Daily Archives: 26/05/2017

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

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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

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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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