Monthly Archives: November 2025

AHF’s Heritage Impact Fund Reaches £10 Million Milestone in Pioneering Social Investment for Historic Buildings

Posted on 04/11/2025 by IHBC

The Heritage Impact Fund (HIF), delivered by the Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF), has reached a major milestone as £10Mn in loan offers are now approved, to support the reuse and regeneration of historic buildings across the UK.

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Vic Soc ‘concerned’ at growing pattern: ‘Minister overrules expert advice on nationally important historic buildings’

Posted on 04/11/2025 by IHBC

The Victorian Society (Vic Soc) is ‘deeply concerned’ by a ‘growing pattern of the Secretary of State refusing to add important historic buildings to the National Heritage List for England, even when formally recommended to do so by Historic England’.

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1-Year extension for Countryside Stewardship Scheme, to support farming and nature

Posted on 04/11/2025 by IHBC

DEFRA has confirmed a one-year extension for over 5,000 Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier agreements, originally scheduled to end in December 2025, so thousands of farmers will receive extensions to continue restoring nature and farming sustainably, supporting long-term food security.

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Government’s ‘Pro-growth package unshackling Britain to get building’

Posted on 04/11/2025 by IHBC

Pro-growth changes to the government’s landmark Planning and Infrastructure Bill to get Britain building faster have been announced by Government UK.

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Wiltshire Council’s Cabinet approves plan to help mitigate the potential impact of development on Stonehenge and Avebury WHS

Posted on 04/11/2025 by IHBC

Wiltshire Council’s Cabinet has approved a ‘Setting Study for the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site’ (WHS) which, if adopted by Full Council, can ensure that developments in Wiltshire do not adversely impact the internationally significant monuments and area.

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