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- IHBC’s update on our ‘LB Prosecutions Database’ – from Fenland DC, a GII in Wisbech – with new cases always sought 21/04/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s latest Council: A paper you might have missed… Adam Dyer on ‘Green upgrades for London’s heritage homes’ 21/04/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 21/04/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: HE on ‘Delivering Heritage Construction Skills and Training in Projects’ 21/04/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: DB on ‘…. carbon and indigenous slate’, and IHBC’s special offer to HESPR Staff for 2026 Virtual School, 19 June 21/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (listed) doorstep’: HES designates Glasgow’s Ubiquitous Chip following consultation 21/04/2026
- Government UK consultation on ‘Fees for planning applications’, to 18/05 21/04/2026
- CIC on CIOB: National construction careers campaign needed to meet development demand 21/04/2026
- HES: More heritage funding to tackle rising cost and climate challenge 21/04/2026
- High streets revived and children given safe places to play 21/04/2026
- St James’s Piccadilly secures £4.75m National Lottery Heritage Fund grant for landmark Wren Project 21/04/2026
- The Palm House at Kew Garden’s journey to a greener future 21/04/2026
- Competition to launch national forest in Ox-Cam Growth Corridor 21/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Decision on proposed apartments at Bessborough site due in July 21/04/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s latest Council: A paper you might have missed… Adam Dyer on ‘Green upgrades for London’s heritage homes’ 17/04/2026
- 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! 17/04/2026
- IHBC ‘Intervention’ Signpost: SAVE Britain’s Heritage Buildings at Risk Register 17/04/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £2.4M costed works: Public body seeks Heritage etc. consultant for iconic project, to 16/04 & £1.3+Mn 17/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (valued?) doorstep’: Edinburgh’s Argyle House qualifies for listed status – but won’t get it 17/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (under-valued?) doorstep’: Developer fights to keep new features on church 17/04/2026
- Launch of new fund with ‘more flexible terms’ in AHF’s 50th year of lending: inaugurated by Cadw with £500K 17/04/2026
- HSE: ‘Consultation on the Control of Lead at Work Regulations’ to 24 May 17/04/2026
- Icon launches Conservation Skills at Risk project 17/04/2026
- AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) opportunity on ‘Spaces of Health: Connecting Past and Present Experiences of Health and Wellbeing in Heritage’, open to 1 May 17/04/2026
- Local people take the lead in ‘Pride in Place’ across 40 more communities 17/04/2026
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Need a MATE? More free online Accreditation guidance and update sessions offered to guide IHBC applicants.
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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IHBC’s ‘Intervention’ signpost from Designing Buildings: 35 Years of BREEAM (and latest V7 mandatory update)
image for illustration After many iterations and updates, and within an increasingly competitive market for alternative assessment methods, the latest BREEAM 7 is perhaps one of the most demanding, reports Designing Buildings (DB) and becomes the only option from September … Continue reading
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Wales’ Economic mission: Green skills review – Recommendations on how to improve training and support for green jobs in Wales
A new note provides a summary of the findings of the Green Skills Review into improving training and support for green jobs in Wales, one of four short turnaround reviews undertaken across Welsh Government during the first half of 2025.
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CIC announces approval of its joint ‘Competence Framework…’ as basis for new British Standard on ‘Sustainability Competence’
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) is proud to announce the proposal to use The Edge and CIC’s ‘Competence Framework for Sustainability in the Built Environment’ as the foundation for a new British Standard on sustainability competence, formally approved by the … Continue reading
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Preliminary findings from Parliamentary New Towns Programme Inquiry released
The House of Lords Built Environment Committee has released preliminary findings from its inquiry into the Government’s plans for a new generation of new towns.
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Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, with Bob Kindred’s must-read review of heritage periodicals
image: Rob Cowan for IHBC Context IHBC’s members’ journal Context in June 2025 – No. 184 – focussed on ‘Leaders of conservation thought’, but it also included our must-read update on recent journals, ‘Periodically’, by Bob Kindred MBE.
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Need a MATE? More free online Accreditation guidance and update sessions offered to guide IHBC applicants.
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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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: Traditional and historic buildings – a new Retrofit British Standard, an update from IHBC’s John Edwards, with joint CPD webinar 14/11
‘BS 40104: 2025: Retrofit Assessment for Domestic Dwellings – Code of Practice’, was officially published at the end of September and here Prof. John Edwards, IHBC’s Technical Panel Secretary and lead on the heritage/traditional buildings workstream, updates NewsBlog readers on … Continue reading
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: BD on the ‘litany of failures’ in external insulation captured by National Audit Office (NAO)
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 Building Design (BD) on the ‘litany of failures’ in external … Continue reading
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Three new Commissioners appointed to HE Board
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has appointed Ulrike Knox, Jamie Ritblat and Philip Shepherd as Commissioners to the Historic England (HE) board.
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Cultural Enterprises Awards 2026 launched: ‘celebrating success and creativity in cultural income generation’
The Association for Cultural Enterprises has launched the Cultural Enterprises Awards 2026 celebrating success and creativity in cultural income generation.
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IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: National Office updates for Branch Officers
The IHBC’s new Branch Committee Bulletin has been issued, updating our Branch committees on strategic developments and current priorities, while if you want to find out more just check the NewsBlogs or contact your Branch Officers or the IHBC’s National … Continue reading
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Need a MATE? More free online Accreditation guidance and update sessions offered to guide IHBC applicants
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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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ signpost: Historic England & Defra – ‘… helping to preserve rural heritage for the future’
image for illustration: Epiacum, Whitley Castle, Northumberland by Thomas Sopwith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Countryside Stewardship Heritage Service is a partnership between Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Historic England, that supports sustainable land management … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £960K+ of weekly works: Nationally significant charity seeks design services for ‘transformational heritage project’, to 10/11
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members regular ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick this week comes from The IHBC Director’s pick this week comes … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (regal) doorstep’: How the King’s vision is shaping next wave of new towns
image for illustration: Poundbury Dorchester by Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The urban planning ideas of King Charles – which once saw him battling with the architectural establishment – are helping to inspire the next generation of new … Continue reading
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7 New Sites Listed by DCMS to Celebrate 200 Years of the Railway
image for illustration: Opening of Stockton & Darlington Railway painting by John Dobbin – Wikimedia Commons Five heritage railway stations, alongside 2 other railway sites, have been listed at Grade II by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) … Continue reading
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BEFS 2026 Manifesto: Building Foundations for a Better Scotland
BEFS has launched a new Manifesto, Building Foundations for a Better Scotland, in advance of the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections.
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RIBA puts high-quality design on Parliament’s agenda
As the Planning and Infrastructure Bill makes its way through Parliament, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) reports that it has secured an amendment to ensure design quality is at the heart of new development.
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Pathway to Planning – Cohort 4 open to 6/01: … fast track career in the built environment as LG planner or surveyor, from £25K pa
Pathways to Planning is a graduate programme intended to attract a diverse group of individuals to fast track their career in the built environment as a local government (LG) planner or surveyor, with applications open to 6 January 2026.
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Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, with Law & Policy Update – ‘A village is not a historic town’
IHBC’s members’ journal Context in June 2025 – No. 184 – focussed on ‘Leaders of conservation thought’, while including Alexandra Fairclough’s regular Law and Policy update.
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Tagged conservation, cpd, environment, expertise, heritage, learning, professional, publication, skills, town, village
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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: Traditional and historic buildings – a new Retrofit British Standard, an update from IHBC’s John Edwards, with joint CPD webinar 14/11
‘BS 40104: 2025: Retrofit Assessment for Domestic Dwellings – Code of Practice’, was officially published at the end of September and here Prof. John Edwards, IHBC’s Technical Panel Secretary and lead on the heritage/traditional buildings workstream, updates NewsBlog readers on … Continue reading
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IHBC launches FREE ‘Events Calendar’ submission form – with potential for inclusion in our celebrated monthly CPD Circular
The IHBC has issued a new form to help ensure sector events with IHBC CPD values can be considered for inclusion in our free IHBC ‘Events Calendar’, with submissions required at least 2 weeks before the end any month to … Continue reading
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: LocalGov on ‘Planning recruitment’ threats as 33 bodies (inc. IHBC) call for funds
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 LocalGov on 33 bodies highlighting ‘Planning recruitment at risk’.
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TCPA seeks support in Campaign for Healthy Homes: Joining health and PD rights advocacy in Planning Bill changes
The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) is calling for support in its campaign ‘to secure the healthy homes and neighbourhoods that our country so desperately needs’, linking health and PD amendments to the Planning etc Bill.
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