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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: 04/05/2016
IHBC’s newest ‘Toolbox’ Research Note out: ‘Change to Thatched Roofing Materials… in England’ – RN 2106/2
The IHBC has published the next in its programme of practice-led research notes with the release of ‘Change to Thatched Roofing Materials Planning Policy and Planning Appeals in England’, (RN 2016/2) authored by IHBC’s Research consultant Bob Kindred, with the … Continue reading
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IHBC collations update on 2016 elections: New analyses
A previous IHBC NewsBlog update noted a number of manifesto summaries relating to the historic environment, the built environment, construction and planning, all relates to the forthcoming elections, and a further two have been brought to our attention: The analysis … Continue reading
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Skills Shortage: increased salaries?
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has released its latest ‘State of Trade’ survey, considering the effect of skills shortages on construction firms and predicting that the majority of small construction firms expect wages to increase in the next six … Continue reading
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AHRC Cultural Value Report
New research funded by Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has concluded that we need new ways looking at ‘cultural value’, the report also looks at the debates around heritage value and intangible heritage in research. The AHRC writes: The … Continue reading
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NT blog- ‘stop the countdown to catastrophe for world heritage’
The National Trust (NT) has released a blog post that suggests ‘Apathy towards our world heritage poses a greater risk to it than climate change, war and conflict, bad planning or natural disasters’, responding to the latest report from International … Continue reading
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Gladman Developments wins greenfield homes appeal
Planning Portal reports that Gladman Developments has won on appeal an outline proposal for nearly 300 new homes on a greenfield site as the inspector concluded that the scheme represented a sustainable form of development and that the harm to … Continue reading
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Ealing Council enforcement action
A large, unauthorised building constructed at the rear of a proposed care home facility in Southall has been demolished by Ealing Council as the result of enforcement action due to it ‘causing significant harm to neighbouring residents and properties’. Ealing … Continue reading
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Opportunity: UCL & Ecclesiastical Insurance Bursary
The UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage is offering an Ecclesiastical Insurance Bursary, with a closing date for receipt of applications of Monday 25 July 2016 UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage writes: High calibre applicants should apply for bursaries. This support could … Continue reading
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RTPI – Mapping planning permissions for housing in twelve English city-regions
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and Bilfinger GVA have published a first of its kind report into the effect of recently introduced housing policy, highlighting the need to construct new houses in the right places, close to transport links, … Continue reading
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England’s ‘Empty Homes’ at ‘All time low’
The latest DCLG statistics for housing show that the number of empty homes is currently at its lowest since records began. DCLG writes: The number of empty homes is now at its lowest level since records began. reversal of downward … Continue reading
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New giving to heritage sessions available- Social Investment in Heritage
The latest edition of the THA bulletin notes that a new range of Giving to Heritage workshops have been launched; ‘Social Investment in Heritage’ sessions are now available, tailored to the needs of the historic environment sector. The Heritage Alliance (THA) … Continue reading
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