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- Bursaries for #IHBCNewcastle2026 open to 13/04, 18-20 June: ‘Submit now to be next on the list!’ 17/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 17/02/2026
- 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. 17/02/2026
- 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… 17/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ Signpost: Great Expectations Conference update by the National Churches Trust – Recordings now available 17/02/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC’s NewsBlog on ‘BOOKING OPEN for IHBC’s Full School (June 18-20): #IHBCNewcastle2026’ 17/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Heritage charity to change name after sale of 20,000-acre estate 17/02/2026
- National Heritage Emergency declared by Stoke-on-Trent – ‘first for a UK City’ – as Potteries needs £325Mn investment over the next decade 17/02/2026
- Nominations open for the Plowden Medal Conservation Award 2026, to 15/05 17/02/2026
- LPOC announces Listed & Modern Architectural Awards 2026 17/02/2026
- The Heritage Fund on ‘Putting people’s memories at the heart of heritage-inspired regeneration’ – ‘Felt experience’ 17/02/2026
- Headline findings of Official Statistics from the Community Life Survey 2024/25 released 10 December 2025 17/02/2026
- Scottish Infrastructure Strategy 2027-2037 Consultation now out 17/02/2026
- 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
Daily Archives: 12/10/2016
IHBC’s 2016 School reports in Context, with new perspectives on power, people, place and much more, including charges and listing… conserving purpose-built ruins… etc.
IHBC’s new issue of its celebrated membership journal, Context, is now out, offering diverse reports and perspectives on the institute’s 2016 Annual School, including Loyd Grossman’s keynote presentation, alongside the essential IHBC officer updates as well as added critical insights … Continue reading
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IHBC members asked to test and respond on new Heritage Gateway test site: by 28 Oct
IHBC members and colleagues are asked to try out a new test site for the Historic England (HE)-led Heritage Gateway information resource, in which the IHBC is a partner, with a linked survey for feedback open until 28 October. Sarah MacLean, Heritage Information … Continue reading
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National Trust for Scotland’s ‘change’
The Trustees of the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) have agreed to progress a programme of what it has called ‘tranformational change’ with a ‘new regional properties structure’ where ‘there will be six regional groupings of built heritage properties and … Continue reading
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Government overturns Lancashire fracking decision
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has overturned a decision by Lancashire County Council to refuse planning permission for fracking at a site in Preston New Road. Lancashire County Council writes: The Secretary of State for Communities and … Continue reading
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Scottish Household Survey 2015 stats out: visits up at ‘historical or archaeological places’
Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) reports that the Scottish Household Survey 2015 statistics have been released, recording that visits to historical or archaeological places are up 5 percentage points (28% to 33%) on 2012. For more detail see UK Gov
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Essays on the future of London, 2050 – Johnson, Farrell and more…
Think-tank Locales in collaboration with Bright Blue has published online a series of essays on the future of London, entitled ‘The Future of London 2050’, with contributors including former London mayor Boris Johnson, professor Tony Travers, director of LSE London … Continue reading
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Latest DCMS Statistical Handbook out: Includes heritage and participation data
The latest edition of the Department for Media Culture and Sport (DCMS) Statistical Handbook has been released, which includes data on heritage participation and culture. Some of the headline statistics relating to heritage include: 73% of adults had visited a … Continue reading
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Survey: Councillors support social media use in planning consultations
A survey by the Remarkable Group has revealed that a large percentage of councillors believe that social media should be used in planning consultation work. Remarkable writes: In association with YouGov we polled 1,401 councillors across Great Britain asking their opinions … Continue reading
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Birmingham New Street wins rail project of the year, and other stations recognised for best station of their size (including listed buildings)
The Grand Central and Birmingham New Street station redevelopment has won rail project of the year in the National Rail Awards 2016, while the Friends of Templecombe Station helped make the historic station win the small station of the year … Continue reading
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PD rights (in PV approaches) in Wales and beyond
A new report has been released by the Welsh Government which proposes three different approaches towards permitted development for PhotoVoltaics (PV) in Wales, and the report also includes a useful overview of Permitted development (PD) rights throughout the UK. View … Continue reading
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SG planning performance: faster ‘local’, slower ‘major’…
The latest planning statistics from the Scottish Government (SG) show that local development applications have been processed more quickly in the most recent quarter, whilst major development processing has slowed. The Scottish Government writes: Latest quarterly statistics show faster average … Continue reading
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