), including a half-page advert on IHBC membership and our HESPR scheme, reaching some 65,000 practitioners in a development-led publication that featured the National Trust (NT). IHBC Director Seán … Continue reading
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Land Use Strategy for Scotland published
The second edition of the Land Use Strategy for Scotland has been published and covers the period from 2016-2021, with measures for community involvement and connection with land use issues discussed. The Scottish Government writes: Our land is our biggest … Continue reading
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Changes to PD rules for mobile masts in England’s protected areas
Changes have been introduced for permitted development (PD) relating to mobile telecommunications infrastructure; a new rule applies allowing new masts of up to 20 metres in protected areas in England. Brandon Lewis (Minister of State for Housing and Planning) writes: … Continue reading
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DCLG’s new prospectus for LAs: ‘Locally-led’ garden villages, towns & cities
Expressions of interest are being invited by DCLG from Local Authorities (LAs) that want to develop new garden city settlements as a new prospectus is launched with a closing date of 31 July for villages relating to up to 10,000 … Continue reading
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Cadw: Celebrating 30 years of Gwynedd WHS with 30 adventures
The 30 year anniversary of the designation of four castles which form the Gwynedd World Heritage Site (WHS) is being celebrated by Cadw through organising 30 special and innovative events which tie in with Wales’ Year of Adventure 2016. Cadw … Continue reading
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Closing the skills gap with CITB: £7.5m
21 projects have received allocations from the £7.5 million Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) Flexible and Structured Fund which is designed to address skills gaps, and a third round of funding will be open for applications from 19 April. CITB … Continue reading
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Tintagel bridge design team winner announced
A major competition which was launched by English Heritage to design a new landmark bridge for the sensitive landscape access to Tintagel Castle has been won by Ney & Partners Civil Engineers and William Matthews Associates. English Heritage writes: A … Continue reading
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NI Coastal Communities Fund Annual Report- ‘building renovations benefit’
A DoENI report shows how the £2.5million Northern Ireland (NI) Coastal Communities Fund has benefitted coastal communities, including building renovation work, and the Environment Minister has urged more communities to consider applying when the next phase of applications opens in … Continue reading
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DCLG: Making England’s CPO’s ‘clearer, fairer and faster’
A review of the compulsory purchase order (CPO) system in England and Wales has been launched by DCLG with a closing date of 15 May, aiming to make CPO’s ‘clearer, fairer and faster’ through new methods of assessing market value, … Continue reading
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WG extends moratorium to underground coal gasification
The Welsh Government (WG) has announced that any planning application connected to the gasification of coal must be now be referred to Welsh Ministers where local planning authorities are minded to approve them. The Welsh Government writes: The Minister has … Continue reading
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