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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
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- 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: 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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