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- IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: National Office updates for Branch Officers 24/10/2025
- Need a MATE? More free online Accreditation guidance and update sessions offered to guide IHBC applicants 24/10/2025
- 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 24/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ signpost: Historic England & Defra – ‘… helping to preserve rural heritage for the future’ 24/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £960K+ of weekly works: Nationally significant charity seeks design services for ‘transformational heritage project’, to 10/11 24/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (regal) doorstep’: How the King’s vision is shaping next wave of new towns 24/10/2025
- 7 New Sites Listed by DCMS to Celebrate 200 Years of the Railway 24/10/2025
- BEFS 2026 Manifesto: Building Foundations for a Better Scotland 24/10/2025
- RIBA puts high-quality design on Parliament’s agenda 24/10/2025
- Pathway to Planning – Cohort 4 open to 6/01: … fast track career in the built environment as LG planner or surveyor, from £25K pa 24/10/2025
- Expert Taskforce recommends locations for new towns 24/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Major new study to reveal the value of the UK’s UNESCO sites 24/10/2025
- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, with Law & Policy Update – ‘A village is not a historic town’ 21/10/2025
- IHBC Research Signpost: Impacts of changes to local authority funding on small to medium heritage organisations 21/10/2025
- 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 21/10/2025
- IHBC launches FREE ‘Events Calendar’ submission form – with potential for inclusion in our celebrated monthly CPD Circular 21/10/2025
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: LocalGov on ‘Planning recruitment’ threats as 33 bodies (inc. IHBC) call for funds 21/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Welsh council to appeal High Court quashing of Article 4s over ‘misleading’ officers’ report 21/10/2025
- TCPA seeks support in Campaign for Healthy Homes: Joining health and PD rights advocacy in Planning Bill changes 21/10/2025
- Licensing builders must happen following ECO debacle, says FMB 21/10/2025
- Honouring the legacy of the Sycamore Gap tree: a new creative commission 21/10/2025
- Built Environment Committee responds to New Towns Taskforce Report 21/10/2025
- £10Mn+ Water company fines fund local restoration projects 21/10/2025
- Elle Cass next Chair Royal Town Planning Institute Board 21/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: UNESCO launches the first global Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects at MONDIACULT 2025 21/10/2025
Daily Archives: 10/11/2023
IHBC welcomes and worries over RTPI’s UK ‘pulse of planning today’: Lower salaries, limited diversity, fewer in public service…
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has conducted a comprehensive analysis of the planning profession in the United Kingdom, issued as its State of the Profession 2023 report, which shows how public sector planners have fallen by a quarter between … Continue reading
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FINAL CHANCE: Consultation on joint IHBC-HTVF-CV ‘Conservation Professional Practice Principles’ (CPPP) closes soon
A consultation on updating and enhancing the IHBC-HTVF-Civic Voice joint ‘Conservation Professional Practice Principles’ has been launched, as we look at renewing this cross-sector statement on practice principles for specialists working in built and historic environment conservation roles.
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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ signpost: Culture in Communities… a place-based approach in Scotland
A report detailing the findings and recommendations of Scotland’s Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee was published online, following its inquiry on culture in communities.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £20K+ costed works: Council seeks accredited design team for GII works, closing 17/11
IHBC Chair David McDonald said: ‘Our weekly News and Tender Alert offers current tender opportunities to HESPR members, supporting commercial conservation businesses that work to the IHBC’s standards and expectations. These regular selections offer the wider heritage world regular insights … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage the doorstep’: £10m renovation of Leeds’ Kirkgate Market sees ‘blockshops’ transformed
The first phase of a £10m renovation of a series of Kirkgate Market units has been completed, as leaders in the city argue that the investment will make a ‘huge difference to traders’, reports The Yorkshire Evening Post. image for … Continue reading
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Innovative new finance model set to boost biodiversity in Plymouth: A ‘Habitat Bank’ to maintain biodiversity
Biodiversity in Plymouth is set to skyrocket thanks to an innovative new venture from Plymouth City Council, as a ‘Habitat Bank’ will ensure that the biodiversity net gain required by law will also ensure that natural habitats are looked after … Continue reading
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Cyark Survey: Help improve OpenHeritage3D data
CyArk, lead in developing 3D recording technologies for cultural heritage, has issued a 5 – 20 minute survey covering issues such as Data Quality and Ethics; Data Usage and Accessibility and Data Preservation. image for illustration: CyArk’s 2019 model of … Continue reading
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County Councils Network: English Councils are ‘running out of road’ to prevent financial insolvency… overspends top £600m
New analysis has revealed that England’s largest councils face overspending their budgets by over £600m this year, as ‘uncontrollable’ spending pressures drive up the cost of delivering services to vulnerable children, reports England’s County Councils Network (CCN)
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Charities handing back ‘unsustainable’ public contracts, says NCVO chief
Charities are handing back public contracts that do not cover the full cost of delivering their services, the chief executive of NCVO has said. image: NCVO
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WLCOW launches annual Awards programme of scholarships and bursaries
The Worshipful Livery Company of Wales (WLCOW) has launched annual Awards programme of scholarships and bursaries to students as well as to apprentices and young people in the armed forces
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Notre-Dame Cathedral reopening set for 2024…
Notre-Dame Cathedral’s reopening is set for 2024, though the interior restoration won’t be done in time for the Paris Olympics, reports Bloomberg. image for illustration: Notre Dame 2019 by Baidax, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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