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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: 23/03/2018
IHBC’s 2018 School, 21-23 June 2018: Featured on DBW’s 7500+ user alerts – So book now before early bird rates close on 20 April
The IHBC’s 2018 Annual School has been featured in the eletter of Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) – host partner of the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki – and sent to DBW’s 7500+ registered users, extending further the IHBC’s reach into education and … Continue reading
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Jobs for all at ‘IHBC Jobs etc’: A work update on recent opportunities, from surveyor and inspector to conservation officer and covenants!
Whether you are an applicant looking for career progression, or an employer seeking the best applicants for your service – public, charity or commercial – our IHBC Jobs etc. service is the first place to visit, and we’re now offering … Continue reading
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IHBC HESPR’s top pick from up to c.£285K+ of costed work this week: NHMF’s ‘Great Place’ scheme evaluation, closing 16/04, valued £40K
The IHBC’s heritage business list, HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – offers its members weekly ‘News and Tender Alert’ emails, with costed opportunities worth some £285K+ this week, while the IHBC Director’s current top pick for … Continue reading
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IHBC’s international CPD taster from Context 152: Gustavo Giovannoni on planning in historic towns
The architect, planner and architectural historian Gustavo Giovannoni (1873–1947) played an important role in integrating modern planning requirements into historic town centres in Italy and beyond, and his work is introduced in a Context article based on the commended IHBC … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Homeowners in Telford and Wrekin might not need PP following LDO to save fees
Shropshire Live recently explored how homeowners in Telford and Wrekin are able to carry out a vast range of improvements to their property without the need for Planning Permission (PP), following a council decision to introduce a Local Development Order … Continue reading
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Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre saved after nearby nightclub ‘inferno’
A fire chief has said saving one of Glasgow’s most-loved buildings the Pavilion Theatre was a priority when tackling a major blaze in Sauchiehall Street.
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Bath Abbey wins right to remove nave pews after dispute with campaigners
The Bath Chronicle has reported on how the Victorian Society, which fought the church on controversial plans to remove the Victorian nave pews, has lost its campaign. image IHBC Context
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HE’s March Planning Bulletin now available highlighting consultation on NPPF and Planning Practice Guidance
The Historic England (HE) Planning Bulletin for March is now available, includes references to the consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (closing 10 May) and the draft updates to the Governments online Planning Practice Guidance.
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Rescheduled dates are announced by Highways England for A303 Stonehenge consultation events
Highways England (HE) has rearranged two consultation events for the A303 Stonehenge scheme cancelled due to severe weather. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Prime Minister makes appointments to HLF/NHMF Board
The Prime Minister has appointed Maria Adebowale- Schwarte, Claire Feehily, Sarah Flannigan, Rene Olivieri and David Stocker as Trustees of the Heritage Lottery Fund/National Heritage Memorial Fund (HLF/NHMF) Board. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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LGA warns ‘barn conversion’ developments to heap more pressure on rural schools, roads and affordability
Rural areas face losing out on investment in infrastructure and affordable homes as a result of forthcoming planning changes that allow more new homes to avoid local approval, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned. image LGA website
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BBC updates on ‘The youngsters keeping traditional trades alive’
In 1999, the Labour government set out a pledge that half of all young people should go on to higher education – an aim that has almost been achieved; but BBC has met five of those youngsters who did not … Continue reading
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