A man who built a five-bedroom mansion without permission has been ordered to bulldoze it after losing a planning battle with the local council as it had a ‘negative impact’ on the area and was not in keeping with its ‘established character’, STV News reports.
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- IHBC takes key step forward in Parliamentary ‘5 Commitments’ delivery, joining National Federation of Builders’ National Heritage Skills Forum 10/11/2026
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Man ordered to bulldoze mansion built without planning permission
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Building Safety Regulator announces first step towards regulating the building control profession
The Building Safety Regulator has announced two independent provider schemes for building control professionals to take the first step in becoming registered building inspectors.
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RIBA’s Reinvention Award 2023: Celebrating creative & sustainable transformation of a building
The Reinvention Award announced by Royal Institute of British Architects(RIBA) celebrates the creative transformation of an existing building and the project’s vital improvement to environmental, social, or economic sustainability.
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World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize: Open to 22/09
Nominations are now open for the 2024 World Monuments Fund(WMF)-Knoll Modernism Prize until September 22, 2023
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Scotland’s £65M nature restoration fund invites conservation projects to apply now
Scotland’s £65M nature restoration fund invites projects to apply now as conservation projects that aim to put Scotland’s land, rivers and seas back on the road to recovery are being invited to apply to a multi-million pound nature restoration fund.
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Huge blaze in abandoned £25M mansion dubbed ‘The Towers’ on Billionaires’ row in north London
A huge blaze broke out in an abandoned and largely derelict mansion worth £25 million on Billionaires row in north west London, known as ‘The Towers’.
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DEFRA Consultation on Protecting Hedgerows closes 20/09
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has launched a consultation on protecting hedgerows which closes on 20 September.
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Reuters on Western Australia scrapping 2021 Aboriginal heritage protection laws
Western Australia state has scrapped new Aboriginal heritage protection laws after just five weeks because of opposition from landowners, reports Reuters.
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Build you career with the IHBC’s Student Award – for relevant coursework ‘written, designed or made’: Enjoy £500 + free IHBC School, and join our list of winners
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award closes on 31 August this year, so if you have relevant coursework from a UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, whether ‘written, designed or made’ – from the two years to 31 August 2023, just send it in online and see if you can win £500 cash, to be presented at our Annual School in Reading in June 2024.
image adapted from original by Jonathan Taylor – from left: 2022 Winners Laura Long, Caitlin Osborne, Guest Judge Clara Arokiasamy and Catherine Jack at #IHBCSwansea2023
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Time to celebrate ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’: SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award closes 1/09/23
The IHBC is delighted to announce the opening of the 2023 joint Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) celebrating ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, now open for submissions and closing end August 2023.
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IHBC’s Petition for Charter survey update: Still time to add your thoughts to our #IHBCPetitionforCharter initiative
David Williams, IHBC’s independent consultant on the investigation of a Petition for Charter – #IHBCPetitionforCharter – has compiled a member survey to ‘gather initial thoughts from members and stakeholders’, asking especially for ‘frank…comments’ on behalf of both.
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IHBC Practice Signpost: Just transition for the built environment and construction sector – a discussion paper from Scotland
The Scottish Government has issued a discussion paper intended to support engagement on a just transition for the built environment and construction sector.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £100K+ costed works: English Diocese seeks historian, closing 21/08, £7K+
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 for this week features is the call from an English Diocese for a historian for project completion, closing 21/08 and valued £7K+.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Suspected arson attack devastates part of historic Ushaw
Deep sadness has been expressed about a devastating fire that ripped through parts of a historic former seminary after a suspected arson attack at Ushaw House, reports The Northern Echo.
image for illustration: Former Junior Seminary Chapel of St Aloysius at St. Cuthbert’s College, UshawAlexD, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Public Accounts Committee seeks evidence on ‘real and rising risk’ Palace of Westminster ‘will be destroyed before it is restored’, to 06/10
A Restoration and Renewal Recall Inquiry from Westminster’s Public Accounts Committee is recalling senior Parliamentary officials to explore progress on the project ahead of a debate on the subject in the House of Commons due to take place in December 2023, with new evidence sought to 6 October.
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National Lottery Heritage Fund’s 10-year strategy, Heritage 2033
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has published the first three-year delivery plan for its new 10-year strategy, Heritage 2033.
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Investigation launched into demolition of ‘Britain’s wonkiest pub’
An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the demolition of the historic Crooked House pub has been launched, the local authority has said.
image for illustration: by Peter Broster – Crooked House, Dudley CC BY 2.0
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New grant funding of £20M to help decarbonise Scottish public sector buildings
A new funding scheme has been launched in Scotland offering up to £20 million in grants to support local authorities, universities and arm’s-length external organisations decarbonise their buildings.
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England: Nature recovery projects to boost wildlife and access to nature
Curlews, short-snouted seahorses and natterjack toads set to be benefit as six nature recovery projects are launched, as an area bigger than Hertfordshire is to be dedicated to fast tracking nature recovery.
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Campaigners to challenge A303 Stonehenge tunnel again
Campaigners are planning another legal challenge over the construction of a road tunnel near Stonehenge.
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Bob Dylan puts Highland mansion retreat Aultmore House for sale for £3M
US singer songwriter Bob Dylan is selling his Scottish Highland retreat Aultmore House and Estate in Nethy Bridge in the Cairngorm National Park for £3 million.
image for illustration: Bridge over the Nethy by Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Bloomberg on Seville rediscovering an old cooling technique
Cities are the first line of defence in humanity’s battle against deadly heat, reports Bloomberg as it looks at how changes some of the world’s hottest cities are making to protect their people from extreme temperatures.
image for illustration: Seville Tourism Bureau, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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IHBC’s online co-working sessions: Helping applicants for Affiliate and more, so join us on 16 August, 1.00-2.15 pm
The IHBC has started its new series of online co-working spaces designed to help anyone applying for formal assessment by the IHBC make space in their busy schedules and advance their membership application.
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SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2023 celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’: Enter online before 1/09/23
The IHBC is delighted to announce the opening of the 2023 joint Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) celebrating ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, now open for submissions and closing end August 2023.
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IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Award for heritage submissions on UK taught courses: Closes 31/08 – Win £500 + free #IHBCReading2024
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award closes on 31 August 2023, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 31 August 2022 OR 31 August 2023 –submit it online and on time to have a chance to receive a cash prize at the IHBC’s Annual School in Reading in June 2024.
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