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- 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
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- 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
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Daily Archives: 21/12/2016
‘Council+’ update: Another IHBC set piece for Christmas
The IHBC has just concluded its 4th ‘Council+’ meeting, the institute’s recently created forum devised to extend national oversight and corporate development across a broader and more diverse constituency of members and volunteers. Photo Carla Pianese, IHBC
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IHBC CPD boost: Reuters & industry feature regenerated petrol stations
From art deco apartments in Sussex to a trendy burger bar in London, some of England’s former petrol stations are enjoying a new lease of life following creative makeovers as reported by the Petroleum Industry Association (PIC). Photo: D. Mays
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IHBC survey call: Please respond on Scotland survey of barriers to communities in planning: education, appeals and more…
Yellow book, along with the Scottish Community Development Centre and Nick Wright Planning, have been commissioned to investigate the factors which inhibit communities, young people and other seldom-heard groups from engaging in the planning system, so if you want to … Continue reading
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HESPR-listed Purcell a key appointment for ‘Reimagining Wordsworth’ project
The Wordsworth Trust has announced the lead practitioners in the transformation of Wordsworth’s home in time for the 250th anniversary of the poet’s birth, with Purcell – the IHBC HESPR-listed architectural practice and historic building consultant – leading on the … Continue reading
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Dr Tim Yates, COTAC trustee, appointed as Stone Federation President
Dr Tim Yates, currently the Technical Director of the Building Research Team at BRE and a newly re-elected trustee of COTAC – the Council on Training in Architectural Conservation – has been appointed as President of the trade association for … Continue reading
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England’s Planning reform proposals: Parliamentary briefing update
A House of Commons Library ‘Briefing Paper’ setting out the Government’s key planning reform proposals for England, including those changes in the process of being made, has been published.
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NCT’s Christmas funding boost: £596,000 for 36 churches across the UK
Churches and chapels in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are set to benefit from rescue funding of £596,000 from the National Churches Trust (NCT), while 11 of the churches being helped are on the Historic England ‘At Risk’ Register.
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Scottish House Condition Survey 2015 out: CO2 emissions fall c.10% but disrepair unchanged
The Scottish House Condition Survey for 2015 has been published, with key findings including that the level of disrepair remained unchanged on the previous year and that carbon emissions for older properties (pre-1919) have decreased in the last year from … Continue reading
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London Tree Map: available online
A map representing an initial attempt to visually present London tree data is now available online.
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Winners of the Natural Stone Awards 2016
The Stone Federation Great Britain’s Natural Stone Awards presentation took place at the start of December and included a special award for a traditional stone project.
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Government publishes Estate Regeneration National Strategy
The strategy aims to transform neighbourhoods by delivering high-quality, well designed places, more homes and opportunities for residents.
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