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- IHBC’s Director joins RICHeS Programme Board: ‘Honoured, of course, but mostly I’m impressed by the £80M of research opportunities for historic and built environment conservation’ 20/02/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 20/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 20/02/2026
- Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, June 18-20 (Full School only): Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT (Online Day School), free pre-conference webinars and more… 20/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Unlock Access to RICHeS Research Infrastructure with Full Access Fund Call now Open with ‘Help’ webinar on 11/03 20/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Designing Buildings & more on Restoration and Renewal at Westminster 20/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: LPA Planning Capacity and Capability Survey 2025 20/02/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s weekly works: Charity seeks PM for heritage regeneration project, to 02/03 20/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Legal bid to protect Scots brutalist landmark from bulldozer 20/02/2026
- Delivering restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster: the costed proposals published 20/02/2026
- Government plans to train next generation of construction workers 20/02/2026
- SAVE’s Buildings at Risk register (BaR) – Call for Entries 2026 20/02/2026
- York Consortium for Craft and Conservation opens applications for Bursaries for 2026, to 16/03 20/02/2026
- Government Consultation on Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance, to 10/03 20/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: National Residential Retrofit Plan 2026 for Ireland’ makes upgrades more affordable and accessible 20/02/2026
- Bursaries for #IHBCNewcastle2026 open to 13/04, 18-20 June: ‘Submit now to be next on the list!’ 17/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 17/02/2026
- IHBC President’s ‘Members only’ Invitation to next Virtual Council: Online, 8 April 2026, from 4.30pm – Scoping ‘Investigation’ of conservation in local government, with a call for suggestions etc. 17/02/2026
- Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, June 18-20 (Full School only): Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT (Online Day School), free pre-conference webinars and more… 17/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ Signpost: Great Expectations Conference update by the National Churches Trust – Recordings now available 17/02/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC’s NewsBlog on ‘BOOKING OPEN for IHBC’s Full School (June 18-20): #IHBCNewcastle2026’ 17/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Heritage charity to change name after sale of 20,000-acre estate 17/02/2026
- National Heritage Emergency declared by Stoke-on-Trent – ‘first for a UK City’ – as Potteries needs £325Mn investment over the next decade 17/02/2026
- Nominations open for the Plowden Medal Conservation Award 2026, to 15/05 17/02/2026
- LPOC announces Listed & Modern Architectural Awards 2026 17/02/2026
Daily Archives: 19/12/2023
IHBC welcomes Michael Netter as New STBA Director
The IHBC is delighted to welcome IHBC’s own Michael Netter, our Professional Services Officer, in his new part-time role as its Director.
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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: CPD at London’s Listed Property Show, 2-3/02/24, with reductions for IHBC members
The Listed Property Show – ‘the biggest collection of listed building suppliers and experts under one roof’ – takes place in London on 2-3 February, and this year includes the Energy Efficiency Feature focussed on retrofitting, with Workshop rates reduced … Continue reading
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IHBC seeks paid expert leads for priority new topics in Branch CPD training: ‘Fire Protection’, ‘Enforcement’ and ‘Placemaking & Design Codes’: Closing 6 January 2024
The IHBC is seeking ‘expressions of interest’ from nationally recognised lead conservation experts in three new priority areas: ‘Fire Protection & Regulations’, ‘Enforcement’, and ‘Placemaking & Design Codes’ as it expands the IHBC Branch CPD training pilot, which funds locally … Continue reading
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REMINDER – IHBC launches Reading School Homepage & contact point: ‘Place & Building Care…’ with bookings to open in 2024 – #IHBCReading2024
[slideshow_deploy id=’38431′] The IHBC is delighted to launch the Reading 2024 website homepage resource so soon – helping early promotion and interest in the School. #IHBCReading2024 – as critical CPD for anyone interested in ‘Place & Building Care…’, with a … Continue reading
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IHBC Legislation Signpost, for #IHBCReading2024: Landlord to pay almost £100k after council prosecution secures confiscation order
A landlord has been hit with a confiscation order and forced to pay £93K after pleading guilty to a breach of two Planning Enforcement Notices issued by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP Council).
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Nottingham City Council declares itself ‘bankrupt over £23 million budget gap
The Nottingham Post has reported on Nottingham City Council ‘bankruptcy’ public meeting, to discuss the council’s recent Section 114 notice and what action will be taken next. image for illustration by Fiona Newton
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House set within a ruin is winner of RIAS Doolan Award for Best Building in Scotland
Cuddymoss – a ‘building within a ruin’ in north Ayrshire designed by Ann Nisbet Studio – has won the Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS).
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Penwortham: Gove backs new homes plan twice-rejected by South Ribble Borough Council
Plans to build 1,100 homes on farmland which were twice-rejected by a council have been approved by Michael Gove. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0
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RIBA opens applications to join the Principal Designer Register
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Principal Designer Register allows individual RIBA Chartered Members in the UK to demonstrate that they meet the competence criteria to serve as principal designers.
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Community Ownership Fund: Prospectus for round 3 opened, closes 31/01
The Community Ownership Fund bidding Round 3 Window 3 opened on 6 December 2023 and will close at 11.59am (before noon) on 31 January 2024.
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Biodiversity net gain: Defra updates advice on what LPAs should do
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has updated advice on how local planning authorities (LPAs) can ensure that developers and land managers meet the requirements for biodiversity net gain (BNG). image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Vandals target Zafar Mahal, knock down screen enclosing emperor’s ‘empty grave’
Unknown vandals allegedly destroyed a part of Zafar Mahal, a 19th-century structure, in Mehrauli, reports the Indian Express. image for illustration: Zafar Mahal by Parth.rkt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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