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- IHBC welcomes Heritage Day 2026, on #HeritageConnects – Reflections and Resources 17/03/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: New report on The Case for Age-Inclusion in a World of Changing Demographics ‘…mentor before you retire’! 17/03/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: UKAU on Google ‘… hired by government to develop AI planning decisions tool’ 17/03/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Proposal agreed for homes at severe risk of flooding in Ynysybwl 17/03/2026
- National Trust for Scotland calls for VAT cuts to save heritage 17/03/2026
- Derby University & NT on ‘Heritage Connection’ and the ‘subjective sense of relationship between people, nature & place over time’ 17/03/2026
- Government calls for submissions to UK’s first national inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) – ‘living Heritage – open to 27/03 17/03/2026
- Construction Leadership Council announces governance changes and new board appointments 17/03/2026
- CITB ‘Industry Picture’ report explores challenges and opportunities underpinning construction skills gap 17/03/2026
- BEFS publishes the latest edition of quarterly POWF Newsletter 17/03/2026
- Respublica reports on ‘A Modest Proposal for the Restoration of Neighbourhoods’ 17/03/2026
- Planning appeals – procedural guide: For appeals relating to applications dated on or after 1 April 2026 17/03/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: CyArk launches Virtual Museum to share Ukraine’s heritage 17/03/2026
- IHBC’s new Context, No. 186, does more heavy lifting for members: on ‘Infrastructure and Industry’ 13/03/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Designing Buildings on ‘Managing building safety risks across an existing residential portfolio’ 13/03/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 13/03/2026
- IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know! 13/03/2026
- IHBC President’s ‘Members only’ Invitation to next Virtual Council: Online, 8 April 2026, from 4.30pm – Scoping ‘Investigation’ of conservation in local government, with a call for suggestions etc. 13/03/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Use of artificial intelligence in casework evidence – Planning Inspectorate guidance 13/03/2026
- IHBC Director’s from HESPR’s £77K costed weekly works: NI authority seeks qualified team for services, to 19/03 13/03/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: £40m plan to cut carbon emissions at 35 public buildings in Liverpool City Region 13/03/2026
- LG etc. Ombudsman warns councils are ‘losing control’ of planning enforcement as complaints increasingly reveal years-long delays 13/03/2026
- RIBA condemns ‘ill-advised’ ARB accreditation rule 13/03/2026
- New £400,000 pilot fund launched to help Scotland’s cultural and creative buildings adapt to climate change 13/03/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (globally local) doorstep’: Rare snail ‘cited’ in Council’s approval for Trump Doonbeg ballroom 13/03/2026
Daily Archives: 13/12/2025
IHBC issues formal notice to all IHBC Members 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 welcomes Vice President Torsten Haak as Guest Judge for 2025 Student Award: Selecting next ‘Gus Astley’ winner, to receive £500 + Newcastle School place, 18-20 June 2026
The IHBC is delighted to welcome Torsten Haak, Executive Director of the Iona Community and IHBC’s Vice President as our guest judge for IHBC’s 2025 Gus Astley Student Award, supporting our student awards programme of certificates, cash prizes & free … Continue reading
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IHBC Toolbox’s latest Guidance Note update now out: ‘Local Planning Authorities in England on Consulting the National Amenity Societies’
The IHBC’s Toolbox resource has had its latest Guidance Note update, on ‘Local Planning Authorities in England on Consulting the National Amenity Societies’, issued as a reminder to ‘local planning authorities of their statutory duty under the 2015 Direction’.
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Tagged amenity, conservation, consultation, expertise, government, heritage, localauthority, planning, policy, societies
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IHBC Signpost: DB the Construction Wiki Temporary Structures
image for illustration: Hyde Park : temporary pavilion, Serpentine Gallery photo by Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Designing Buildings (DB), host platform to the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki, features ‘Temporary Structures’ in its Wiki-based resources.
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Tagged building, construction, Designing Buildings, environment, planning, structure
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: AI-powered nimbyism could grind UK planning system to a halt
Tools that help people scan applications and find grounds for objection have potential to hit government’s housebuilding plans, warns The Guardian.
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Government launches call for submissions to UK’s first national inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) – ‘living Heritage – open to 27/03
The Government has launched a call for submissions to the UK’s first-ever national inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) – living heritage – on foot of the UK’s ratification of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible … Continue reading
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UK Heritage Pulse: Spotlight on Heritage Crime
Pulse Monitor is the monthly health check on the heritage sector from the Heritage Fund, which measures its resilience, confidence and ambition, and there are some exceptional results from October that are out of step with recent trends.
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UK State of the Trades: a Report on the current UK Trade Landscape
The UK State of the Trades report 2026 has been issued, commissioned by Jackson Woodturners.
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RIBA Business Benchmarking Report 2025 issued
RIBA Business Benchmarking Report 2025 published: The annual RIBA Business Benchmarking survey provides vital business knowledge about how your practice compares to others.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep 2: ‘Europa?Nostra on new Culture Compass for Europe – ‘When Culture wins, Europe wins’
Europa?Nostra, the pan-European Voice of Civil Society committed to Cultural Heritage, also in its role as Leader of the European Heritage Hub, welcomes and strongly endorses the Culture?Compass for Europe.