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- IHBC’s 2026 ‘Yearbook’ update No.1 –RTPI President on ‘IHBC & RTPI.. a great example of planning across the divide’ 22/09/2026
- IHBC’s first thoughts from the new NPPF: On ‘…what the NPPF means for Conservation in England and what remains unanswered’, with an early push on Planning Resource 22/09/2026
- IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Part of Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September 22/09/2026
- Note to all IHBC Members: Our MARSH AWARD call dates are changing… opening end September and closing December, so get ready now! 22/09/2026
- IHBC sponsors SAHGB’s 3rd Mark Girouard symposium : ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’, 14 November 22/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: New Scottish Government ‘Guide to Conversion of Traditional Buildings’ 22/09/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’….IHBC welcomes COTAC’s new ‘Developing Personal Competences’… ‘for those seeking re-accreditation…’ 22/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council & IHBC) doorstep’ 1: Council takes over Newcastle’s Neville Hall (IHBC’s 2026 Day School venue) to safeguard city heritage 22/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep’ 2: Tunstall landlord ordered to pay over £8,000 as heritage crackdown reaches 100th building 22/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep’ 3: Proud and exciting moment as Custom House conservation set to start in King’s Lynn 22/09/2026
- Government steps in to protect families from cowboy builders and aggressive bailiffs 22/09/2026
- World Heritage in the UK 2025-26 Review 22/09/2026
- HES: Skills Investment Plan for Scotland’s Historic Environment – Year Two Report 22/09/2026
- IHBC’s first thoughts from the new NPPF: On ‘…what the NPPF means for Conservation in England and what remains unanswered’, with an early push on Planning Resource 18/09/2026
- IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: IHBC’s national updates for local volunteer leads – Part 2: ‘Charter & ‘CP30’’ 18/09/2026
- IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Part of Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September 18/09/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 18/09/2026
- IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 18/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Intervention’ CPD Signpost: Latest guidance for tackling damp and mould, via CIOB/CIH 18/09/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £111K weekly costed works: Council seeks Architect/Design Team for GII listed Town Hall works, to 09/10/2026. 18/09/2026
- UK ESNZ Committee with unchanged remit launches two new major inquiries: ‘Business & energy’ and ‘Warm and comfortable homes’ 18/09/2026
- HES: Pilot fund launched to support Scotland’s historic places of worship 18/09/2026
- Home Builders Federation: Planning staff shortages worsen despite Government reforms, further delaying housing delivery 18/09/2026
- Government opens consultation on ‘Planning powers for mayors in England’ 18/09/2026
- Historic Houses report: ‘Endangered Spaces: Protecting ‘at risk’ heritage’… on how to use HE’s (HARR) 18/09/2026
Monthly Archives: December 2024
IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (retail) doorstep’ 1: This is Money on M&S demolition… ‘a big win’
‘Marks & Spencer plan to knock down flagship Oxford Street store approved’ reports This is Money, describing it as ‘a big victory for chief executive Stuart Machin…’.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (retail) doorstep’ 2: SAVE Britain’s Heritage on M&S demolition – ‘stop incentivising demolition’
image for illustration: Christmas lights, Marks & Spencer, Oxford Street W1 by Robin Sones, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons SAVE Britain’s Heritage calls for urgent reforms after M&S ruling highlights gaping holes in national planning system.
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Cadw and the Royal Commission to review their working relationship
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Jack Sargeant, Welsh Government Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership, has announced the formation of a working group to review the relationship between Cadw and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and … Continue reading
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NCT’s critical Autumn Budget update for UK churches
image for illustration: Peter Badcock The National Churches Trust (NCT) is campaigning to highlight threats – and prospective campaign solutions, centred on a letter to your MP – to the Listed Places of Worship tax relief that allows VAT reclaims … Continue reading
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UWE Bristol Survey: How sustainable practices are integrated into the design phases of construction projects in the UK
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 University of the West of England (UWE) Bristol is conducting a survey to understand how sustainable practices are integrated into the design phases of construction projects in the UK.
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IHBC applauds RTPI NW’s e-bulletin feature by IHBC CO Sammy Woodford: ‘Out of Office: Planning Professionals in the Classroom’
Student games exhibition, November 2023, Manchester (Photo Sammy Woodford) Cumberland Conservation Officer Sammy Woodford has been featured in the recent RTPI North West news e-bulletin, writing on ‘Planning Professionals in the Classroom’.
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IHBC Chair & Membership Secretary invite members to free MATE sessions piloting shorter accreditation forms: Next MATEs for members working with Churches etc. (9/12); Local Authorities (11/12) & the private sector (13/12) – and more to come in 2025
As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATEs) programme – that advise on accreditation applications – we’re offering free online sessions to pilot new streamlined application forms.
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IHBC’s ‘Finance and Economics’ Signpost: HE on ‘Heritage-led tourism supporting England’s economy’
image for illustration: Ironbridge, Shropshire by Seán O’Reilly Historic England’s (HE) new Heritage Counts Report on Tourism has been launched, underpinning the case that heritage tourism supports thousands of jobs and makes a substantial contribution to the Gross Value Added … Continue reading
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IHBC HESPR ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC features NCE on inspection techniques on GII listed Hull tidal surge barrier
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 features New Civil Engineer (NCE) on ‘Techniques… for the inspection of Grade II … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (demolition) doorstep’: Stirling Prize-winning Salford building to be demolished
image for illustration: Centenary Building, Salford by Skip88, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons The Centenary Building, which won the inaugural design gong in 1996, will be bulldozed as part of the wider £2.5bn Crescent regeneration project, reports Place … Continue reading
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New skills hubs launched ‘to get Britain building’
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Government has said that thousands more apprentice construction workers will be hired each year to build homes and kickstart growth through new skills hubs funded by industry leaders.
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Friends of Friendless Churches: ‘Latest News’, on churches in care – Wales, wall paintings, service dates and more
image: canvases and triple decker pulpit, St Doged’s, Llanddoged The ‘Latest News’ bulletin from Friends of Friendless Churches updates on a new church in their care, St Doged’s, Llanddoged and offers an inside look at our works at St James’s, … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Explore Burj Al Babas, Turkey’s Abandoned Town of 587 Disney-Style Castles
Burj Al Babas might have been constructed expressly to attract the attention of the internet, report write Architectural Digest’s Katherine McLaughlin and Jessica Cherner in Open Culture: ‘Sitting near the Black Sea, the town is full of half-finished, fully abandoned … Continue reading
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