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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
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (riverside) doorstep’: Historic rail bridge collapses into River Spey 19/12/2025
- 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: 25/01/2017
IHBC update: Conservation Areas 50th anniversary Parliamentary Debate – IHBC reports on England’s 35.8% collapse in conservation services and offers ‘5-point plan’ for survival
The IHBC has warmly welcomed the Parliamentary Debate on the 50th anniversary of Conservation Areas, supported by Robert Jenrick MP, scheduled for 26 January and inspired by Civic Voice’s ‘Big Conservation Conversation’, with the IHBC submitting data on the decade-long, … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes BSI launch of Standards Development Portal
The IHBC has welcomed the launch by the British Standards Institute (BSI) of a new portal providing improved accessibility and functionality in the development of sector standards.
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IHBC announces first award to Wales from our Conservation Area 50th Anniversary fund
The IHBC has welcomed the first successful application from a civic group in Wales for an award from the IHBC’s Conservation Area 50th Anniversary fund, as Cymdeithas Aberaeron Society secures help on a planned RTPI Cymru talk exploring the factors … Continue reading
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IHBC’s CPD Boost: Holocaust Memorial Day – 27 Jan – and Context 108 on ‘Landscapes of human exploitation’
27 January 2017 is Holocaust Memorial Day and has a theme of ‘How can life go on?’, while Fiona Newton in her Context 108 article reports that 60% of people in the UK under the age of 35 had never … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Sign of the times’: 71% of councillors think the planning system favours developers
A survey of over 1,200 ward councillors in England, carried out by the Local Government Information Unit (LGiU) reveals that councillors think the planning system works in the interests of developers over councils and local communities.
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Defence Estate to be reduced by 30%
The Ministry of Defence has outlined a 25-year plan to streamline its massive defence estate and reduce it in size by 30% by 2040.
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NFB to launch Heritage Group, 7 February, Eltham Palace
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has announced the launch of the NFB Heritage Group, which will take place at Eltham Palace, London, on 7 February 2017.
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Laser scans show Forth Bridge in incredible detail
Detailed 3D scans of the Forth Bridge will form the basis for interactive games promoting engineering skills for school children, supported by a grant from Transport Scotland.
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£20,000 bursary for UCL MSc Sustainable Heritage open for applications
The Ecclesiastical Insurance Bursary for the UCL MSc Sustainable Heritage provides up to £20,000 to cover the cost of fees and a stipend to a successful applicant, and closes 17 April 2017.
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Consulting on the future of the Scottish Planning System
The Scottish Government wants to change the planning system so that it realises its full potential by improving procedures and perceptions, and reducing bureaucracy (closing date 4 Apr 2017).
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CPD boost: How the Houses of Parliament helped clean up London’s air
Research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology shows how the rebuilding of the Houses of Parliament in the 1800s helped create clean-air laws.
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Update on controversial 1.8 mile tunnel under Stonehenge
After 30 years of discussions, the new plans are supported by UNESCO and Highways England but many say the tunnel will cause major damage to the landscape and should be longer.
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