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- England’s new NPPF issued as IHBC seeks Legal Panel guidance, Policy Committee reviews & more 22/08/2026
- IHBC calls for sign-up to UK-wide survey of heritage workers who ‘use science and technology’: Led by RICHeS & Icon, to 31 August 22/08/2026
- IHBC members with benefits 1: ‘Lutyens & Liverpool’, 6-7 Nov, Lutyens Trust member rates for IHBC, with options for Full (£120), Day (£100), Talk, Walk, Student and more 22/08/2026
- LAST WEEKS FOR IHBC’s 2026 Gus Astley Student Award: Open to 31/08 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCBristolBath2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’ 22/08/2026
- IHBC NI’s update on hosting a stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09, at Heritage Network’s Conference 22/08/2026
- IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 22/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional (Decarbonisation)’ CPD Signpost: Waddesdon Manor to become Renewable Energy Trailblazer 22/08/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £1.4M+ costed works this week: Church body seeks qualified parties for repair etc. of a Minster, to 04/09 22/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (castle) doorstep 1’: Borough Council begins work to protect Tamworth Castle for future generations 22/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (castle) doorstep 2’: Historic Royal Palaces announces a new chapter for the Tower of London 22/08/2026
- HE: ‘England’s bedrock proves Historic Buildings drive Economic Growth’ 22/08/2026
- NESTA on ‘How well do homes in England cope with extreme weather? Five things we learned from fresh data’ 22/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable towards Bronze Age burial to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’ 22/08/2026
- LAST CHANCE: SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2026 open: Celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’, to 20 August 18/08/2026
- IHBC sponsors SAHGB’s 3rd Mark Girouard symposium : ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’, 14 November 18/08/2026
- Join IHBC’s Membership Assessors now and ‘Shape our Conservation Professionals of the future’, with CPD, status, compensation, and more as thanks and benefits 18/08/2026
- IHBC ‘Research’ CPD signpost: … UK-wide survey: Heritage and Conservation Science Workforce: ‘Please complete and share’, from RICHeS and Icon, to 31 August 18/08/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 18/08/2026
- IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 18/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: HES on ‘Monitoring & reporting’… how we’re measuring success and reporting impact ‘ 18/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: Do you want to help shape the roadmap of UK construction, via UKCW 18/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Iconic Glasgow landmark lives on in Central Station display after devastating fire 18/08/2026
- SPAB launches applications for 2027 Fellowship Programme: to 7/09 18/08/2026
- Nina Young, Founder & CEO of Surveyors UK writes about the surveying gap we are not filling: ‘More surveyors are retiring than are coming in…’ 18/08/2026
- HE Blog by Hana Morel: The Role of Heritage in Delivering Climate Change Action – solution, infrastructure, evidence and more 18/08/2026
Daily Archives: 14/12/2024
IHBC is ‘looking back’ at Context 181 (Part 1): Explore Urban housing… council housing revied, DH Lawrence’s birthplace, prefabs, gentrification and more
With the new issue of IHBC’s members’ journal, Context now out, did you work all the way through our last one – Issue No. 181 – and the many facets of urban housing, design, conservation and use, with lessons on … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £1.2M+ of weekly works: Council seeks evaluation in theatre project, to 15/01 & £240k
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members regular ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick this week is a call from a Council for a multi-disciplinary … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Happy residents (inc. Tracy Emin) as replacement windows refused by Thanet DC
image for illustration: image for illustration: Arlington House Margate by Spudgun67, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Flat owners – including artist Tracey Emin – are rejoicing after a controversial plan to replace the windows of an ‘iconic’ tower block at Arlington House … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (railway) doorstep’: Network Rail starts £3.4m iconic Glenfinnan Viaduct repair
image for illustration: Glenfinnan Viaduct by By Matthieu Riegler, CC BY 3.0 Network Rail has started a £3.4m project this month to repair the iconic Glenfinnan Viaduct in the Scottish Highlands, to ‘future-proof’ the category A-listed bridge for generations.
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New NPPF out for England
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which sets out government’s planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied, has been issued.
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Parliament procurement processes launched: ‘… easier for small businesses, sole traders and micro-companies to bid’; initial applications to 10/01, live from February
image for illustration: Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament The Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal has introduced a Collections Conservation Dynamic Purchasing System to help the conservation sector’s role in preserving its heritage, open to … Continue reading
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The Burrell Collection: Doolan Award – ‘Scotland’s building of the year’
image for illustration: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Glasgow’s Burrell Collection has been named today as the winner of the Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award following a major refurbishment by John McAslan … Continue reading
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HE seeks 3 Commissioners – Conservation Architect Finance / Risk, Property Development, to £4133 p.a. @ 12 days p.a., closing 10/01/25
Historic England (HE) seeks 3 new Commissioners – Conservation Architect; Finance/Risk & Property Development, to £4133 p.a @ 12 days p.a., closing 10/01/25.
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Govt: Planning overhaul to reach 1.5 million new homes
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 An overhaul of the planning system to accelerate housebuilding and deliver 1.5 million homes over this Parliament, Government reports.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Explore the World’s First 3D Replica of St. Peter’s Basilica… made with AI
image for illustration: St Peter’s Basilica by Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons In the trailer below for the world’s first 3D replica of St. Peter’s Basilica, Yves Ubelmann speaks of using ‘AI for Good,’ which isn’t just an … Continue reading
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