Daily Archives: 20/08/2021

IHBC welcomes government call to shape the architectural profession – especially the chance to ‘put conservation at its heart’, closing 8/11

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The IHBC has welcomed the opportunity to help shape the future of architecture, responding to the Housing Minister’s query on ‘what could be improved’ in regulating architects with a call ‘to put conservation at the heart of the architectural profession.’

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IHBC says ‘conserving our places conserves our planet’ as we respond to new IPCC report on climate change: ‘widespread, rapid’ and ‘unequivocally caused by human activities’

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The IHBC has responded firmly to the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report – which highlights how climate change is intensifying – by highlighting the urgent need to care for our historic environment, as ‘conserving our places also conserves our planet’.

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REMINDER: Submit your coursework for the IHBC’s annual Gus Astley Student Award by 31 AUGUST to win up to £500 & a place on IHBC’s 2022 Aberdeen School

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Following calls from participating courses, the closing date for the IHBC’s annual Gus Astley Student Award is now 31 August, so relevant coursework submitted on ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate – from 2020 OR 2021 may be submitted … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £6.6M + costed works this week: Council seeks open and green space strategy, closes 07/09, valued up to £60K

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The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the Director’s pick this week features the call from a city council for … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Website shares vision of new quarter at Grimsby’s Kasbah

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A website has been launched to share vision of new cultural and business quarter at Grimsby’s Kasbah and aims to showcase what the regeneration project has to offer businesses, reports The Grimsby Telegraph.

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Chilterns Conservation Board makes formal complaint on AONB appeal decision as DC goes to High Court

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South Oxfordshire District Council (DC) has announced that it will make an application to the High Court for a review of a Planning Inspector’s decision – criticised as ‘off-piste’ by the Chilterns Conservation Board – to allow a ‘care village’ … Continue reading →

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TCPA: 80% of shops on high streets could be ‘lost’ to PDRs

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New research from the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) = ‘Our fragile high streets: Death by permitted development rights?’ – explores risks to high street posed by change of planning laws. image: for illustration purposes only – Open Government … Continue reading →

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Scotland’s construction sector plays its part in refugee integration strategy

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New funding has been granted to help Arabic speakers access certification to work in the Scottish construction industry. image for illustration purposes only

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England’s ‘National Model Design Code’ sets out design parameters

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The National Model Design Code provides detailed guidance on the production of design codes, guides and policies to promote successful design. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

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HES consultations:  Historic Environment Policy for Scotland, closing 31/08; Grant funding programmes, closing 6/09

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HES is consulting on individual experiences of using Historic Environment Policy for Scotland (HEPS)  – seeking as many responses as possible by 31/08, and on its grant funding programmes – asking for one response per organisation – closing 6 September.

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Zurich Insurance: 64,700+ substandard conversions could be uninhabitable as climate change worsens

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Zurich Insurance fears substandard office to flat conversions could pose deadly risk from heatwaves as temperature becomes more extreme with Climate Change. image: for illustration purposes only

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