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- IHBC opens Corporate Plan 2026-30 (‘CP30’) development with CP25 consultation, noting Charter, Parliamentary 5 Commitments, volunteer investment & more – to 28/02 & after 30/01/2026
- IHBC’s Context 185 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, features ‘Reslating an ancient water mill’ 30/01/2026
- Check out IHBC’s new-style ‘CPD Circular’ & feed back: With ‘at-a-glance colour coding’, Director’s CPD Spotlight (ICOMOS-CIF 2026, Granada, 11-13/03), simpler format & more 30/01/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 30/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Unlock Access to RICHeS Research Infrastructure with Full Access Fund Call now Open with ‘Help’ webinar on 11/03 30/01/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £192K+ of weekly works: English Council seeks organisation for building restoration & operation, to 28/02 30/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Exciting future for Barbican Centre as £191m funding for essential works approved 30/01/2026
- AHF marks 50 years of social impact through conservation and adaptation 30/01/2026
- Government announces bumper £1.5 billion package ‘to restore national pride’ 30/01/2026
- HE: Delivering heritage construction skills and training in projects 30/01/2026
- National Retrofit Hub on ‘Health, place & retrofit’: Findings and recommendations for change 30/01/2026
- UK Heritage Pulse seeks participants for ‘collaborative data and insight project for… UK’s heritage sector informing strategy, recovery and reinvention’ 30/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Inside plans to rebuild the ‘top-secret’ bunker beneath the White House East Wing 30/01/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 27/01/2026
- IHBC’s Context 185 under the spotlight: Accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, with Alexandra Fairclough’s ‘Law and Policy update’ 27/01/2026
- IHBC urges ‘risk-based approach to retrofit’ with Government’s ‘Warm Homes Plan’ – ‘biggest home upgrade plan in British history’ 27/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 30-31 Jan 27/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: COTAC issues Insight 4 – ‘Understanding and Appreciating the Region of East Anglia’ 27/01/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC’s NewsBlog on Marsh Awards – Successful Learning & Community contributions 27/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Man ordered to pay £38,000 after stripping out historic listed building 27/01/2026
- RTPI & TCPA: ‘Planning for the Climate Crisis – A guide for local authorities’, 5th Edition 27/01/2026
- ‘Empty Properties in Wales’ handbook issued by Welsh Government 27/01/2026
- Introducing the HEF’s first Newsletter: ‘Resilience Review’ 27/01/2026
- Scotland’s Bar-L’ joins the (Category) A list 27/01/2026
- Regeneration leader appointed to key role at Homes England 27/01/2026
Monthly Archives: December 2025
Government plans ‘Single Construction Regulator’ to ensure standards across sector, with consultation open to 20/03
Plans for a new regulator to bring together standards across buildings, products and and professionals in the construction sector have been announced, with a ‘Prospectus’ and a consultation open to 20 March 2026.
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HES: Troubled body told to address ‘unacceptable’ governance by Audit Scotland
Scotland’s spending watchdog has told Historic Environment Scotland (HES) it must address ‘unacceptable weaknesses’ in its governance in a strongly critical report.
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Tagged conservation, economics, environment, expertise, heritage, performance, report, Scotland
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Chancellor appoints infrastructure and planning adviser to clear path for new investments
Leading lawyer Catherine Howard has appointed to advise the Chancellor on the next phase of planning and infrastructure reforms as she vows to ‘do what it takes to get Britain building’.
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Tagged aviation, economy, expertise, government, insfrastructure, planning, transport, UK
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AHRC PhD studentships on ‘barriers to creating healthier places’
The first applications are now open for studentships investigating the barriers to creating healthier places – for people and the planet – through a new consortium of academic and industry partners, with support from the Arts and Humanities Research Council … Continue reading
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Tagged academia, arts, climate change, community, conservation, ecology, environment, heritage, humanities, industry, planning, research
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John McAslan + Partners: ‘…transformative alternative vision for Liverpool Street Station…’
John McAslan + Partners, working in collaboration with heritage organisations SAVE Britain’s Heritage and The Twentieth Century Society, has ‘revealed a fresh and compelling new concept for the enhancement of Liverpool Street Station in London’.
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Tagged architecture, conservation, design, expertise, heritage, infrastructure, planning, railways
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Scotland’s ‘Properties and Collections Strategy: Towards Sustainable Stewardship’ consultation draft out, open to 23/01
image for illustration: Edinburgh panorama by Fiona Newton Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is inviting people across Scotland to help shape the future of some of the nation’s most important historic places and collections through a new public consultation.
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Tagged building, conservation, consultation, environment, expertise, government, heritage, planning, Scotland, skills, sustainability
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Heritage Trust North West takes on Baguley Hall
In November 2025 Heritage Trust North West (HTNW) was selected by Historic England to take on the ownership of Grade I-listed Baguley Hall in Wythenshawe, South Manchester.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: NTHP sues to stop White House Ballroom works for violating Constitutional property clause & absent Congress authorisation
image for illustration: The White House by DJTechYT, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP), founded in 1949 by congressional charter to support the preservation of America’s diverse historic buildings, has sued the White … Continue reading
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Tagged building, conservation, heritage, planning, preservation, USA
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Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spans disciplines, levels & sectors as interdisciplinary conservation practice standards deliver public benefit
To connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates our NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities on the ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so sign up for free alerts and tell your boss or team how our low-cost service … Continue reading
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Tagged building, climate change, conservation, environment, expertise, government, heritage, IHBC, jobs, nature, planning, skills
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Lodge your IHBC proxy vote (accredited members only) ASAP & book your online place (members only) for IHBC’s 2026 AGM, 7 January 2026, featuring HE’s co-CEO, from 5.30pm, with 6.00pm AGM
IHBC Chair David McDonald has updated IHBC members on plans for the 2026 AGM, on 7 January, opening with Historic England’s Co-Chief Executive on ‘… roles and priorities – Growth, Place, and the Heritage Sector’ from 5.30pm.
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Tagged AGM, building, climate change, conservation, environment, expertise, government, heritage, IHBC, members, nature, planning, skills
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IHBC’s new Context, No185, ‘lifts the lid on roofing’, from craft to carbon, with essential, accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals & colleagues
IHBC’s new edition of its members’ journal Context is out – No. 185 – to ‘lift the lid on roofing’, from mill re-slating and pitching pitched roofs a Garden Suburb’s roofscape.
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Tagged building, climate change, conservation, cpd, environment, expertise, heritage, nature, planning, professionals, skills
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IHBC’s Research Signpost from HE & EH: ‘Pathways Into Heritage Construction: A Strategic View/Models and Case Studies’
A new two-part report from Historic England (HE) and English Heritage (EH) explores pathways into heritage construction the UK, focussed on pre-apprenticeship, beginner-level training initiatives that introduce individuals to heritage construction skills.
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Tagged apprenticeship, building, construction, environment, expertise, heritage, planning, skills
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IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £101K+ of weekly works: Trust seeks fire engineer for GII* project to 15/01
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 Director’s tender taster for NewsBlog readers this week a call from a trust … Continue reading
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Tagged building, climate change, conservation, environment, expertise, government, heritage, nature, planning, skills
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (riverside) doorstep’: Historic rail bridge collapses into River Spey
image for illustration: Andy Jamieson / The Garmouth Viaduct A section of The Spey Viaduct, an iron girder structure near Garmouth that was completed in 1886, collapsed into the River Spey in Moray, reports Moray Council, and though no longer used for … Continue reading
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UK Government urged to step up maintenance to safeguard ageing infrastructure: Royal Academy of Engineering
The Royal Academy of Engineering has urged the UK Government to step up maintenance to safeguard ageing infrastructure, as the ‘Reviving our Ageing Infrastructure’ report by the National Engineering Policy Centre calls for the maintenance and renewal of existing assets … Continue reading
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Landmark Planning and Infrastructure Bill becomes law
The government’s landmark Planning and Infrastructure Bill has received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.
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England’s NPPF update: New consultation on proposed reforms and other changes to the planning system, to 10/03
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is consulting on a revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), notably linked to data centres, onsite energy generation, viability assessments and site thresholds.
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Tagged communities, framework, government, housing, planning
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AHRC PhD studentships on ‘barriers to creating healthier places’
The first applications are now open for studentships investigating the barriers to creating healthier places – for people and the planet – through a new consortium of academic and industry partners, with support from the Arts and Humanities Research Council … Continue reading
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£2.9m heritage investment for Waterfront regeneration
Funding from Historic Environment Scotland and the National Lottery Heritage Fund will protect the built heritage of Granton Waterfront in Edinburgh.
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Trowel and Error: A Public User Needs Survey for Archaeology
‘Trowel and Error: A Public User Needs Survey for Archaeology’ explores how people across the UK engage with, value, and access archaeological information.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Costa Carras European Citizens Awards for the Safeguard of Endangered Heritage 2026, entries open to 16/01/2026
EUROPA NOSTRA and ELLINIKI ETAIRIA – Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage – have launched the Call for Entries for the fourth edition of the Costa Carras European Citizens Awards for the Safeguard of Endangered Cultural and Natural Heritage.
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IHBC welcome SAHGB’s new Colvin Special Award 2025, celebrating editors of The Pevsner Architectural Guides
The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) new Colvin Special Award recognises exceptional works and series of reference volumes in architectural history, bestowed occasionally, and in 2025 it is awarded to the editors of The Pevsner Architectural Guides.
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IHBC issues formal notice for 2026 AGM, online on 7 January 2026, from 5.30pm (with special presentation!) for 6pm start
IHBC AGM WEDNESDAY 7 JANUARY 2026 ONLINE:Presentation from 5.30pm and AGM from 6.00pmAGM FOR IHBC MEMBERS ONLY
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IHBC updates on ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation’: Check out our web hub, with video & feedback, and help reduce damage to both health and heritage
IHBC’s 2025 Westminster launch of ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation… From Crafts in Crisis to Rubbish in Retrofit’, also boasts a web hub with the Briefing video and a ‘Feedback’ option, so please help us reduce damage … Continue reading
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IHBC warmly welcomes PCO approval to Petition for Charter
The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) has warmly welcomed the approval from the Privy Council Office (PCO) for the submission of a Petition for Charter following its review of our Memorandum.
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