Monthly Archives: April 2019

Digital Construction Week Call for Papers closes 15th May 2019

Posted on 19/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Digital Construction Week (DCW) has issued a call for papers, offering the chance to present live on stage at DCW – on and share your experiences and expertise with the entire industry. If you have an innovative project or story … Continue reading →

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Call for ‘best practice’ etc. events for London’s Urban Tree Festival: 18-19 May – closing Easter Monday

Posted on 19/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Museum of Walking is calling for events for the Urban Tree Festival, on 18-19  May, closing Easter Monday. image: Museum of Walking

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IHBC offers sympathies to Paris – and Europe and beyond – on Notre Dame fire, as scale of damage continues under review

Posted on 16/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

With the assessment of the scale of the fire damage to Notre Dame and its causes still ongoing, the IHBC offers its sympathies to the people of France, to Europe and to the world.

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IHBC responds to HE guidance on terraced housing

Posted on 16/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC has responded to a consultation on Historic England’s (HE) ‘Conserving Georgian and Victorian terraced housing: A guide to managing change’, welcoming the guidance but offering advice on what more could be included and how it could be improved. image: Joanna … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the (union) doorstep’: Dudley council to undertake Unite’s pioneering construction charter

Posted on 16/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Dudley Council is to become the latest local council in the West Midlands to use its influence to support local construction workers by signing up to Unite’s construction charter, a pioneering agreement to ensure that working conditions and building standards … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the (engineering) doorstep’: HE’s new guidance on piling reported to engineers

Posted on 16/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Ground Engineering News has updated readers on Historic England’s (HE) publication of its guidance on piling.

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Sheffield councillors decline to determine planning application before consultation concluded

Posted on 16/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Sheffield councillors refused to make a decision on a planning application after finding out the public consultation hadn’t yet finished.

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Big Ben’s iconic clock face restored to original blue colour

Posted on 16/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Big Ben’s famous clock face has been unveiled in its new blue colour following more than a year of restoration.

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Ornate Victorian pool found beneath fishpond in Wales

Posted on 16/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

A Victorian ‘pool’ structure hidden within the fishpond of Ham Manor in Llantwit Major, Wales was discovered during a restoration of the gardens.

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More school trips are needed to inspire a passion for heritage

Posted on 16/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Research carried out on behalf of insurer Ecclesiastical shows that millions of young people never visit museums, galleries or theatres. image: News Ecclesiastical 

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£3.7 million to fund 5 new garden towns across the country

Posted on 16/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

£3.7 to fund 5 new garden towns will provide up to 64,000 much-needed homes across England. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

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HE consults on advice note on ‘Statements of Heritage Significance’: Closing 10 May

Posted on 16/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Historic England (HE) is in consultation on an Advice Note on Statements of Significance, to help advise on ways to satisfy the requirement in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) for applicants for heritage-related consents to provide information on heritage … Continue reading →

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Heritage Alliance receives Resilience Funding

Posted on 16/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Heritage Alliance (THA), the umbrella body for the heritage sector in England, has been awarded a two year resilient heritage grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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IHBC’s ‘IMHO’ spotlight on ‘Heritage and Access in C21’: Dame Caroline Spelman on making Parliament fit for the 21st century

Posted on 16/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Parliament’s Restoration and Renewal presents an ideal opportunity to improve disability access and provide essential educational facilities, Dame Caroline Spelman has argued. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

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IHBC’s newest Context out: – Featuring Scotland’s ‘Highlands and Islands’, and far beyond…

Posted on 12/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The latest issue of IHBC’s membership journal Context is now out, themed around practice issues relating to – or in parallel with –  conservation in Scotland’s ‘Highlands and Islands’, including the challenges and achievements of working in diverse rural areas, … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s 2019 Nottingham School Branch host offers free pre-School evening, 7 May: ‘Contemporary challenges and solutions for protecting heritage…’

Posted on 12/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

In advance of Nottingham hosting the IHBC’s 2019 Annual School on 4-6 July,  the East Midlands regional branch is hosting a special free event on ‘Contemporary challenges and solutions for protecting heritage in the East Midlands’, on Tuesday 7 May … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £1.4M+ costed work: NLHF etc. seek impact evaluation of Future Parks Accelerator (FPA) funding, closing 29/04, value £90-100k

Posted on 12/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick for NewsBlog readers this week features a call from a partnership between … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from Belfast’s doorstep’: Proposal to turn Clarence Chambers into new offices given the green light despite heritage and civic concerns

Posted on 12/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Newry businessman Brian McConville’s bid to redevelop the listed Clarence Chambers building in the centre of Belfast into a modern office development has won the approval of planning officials despite heritage and civic concerns.

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Local concerns over ‘bridge of scrapes’ plan, from The Northern Echo

Posted on 12/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Northern Echo has highlighted how a £500,000 plan to transform a historic bridge and make it more suitable as a busy commuter route has been recommended for approval, against specialist advice.

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Partial destruction at listed Derbyshire house, dating back to the 1600s, leads to prosecution

Posted on 12/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

A married couple and a joiner have been prosecuted after destroying parts of a historic Derbyshire house dating back to the 1600s.

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Plas Mawr, Conwy – ‘Finest Elizabethan town house in Britain’ on the market

Posted on 12/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Plas Mawr, an Elizabethan town house in Conwy, is up for sale — after more than 25 years in the care of Cadw. image: Cadw website

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England’s £3.75M for nearly 200 pocket parks, to help ‘transform the nation’

Posted on 12/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Government has announced winners in a £3.75 million fund to create new pocket parks and refurbish existing parks in England. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

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RTPI to Malthouse: More dead frontages would kill off high streets

Posted on 12/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Representing part of its concerns over government plans to relax permitted development rights (PDRs), The  Royal Town Planning institute (RTPI) has urged Housing and Planning Minister Kit Malthouse to drop proposals that would add homes to high streets without developers … Continue reading →

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House of Commons Garden tourism inquiry launched: closing 7 May

Posted on 12/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS) Committee of the House of Commons has launched an inquiry on garden tourism seeking written evidence on how gardens contribute to UK tourism, the economy and to our national heritage, closing 7 … Continue reading →

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Norwich Anglia Square: Government calls in tower block plan

Posted on 12/04/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

An inquiry will decide on a £250m redevelopment of a shopping complex, including 1,250 new homes, after plans were called in by the government.

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