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- IHBC’s November ‘CPD Circular’ now out: Accessible, cost-conscious learning, events & resources, with Branch AGMs, CPD Partnerships, BS 40104 (Domestic Retrofit Assessment) & more 08/11/2025
- Need a MATE? Act soon & reserve your free online IHBC Accreditation guidance and update session (November closed; January still open) 08/11/2025
- UKRI RICHeS Access Fund addresses costs in supporting users and service providers with first call open to 10/12 08/11/2025
- IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective 08/11/2025
- IHBC’s Practice Signpost: TCPA update blog on ‘The battle for Healthy Homes continues….’, as it notes ‘Planning is not the problem’ 08/11/2025
- IHBC Signpost: Building Safety Guidance – Useful links brought together by GOV.UK 08/11/2025
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £228K+ of weekly works: Council seeks team for Town Hall re-purposing, to 24/11 & £180K 08/11/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (AI) doorstep’: £10m AI planning tool tender… near-instant decisions on householder apps 08/11/2025
- Parliament on PAC on ‘Housing developer levy funds’ failure ‘due to systemic problems’: Councils hampered by ‘asymmetry of skills’ with developers 08/11/2025
- AHF: New Funding Available to Support Heritage-Regeneration Projects in Wales in 2025/26 08/11/2025
- ARB registration of internationally-qualified architects – consultation results 08/11/2025
- Heritage Fund: Six areas, towns and cities across the UK to benefit from long-term investment 08/11/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Driving through Dublin… and ‘How the car changed the city’ 08/11/2025
- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, on ‘Discovering Jane Jacobs’ 04/11/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: Joint CPD webinar update on ‘Traditional and historic buildings – a new Retrofit British Standard’ with IHBC’s John Edwards, 14/11 04/11/2025
- Need a MATE? More free online Accreditation guidance and update sessions offered to guide IHBC applicants. 04/11/2025
- IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective 04/11/2025
- IHBC warmly welcomes PCO approval to Petition for Charter 04/11/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Public Practice – Recruitment & Skills Report 2025 04/11/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Council could take legal action after collapse at Ledbury building 04/11/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Lancaster property firm and director fined over £76k for flouting planning laws on historic listed building 04/11/2025
- AHF’s Heritage Impact Fund Reaches £10 Million Milestone in Pioneering Social Investment for Historic Buildings 04/11/2025
- Vic Soc ‘concerned’ at growing pattern: ‘Minister overrules expert advice on nationally important historic buildings’ 04/11/2025
- 1-Year extension for Countryside Stewardship Scheme, to support farming and nature 04/11/2025
- Government’s ‘Pro-growth package unshackling Britain to get building’ 04/11/2025
Daily Archives: 08/11/2025
IHBC’s November ‘CPD Circular’ now out: Accessible, cost-conscious learning, events & resources, with Branch AGMs, CPD Partnerships, BS 40104 (Domestic Retrofit Assessment) & more
IHBC’s newest CPD Circular lists accessible, cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD), from priority Branch Partnership events to AGMs and our joint STBA/IHBC webinar on ‘BS 40104: Domestic Retrofit Assessment – implications for traditional and heritage buildings’.
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Need a MATE? Act soon & reserve your free online IHBC Accreditation guidance and update session (November closed; January still open)
As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATE ) programme, we’re continuing to offer free webinars for applicants with CPD-certified advice on applying for IHBC accreditation (Full & Associate).
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UKRI RICHeS Access Fund addresses costs in supporting users and service providers with first call open to 10/12
The United Kingdom Arts and Humanities Research Council RICHeS (Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science) Access Fund helps researchers, organisations and heritage professionals gain access to cutting-edge equipment, collections and expertise.
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Tagged arts, expertise, funding, heritage, humanities, research, science, skills
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IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective
The IHBC is delighted to announce the launch of the Home Page of the 2026 Annual School, to take place in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ and across up to 20 hours CPD.
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Tagged climate change, conference, conservation, cpd, environment, events, expertise, government, heritage, planning, skills
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IHBC’s Practice Signpost: TCPA update blog on ‘The battle for Healthy Homes continues….’, as it notes ‘Planning is not the problem’
A new Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) blog looks at the state of play as the Lords report stage of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill process has closed and the Bill returns to the House of Commons before receiving … Continue reading
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IHBC Signpost: Building Safety Guidance – Useful links brought together by GOV.UK
image for illustration GOV.UK has compiled building safety guidance and resources with links to building safety laws and guidance, as well as from HSE as the Building Safety Regulator.
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IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £228K+ of weekly works: Council seeks team for Town Hall re-purposing, to 24/11 & £180K
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members our exclusive ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with the IHBC Director’s ‘taster’ pick for NewsBlog readers this week a call by an … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (AI) doorstep’: £10m AI planning tool tender… near-instant decisions on householder apps
image for illustration £10m is being invested in planning AI for householder cases with near-instant decisions as officers stay in control, reports Complete AI Training.
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Parliament on PAC on ‘Housing developer levy funds’ failure ‘due to systemic problems’: Councils hampered by ‘asymmetry of skills’ with developers
The system designed to create new affordable housing and infrastructure through developer contributions is not working properly, reports the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), as asymmetry of skills also means that councils often find it hard to challenge developers’ claims.
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AHF: New Funding Available to Support Heritage-Regeneration Projects in Wales in 2025/26
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is delighted to announce the renewal of its strategic partnership with Cadw, the Welsh Government’s Historic Environment Division.
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ARB registration of internationally-qualified architects – consultation results
The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has published the results of its public consultation on proposed changes to international routes to Registration.
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Heritage Fund: Six areas, towns and cities across the UK to benefit from long-term investment
The Heritage Fund is delighted to announce funding for these new Heritage Places, the next chapter of a 10-year journey to help places thrive by connecting communities to the heritage on their doorstep.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Driving through Dublin… and ‘How the car changed the city’
image for illustration: Liffey East by Jtdirl, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons … Long tailbacks, sitting in traffic and navigating the M50 are a fact of life for many in Dublin… but how did the city become so jam-packed with … Continue reading
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