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- IHBC’s first thoughts from the new NPPF: On ‘…what the NPPF means for Conservation in England and what remains unanswered’, with an early push on Planning Resource 18/09/2026
- IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: IHBC’s national updates for local volunteer leads – Part 2: ‘Charter & ‘CP30’’ 18/09/2026
- IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Part of Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September 18/09/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 18/09/2026
- IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 18/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Intervention’ CPD Signpost: Latest guidance for tackling damp and mould, via CIOB/CIH 18/09/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £111K weekly costed works: Council seeks Architect/Design Team for GII listed Town Hall works, to 09/10/2026. 18/09/2026
- UK ESNZ Committee with unchanged remit launches two new major inquiries: ‘Business & energy’ and ‘Warm and comfortable homes’ 18/09/2026
- HES: Pilot fund launched to support Scotland’s historic places of worship 18/09/2026
- Home Builders Federation: Planning staff shortages worsen despite Government reforms, further delaying housing delivery 18/09/2026
- Government opens consultation on ‘Planning powers for mayors in England’ 18/09/2026
- Historic Houses report: ‘Endangered Spaces: Protecting ‘at risk’ heritage’… on how to use HE’s (HARR) 18/09/2026
- PM puts public control, community regeneration and cost-of-living at the heart of plans to ‘rewire Britain’ 18/09/2026
- IHBC welcomes COTAC’s new ‘Developing Personal Competences’ volume: Insight 2 – ‘…for those seeking re-accreditation…’ 15/09/2026
- IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Part of Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September 15/09/2026
- IHBC launches ‘Early Career Network’ with calls to join up, as new Working Group explores plans for support and services 15/09/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 15/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: HE Guidance on ‘Control of Microorganisms in Historic Buildings’ 15/09/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’….IHBC sponsors Gardens Trust on ‘New Town Landscapes,’ 23-24/09, Milton Keynes 15/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Albert Bridge gets fresh paint job during repair closure 15/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Historic status ruled out for Edinburgh block earmarked for demolition 15/09/2026
- TownsWeb digitisation grant: SPAB at 150… ‘from Stonehenge to St Mark’s, Venice’ 15/09/2026
- CITB on ‘Why construction skills strategies must become place-based’ 15/09/2026
- UK Heritage Pulse on ‘Skills Exchange Request the skills you need. Offer the ones you have 15/09/2026
- Charity Commission issues ‘Research and analysis Charity Sector Risk Assessment 2026’ 15/09/2026
Monthly Archives: July 2026
IHBC welcomes The King’s Foundation’s launch of ‘Balancing Heritage Harm and Public Benefit: A decision-making framework for heritage applications’
The IHBC has welcomed The King’s Foundation new framework – ‘Balancing Heritage Harm and Public Benefit…’, which is intended to underpin ‘proactive, place-based and iterative approach… for balancing harm and benefit’, and promote ‘a shared understanding of significance, explore… and … Continue reading
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REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses
The IHBC has launched its call to register ‘Interest’ in our new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’, for service leads in built and historic environment conservation-led learning & training programmes & courses, with resources allocated, advocacy a priority, and … Continue reading
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SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2026 open: Celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’, to 20 August
The IHBC and the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) have launched the 2026 joint Heritage Research Award to celebrate ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, for research from 2024 & closing 20 August.
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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: AJ Opinion: ‘… industry demands retrofit-first… new government shouldn’t waste a second…’
As the UK is hit by the fourth heatwave of 2026, Will Hurst argues in the Architects’ Journal (AJ) that a bombshell MHCLG survey has laid bare years of failure by central government to regulate construction’s carbon footprint, ‘including the … Continue reading
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IHBC ‘PRACTICE’ CPD signpost: Historic England Guidance on Thatching Materials
image for illustration: Rethatching a house at Whippingham, Isle of Wight, ITookSomePhotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Historic England reports on the use of traditional thatching materials, skills and techniques to maintain local distinctiveness, where a key factor is … Continue reading
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IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £624K+ costed works this week: Welsh Council seeks qualified team for public realm strategy, to 07/08, £204K+
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – sends members exclusive ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with the Director’s top taster for NewsBlog readers this week a call from a Welsh Council … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Emergency crews battle huge blaze at historic former Catholic convent in Hastings
image for illustration: Chapel at Convent of the Holy Child Jesus, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The local Fire and Rescue Service (ESFRS) tackled a fire at the disused former Catholic College in Hastings’ St Leonards on July 9.
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RTPI finds just 0.56% of people engage with local plan consultations
New analysis from the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) finds responses to local plan consultations represent 0.56% of a local authority’s population, with the Institute warning that low public participation could undermine trust in planning reform.
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CIC on Apprenticeship Assessment Reform: ‘What Built Environment Professionals Need to Know’
Dr Caroline Sudworth, Director, Technical Apprenticeship Consortium (TAC) & Aled Williams, Executive Director, Built Environment Futures Assembly (BEFA) report from the CIC on how Apprenticeship assessment in England is changing.
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AJ Retrofit & Reuse Awards 2026 shortlist… ‘Conservation and historic’ and ‘Positive addition’
image for illustration: The Mill Stream, John O’Groats by Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0 The Architects’ Journal (AJ) has announced its second set of shortlists for this year’s AJ Retrofit & Reuse Awards: The ‘Conservation and historic and Positive addition’ … Continue reading
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Managing Risks and Reputation in Fundraising: Arts, Culture and Heritage – A comprehensive guide and toolkit
Arts Fundraising Philanthropy has launched a new guide and toolkit on ‘Context and purpose – risks and reputation in relation to fundraising’.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: ‘Absolute madness’ – Row over plan to demolish Nazi bunker in Berlin
Plans in Berlin to tear down one of the last remnants of Adolf Hitler’s power centre, of which almost nothing remains except a bunker to build flats and offices are causing problems, reports BBC News.
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IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral
image: Worcester Cathedral interior by Steve McLeish for IHBC Annual School 2016 This IHBC and our West Midlands Branch will join the next West Midlands Heritage Trust (WMHT) Careers Fair, which will come to Worcester Cathedral on 21 October 2026.
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As 90% of ‘Virtual’ Newcastle School feedback is ‘5/5’ or ‘4/5’, IHBC celebrates success in 2026, in learning, partnerships, friends & more, with thanks & congrats to all as Bristol 2027 looms, in June, on ‘Climate Change and Significance’
The IHBC is delighted to thank all contributors, participants, sponsors, network partners, exhibitors and, especially, our RTPI 2026 School Friends, all of whom have helped make our Annual School in Newcastle, such a success, as we look ahead to June … Continue reading
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SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2026 open: Celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’, to 20 August
The IHBC and the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) have launched the 2026 joint Heritage Research Award to celebrate ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, for research from 2024 & closing 20 August.
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IHBC’s 2026 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Open to 31/08 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCBristolBath2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award close on 31 August 2026, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 30 September 2025 OR 30 September 2026 – just submit … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: ‘Help Tackle One of Construction’s Biggest Killers: – Dust’…. a 5-minute survey open to 31 July
Dr. Scott McGibbon IHBC, at Pvotal Consultancy, seeks help to develop flexible Silica dust CPD courses for professionals etc, and has launched a 5-minute survey to scope interest in tackling ‘One of Construction’s Biggest Killers: – Dust’.
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IHBC ‘PRACTICE’ CPD signpost: Updated emergency planning for heritage guidance from HE
Historic England has issued guidance on ‘good emergency planning practices’ to ‘help with preparing for, responding to and recovering from incidents at heritage sites’.
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: BD review of the ‘Royal Festival Hall: A Living Icon’
IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week features a Building Design (BD) review of the ‘Royal Festival Hall: … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (‘expert’) doorstep’: … ‘five reasons why Victorian houses are cooler than modern buildings’
image for illustration: Victorian houses on Southfield, David Wright via Wikimedia Commons More than four million homes were built in the UK during the Victorian era and yet, these homes are cooler in summer than many built more recently, explains ‘The … Continue reading
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CITB and FMB launch retrofit research report to underpin a new Sector Skills Plan to strengthen retrofit skills
Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and Federation of master Builders (FMB) have launched a retrofit research report ‘Energy Retrofit, Repair, Maintenance and Improvement…: Towards a Sector Skills Strategy’ to underpin a new Sector Skills Plan to strengthen retrofit skills.
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Industry leaders led by ICE call for new UK PM to ‘re-commit’ to existing infrastructure plans
In an open letter signed by 28 built environment and industry bodies, including the Institution of Civil Engineers writes (ICE), the sector warned that ‘now is not the time to go back to square one’.
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RTPI CE on ‘Planning England’s future: The case for a National Spatial Framework’ – Clarity, Coordination and Confidence
An opinion piece by Rachel Fisher, Chief Executive of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), makes the case for a National Spatial Framework.
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Historic England’s HERs Grant Calls
Historic England fund projects in response to specific calls for proposals that directly address the priorities outlined in Historic England’s Strategic Plan.
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