Daily Archives: 03/07/2020

IHBC Chair reports on your institute ‘Promoting CPD During Lockdown’ via HE

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David McDonald, Chair of the IHBC, has explored the challenges of responding to members’ Continuing Professional Development (CPD) during lockdown, as part of Historic England’s (HE) Heritage Online Debate series examining ‘The Impact of Covid-19 on the Heritage Sector’, guest … Continue reading →

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IHBC highlights demand for HE’s new & concise guidance on ‘Enabling Development…’ (‘GPA 4’)

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Historic England (HE) has released its new concise replacement practice guidance on ‘Enabling Development and Heritage Assets’ (GPA4), as IHBC Chair David McDonald highlights the application.

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IHBC’s HESPR pick this week from £23.8M+ costed works: English DC seeks Landscape Architects for urban works, closing 27 July, valued £25-50K

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The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services working to the IHBC’s standards – emails its members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick this … Continue reading →

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IHBC CPD Boost: Local Government Lawyer on amending street names and removing statues

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For the Local Government Lawyer Ruchi Parekh highlights the legal framework and some of the issues that councils will need to consider before amending their street names or removing statues.

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PM announces England’s ‘Build, Build, Build’ strategy to beat the pandemic

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the most radical reforms to England’s planning system since the Second World War, making it ‘easier to build better homes where people want to live’. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

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Build, Build, Build Needs Repair, Repair, Repair, says FMB

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The Prime Minister is right to call for ‘build, build, build’ but not let’s not forget the need to repair, repair repairs, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in its response to the government’s boost to infrastructure funding. image: … Continue reading →

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Jenrick on England’s building and coronavirus recovery

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Measures to help the construction industry boost building and return to work safely will be introduced this week including extension of planning permission deadlines.

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England’s councils’ planning powers under threat

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Planning powers could be shifted from local authorities to development corporations as part of a planned economic stimulus package. image: for illustration purposes only – Open Government Licence v3.0

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Don’t let planning deregulation lead to poor quality housing, says CPRE

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CPRE, the countryside charity, argues that, as calls grow for more cuts to the rules for planning and developing, the hazards of rushing towards deregulation are substantial as ‘It’s already far too easy to build poor quality homes.’ image: for … Continue reading →

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HE on new PDRs: The essential detail, from their Planning Bulletin

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Historic England’s Planning Bulletin for June outlines impacts on Permitted Development Rights (PDRs) linked to new planning regulations.

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COVID-19 survey shows ‘significant’ impact on Scotland’s heritage sector

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Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has published the findings of research into the impact of COVID-19 on Scotland’s heritage sector, coinciding with the first meeting of the COVID Historic Environment Resilience Forum (CHERF), itself focussed practical steps to tackle the immediate … Continue reading →

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International Women in Engineering Day 2020

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International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) was created on 23 June 2014 by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) to celebrate its 95th anniversary and to focus attention on the great opportunities for women in engineering. Within a short time, the … Continue reading →

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Tony Pidgley CBE, 1947-2020: ‘a man always ahead of the game’!

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Berkeley Group’s Chief Executive Rob Perrins has paid tribute to the Group’s founder and Chairman, Tony Pidgley CBE.

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Farnham awarded World Craft City status in first for England, third for Europe

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Farnham has been awarded the prestigious World Craft City status by the World Craft Council.

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