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- IHBC’s ‘Special Thanks’ to 2025’s Student Award entrants, as 49 seek prizes (to £500) & places at #IHBCNewcastle2026 17/10/2025
- IHBC welcomes Campaign for National Parks success as ‘plans to weaken protected landscapes duty quietly dropped’ 17/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: Traditional and historic buildings – a new Retrofit British Standard, an update from IHBC’s John Edwards, with joint CPD webinar 14/11 17/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £495K+ of weekly works: Welsh Council seeks team for urban hub, to 31/10 and c.£75K 17/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’ (& ‘Evaluation’ signpost!): ‘History of the Pioneering Stockton and Darlington Railway’ via HE 17/10/2025
- National Audit Office: Weak controls and oversight blamed for faulty home installations under energy efficiency scheme 17/10/2025
- New UK Town of Culture competition to celebrate our national story 17/10/2025
- THA Call for Case Studies for Heritage Debate 2025, to 24/10 17/10/2025
- New Towns Taskforce: Report to government published 17/10/2025
- Communities to ‘seize control over high streets and restore pride’ 17/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Creative Health – UK & Ireland State of the Sector Survey, to 31 October 17/10/2025
- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, featuring Past President Mike Brown’s Vox Pop 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s Communications and Outreach Strategy 2025-28 now online 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: GII Coventry Baths demolition approved by Historic England 14/10/2025
- Government responds to Parliamentary Report on Home Retrofitting with £13.2bn programme 14/10/2025
- HH: Lack of support from Scottish Government threatening heritage tourism sector 14/10/2025
- People across the country set to benefit from £4M boost to improve accessibility to arts and culture: Open to 14/11 14/10/2025
- THA’s Heritage and Placemaking Survey and Call for Case Studies – they want to hear from you… by 17 October 14/10/2025
- BSRIA: Wellbeing in Buildings (TG 10/2025) 14/10/2025
- ‘Remaking the relationship between citizens and the built environment’, a blog via Demos 14/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Heritage home in Canada demolished despite Heritage Act 14/10/2025
- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ reaches across disciplines, levels & sectors, from charities – led here by Scotland & CEOs – to Officers (LG) Inspectors (HE) & more 10/10/2025
- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, offers insights into ‘The world of generative AI’ 10/10/2025
- IHBC welcomes Gardens Trust report into the role of historic parks and gardens in the 21st century 10/10/2025
Monthly Archives: December 2022
REMINDER: CPP APPG Inquiry update: MPs back targeted LB VAT cuts & presumption against demolition
Targeted cuts in the VAT rate on listed building (LB) refurbishments and a presumption against demolition of existing properties are amongst the recommendations in the first report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) heritage group on Conservation, Places and People … Continue reading
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IHBC signpost to CSCS Cards: An update on ‘raising standards and safety in construction’
As IHBC accreditation is recognised for CSCS cards, the Construction Industry Council offers a background and update on how the service is offered through an alliance of 38 different organisations representing not just traditional construction but many specialist occupations too.
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IHBC signpost update from Lords Committee: Government must support behaviour change to meet climate targets
A report published by the Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee into behaviour change for climate and environmental goals warns that the Government’s current approach to enabling behaviour change is seriously inadequate. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Dezeen’s top 10 UK architecture projects of 2022
IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week’s news features Dezeen‘s top 10 UK architecture projects for 2022.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Stevenage’s Forster Country’s ‘Secret plans’
‘Secret plans’ to build a car park and toilet block as part of a housing development in countryside of historical and cultural significance could be the ‘final nail in the coffin for local heritage,’ reports The Comet. image for illustration: … Continue reading
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Levelling up housing design quality: ‘Can you help identify stories of success…?’
The Place Alliance has joined with Civic Voice and the Urban Design Group to explore how to deliver high standards of design in new housing in economically disadvantaged areas or where poor design has been the norm, and seeks help … Continue reading
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UK Finance calls for ‘Strategic Reset’ on Net Zero Homes
UK Finance has released its report ‘Net Zero Homes: Time for a reset’ which proposes radical action to achieve a Net Zero housing stock in the UK. image: for illustration only
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Reminder: Share your views on HEF Stakeholder Survey with extended deadline to 19/12
England’s Historic Environment Forum (HEF) is undertaking a short stakeholder survey to gauge views from about the HEF’s role, relationships and independence, with a new closing date of 19 December.
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IHBC’s December CPD Circular out: Easy access to resources, awards and more, so sign up free for your personal copy
The IHBC’s newest CPD Circular is now out, listing low-cost training and upskilling resources – and much more – and guiding busy heritage specialists to the best value in Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
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IHBC Signpost: Design of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) 2023-2026, closed 23/12
The UK Government are seeking views on proposals for the Energy Company Obligation Plus (ECO+) scheme to deliver energy efficiency measures in homes across Great Britain from 2023-2026, and closes 23 December.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Members’ sneak preview of the CPP APPG Inquiry Report press release
IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week’s news feature offered HESPR members a sneak preview of the draft … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (factory) doorstep’: Appeal to help save Merseyside landmark Pilkington glass factory
An iconic building that was a key part of the industry that helped build one Merseyside town is now ‘at risk’, reports The Echo. image: for illustration – By The World of Glass, St Helens, Entrance by Alexander P Kapp, … Continue reading
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Revised Draft National Planning Framework (NPF4) for Scotland… to ‘help combat climate change’
A revised Draft National Planning Framework for Scotland – the ‘National Planning Framework A Spatial plan for Scotland to 2045’ – has been published by Scottish Government and is designed to help combat climate change.
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The National Lottery: ‘From neighbours to neighbourhood: learning on how to boost pride in place’
A new report from The National Lottery Community Fund gives a clearer understanding of what pride in place is, how to harness and gauge it, and what factors, activities and amenities increase it.
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Lichfields on 20-Minute Neighbourhoods for Scotland: ‘… a loose concept open to interpretation…’
With the Scottish Government committed to ‘places where people can have their needs met locally within a 20 minute walk from their homes’, Lichfields has published 20-Minute Neighbourhoods for Scotland indicating that this is a loose concept open to interpretation.
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New Leadership for CIC’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) welcomes the appointment of a new leadership team for its Diversity and Inclusion Committee. At a Council meeting of CIC members on 2 November 2022 Bola Abisogun OBE was elected as Chair and Rebecca Lovelace … Continue reading
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RIBA announces new Chief Executive Dr Valerie Vaughan-Dick MBE
Dr Valerie Vaughan-Dick MBE has been announced as the new Chief Executive of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). image: Linkedin Profile
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2023 Housing Design Awards now open for entries
The 2023 Housing Design Awards(HDA), established to explain what residents think about innovative design and whether it can be replicated, are now open for entries.
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CPP APPG Inquiry update: MPs back targeted LB VAT cuts & presumption against demolition
Targeted cuts in the VAT rate on listed building (LB) refurbishments and a presumption against demolition of existing properties are amongst the recommendations in the first report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) heritage group on Conservation, Places and People … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 2-3 Feb 2023
The IHBC is delighted to offer free entry for our members to the Listed Property Owners Club’s (LPOC) annual London Listed Property Show, on 2-3 February in London’s Olympia (pre-booking essential).
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IHBC signpost to Wales’ Historic Environment Bill: Counsel General fields Committee queries
On 14 November, Mick Antoniw MS, Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, made a second appearance before Committee to give evidence on the Historic Environment (Wales) Bill.
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IHBC’s HESPR weekly pick from £416K+ works: Heritage body seeks investment programme evaluation, due 18/01, value c.£250K
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick for this week features the call from a national heritage body … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the park entrance’: Welsh slate roofs in Lake District town must go says National Park
Planners have rejected a request to allow a number of new homes in the Keswick area to keep their Welsh slate roofs, following a requirement to use local materials instead. image: for illustration – Braithwaite by By Andrew Smith, CC … Continue reading
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GOVE: ‘Communities put at heart of planning system’ with Bill changes
Secretary of State for Levelling Up etc., Michael Gove is leading new measures in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill (LURB) ‘to place local communities at the heart of the planning system’. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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RTPI: Almost 90% of Local Authorities surveyed struggling with backlog of planning enforcement cases
Planning enforcement across the country is in a resourcing, skills, and performance crisis, as revealed by a RTPI survey of 103 local planning authorities. image: for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0
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