Monthly Archives: May 2017

Spread the word on IHBC and Infrastructure – ‘Discover heritage values and fortunes in bus depots, railway stations, roads, canals etc.’ –Manchester, 22-24 June

Posted on 31/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

Discover more about some of the most challenging heritage resources of our time – the infrastructure of transport – at the IHBC’s 2017 Manchester conference, 22-24 June, and let your colleagues and networks know too! 

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IHBC Gus Astley Student Award 2017 – open for entries!

Posted on 31/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

IHBC Gus Astley Student Award 2017 open for submissions: Showcase your course work by 31 July – winners at Belfast School in 2018

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Wales FREE retrofit training opportunities: 5/6 July & Sept – with free ‘Retrofit’ Contexts too

Posted on 31/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Environment Study Centre have teamed up with CITB, Edwards Hart Consultants, Cadw and the Construction Wales Innovation Centre (CWIC) to deliver two fee-free two-day retrofit courses that provide a qualification in the energy efficiency and retrofit of traditional buildings, … Continue reading →

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IHBC CPD boost: Conserving Zanzibar’s WHS ‘Stone Town’ – BBC feature… pro-active progress, in pictures

Posted on 31/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

Situated off the coast of Tanzania, Zanzibar features many examples of Swahili architecture, but after years of neglect many of the buildings in its World Heritage Site (WHS) ‘Stone Town’ are crumbling, so a BBC picture-feature highlights the efforts and … Continue reading →

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CPRE dismisses local plan consultation as ‘developer’s charter’

Posted on 31/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Campaign to Protect of Rural England (CPRE) has attacked the joint local plan process in the South Hams, which it has condemned as a ‘developer’s charter’.

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New edition of Good Councillor’s Guide to Neighbourhood Planning from Locality

Posted on 31/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

A new edition of a guide offering local councillors tips on how to plan for their neighbourhoods has been launched by the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) and Locality, a national network of community organisations in England.

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Weald and Downland Living Museum unveils £6m development

Posted on 31/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

Weald and Downland’s new funded facilities are now open to the public after some ten years of planning and development, supported by Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) investment.

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Considerate Constructors Scheme launched in Ireland

Posted on 31/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Considerate Constructors Scheme – the organization established to improve the image of the construction industry – is now international, having launched its first registered site in Ireland.

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Cities can ‘green up’ with hedges to reduce air pollution impacts on residents as well as buildings

Posted on 31/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The harmful impact of urban air pollution could be combated by strategically placing low hedges along roads in a built-up environment of cities instead of taller trees, a new study has found.

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IHBC’s to launch joint Conservation Professional Practice Principles at Manchester School, 23 June: Be there and see history… and collect a free copy!

Posted on 26/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC will launch its joint ‘Conservation Professional Practice Principles’ on Friday 23 June at its Manchester Day School and conference, when delegates will receive free copies ‘hot off the press’ while lead author, IHBC’s Communications Secretary Dave Chetwyn, will … Continue reading →

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DBW headlines IHBC’s Manchester School to 6500 construction industry users – So reach out your colleagues and networks too!

Posted on 26/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW), the online construction industry knowledge base, has featured the IHBC’s 2017 Manchester School and its ‘Infrastructure’ theme to their 6500+ practitioner users, while IHBC members are encouraged to follow that lead and alert colleagues and networks … Continue reading →

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HESPR top ‘two for one’ pick: Hall for Cornwall measured building survey (£25k) & East Lothian Research Framework (£58k)

Posted on 26/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s heritage business listing, HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – offers members weekly Bulletins that bring tender and other business opportunities together into one handy resource, while the Director’s top pick for NewsBlog readers this … Continue reading →

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Still time to nominate someone or yourself for Historic England’s Heritage Angels Awards!

Posted on 26/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

Don’t forget: Historic England’s Heritage Angels Awards open till 4 June: Say ‘Well Done’ to someone you know – even yourself!

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Court of Session overturns wind farm blockings at Firths of Forth and Tay

Posted on 26/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

A decision to halt plans for four offshore wind farms has been reversed by Lord Carloway, Scotland’s most senior judge, in the Court of Session.

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Kay Andrews: HLF £1.5m helps heritage and culture at the heart of Wales’ great places

Posted on 26/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

A £1.5m Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) investment in Wales should promote a partnership approach to regeneration in Wales, says Kay Andrews, UK trustee and chair of HLF in Wales.

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Consent granted to Scotland’s first urban right to buy: Portobello Old Parish Church

Posted on 26/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

A community group in Edinburgh is set to become the first organisation in an urban area to benefit from community right to buy powers as consent is granted for the purchase of the former Portobello Old Parish Church and halls … Continue reading →

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HE marks centenary of Commonwealth War Graves Commission: 15 Herbert Baker listings

Posted on 26/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

Historic England (HE) has commemorated 100 years of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission with 15 new and upgraded listings of war memorials by one of the Commission’s principal architects, Sir Herbert Baker

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High Court fight begins over plans for 400 homes on edge of Kedleston Estate, near Derby

Posted on 26/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

Kedleston Hall has taken centre stage at the High Court as campaigners fight to overturn planning permission for up to 400 new homes in the area.

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Own a piece of Pride and Prejudice for £9m: On sale – Bennet’s (GII*) house from BBC’s Ehle-Firth production

Posted on 26/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Grade II* listed Luckington Court at Luckington in Wiltshire, best known as the Bennet’s house from the 1995 BBC production of Pride and Prejudice starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth, is on the market for the first time in … Continue reading →

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Town planning degree apprenticeship approved in principle by Government

Posted on 26/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Government has approved in principle the Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI) proposal to develop a Degree Apprenticeship for Chartered Town Planners in England.

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IHBC, heritage & infrastructure – challenges and opportunities – so let your colleagues & networks know: Manchester, 22, 23 & 24 June

Posted on 24/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

Gain insights into one of the most challenging heritage resources of our time – transport infrastructure – and discover imaginative opportunities and sustainable answers, at the IHBC’s 2017 School and conference (22-24 June), and let your colleagues and networks know! … Continue reading →

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IHBC responds to HE’s ‘Enabling Development and heritage Assets’

Posted on 24/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

IHBC comments have been lodged for the Historic England (HE) consultation on ‘Enabling Development and Heritage Assets’.

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IHBC welcomes ’Heritage Works’ 2017, a toolkit of best practice in heritage regeneration launched

Posted on 24/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The third edition of ’Heritage Works’ has been launched by Deloitte for the British Property Federation (BPF), Historic England and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

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IHBC CPD in focus and in Context: Conservation Area antecedents in America’s southern States

Posted on 24/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

In the latest issue of the IHBC’s membership journal Context, themed on the 50th Anniversary of the Civic Amenities Act and the birth of Conservation Areas, Timothy Cantell explores Conservation Area ‘Antecedents from the American South’.

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Court delivers landmark ruling strengthening hand of local planners

Posted on 24/05/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

A council in Cheshire has secured a ‘landmark ruling’ from the Supreme Court that it says will better protect green areas from speculative housing developments.

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