Last chance: The National Churches Trust Survey – ‘Giving every church a voice’, to 13 July

Posted on 11/07/2025 by IHBC

The National Churches Trust (NCT) is calling for input by 13 July to its survey to help politicians, the media, and the wider public better understand the challenges churches face and to highlight the vital work they do.

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At-risk globally important places championed by new parliamentary group

Posted on 11/07/2025 by IHBC

image for illustration: East Mill Belper by Danielloh79, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Endangered historic, culturally significant and nature-rich places around the world have a powerful new voice in a cross-party parliamentary group as the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for UNESCO World Heritage Sites was formed this month, prompted by concerns designated sites in the UK could be dropped by the international body.

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HE Guidance Open for Consultation ‘Assessing Opportunity and Sensitivity using Historic Landscape Characterisation’, to 01/08

Posted on 11/07/2025 by IHBC

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Historic England (HE) Guidance on ‘Assessing Opportunity and Sensitivity using Historic Landscape Characterisation’ is open for consultation to 1 August, as guidance intended for all those considering, planning or responsible for large-scale change in the British landscape and seascape.

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Architecture and Design Scotland review: Background report on reform issued

Posted on 11/07/2025 by IHBC

A background report setting out the findings and recommendations for reform of the public body, Architecture and Design Scotland, following a review process by Scottish Government was published on 17 June 2025.

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Looking back to Context 183 (Part 1): IHBC’s journal examines ‘Wellbeing and Heritage’, from work and economics to emotions and ageing

Posted on 08/07/2025 by IHBC

Our Spring issue of IHBC’s members’ journal, Context – No. 183 examines ‘Wellbeing and Heritage’, highlighting how historic buildings and places trigger rich evocations, but that’s only part of a complex story being told here.

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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: Highland Council focussed on Planning Enforcement with new Charter

Posted on 08/07/2025 by IHBC

Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee has agreed to adopt the 2025 Planning Enforcement Charter that captures all planning enforcement policy and procedures, explaining how enforcement works, the Council’s roles and responsibilities and the service standard that have been set.

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IHBC’s Professional Signpost:  Last chances for ECHOES Consultation, open to mid-July: Help ‘…map cultural heritage communities’ needs & expectations’

Posted on 08/07/2025 by IHBC

The ECHOES Consultation aims to map diverse cultural heritage communities and understand their needs and expectations for the Cultural Heritage Cloud. With their contribution, we will be able to set up the Cultural Heritage Cloud with and for the communities.

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IHBC’s Research Signpost: Input sought from ‘anyone who does, supports or uses’ heritage science

Posted on 08/07/2025 by IHBC

The AHRC has opened a consultation to evaluate the Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) programme, and seeks input ‘from ‘anyone who does, supports or uses this work’.

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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: South Downs NP on ‘… investing in built heritage skills’

Posted on 08/07/2025 by IHBC

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 the South Downs National Park (NP) on investing in built heritage skills.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep: Council to sell Mackintosh building for use as Scottish Catholic archives

Posted on 08/07/2025 by IHBC

image for illustration: Martyrs’ School by Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The former Martyrs’ School building in Glasgow’s Townhead – designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh – is to be sold by Glasgow City Council to the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, to be used as a public museum of Scottish Catholic archive.

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National Trust calls for investment in ‘national renewal’ as research shows emotional connection ‘between Brits and their local heritage’

Posted on 08/07/2025 by IHBC

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Heritage should play a central part of the Government’s plans to promote national renewal, following new research that shows how highly the British public value their local history, reports The National Trust.

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Welsh Government policy and strategy ‘Priorities for culture’

Posted on 08/07/2025 by IHBC

The Welsh Government has published its policy and strategy ‘Priorities for culture’, indicating it’s priorities for arts, museums, libraries, archives and the historic environment sectors.

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Government announces 25 ‘trailblazer neighbourhoods’ to receive long-term investment

Posted on 08/07/2025 by IHBC

The government has announced 25 trailblazer neighbourhoods that will receive up to £20 million over the next decade?as part of a new fund announced at the Spending Review.

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Design Council launches Skills for Planet Blueprint

Posted on 08/07/2025 by IHBC

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The Design Council has launched its ‘Skills for Planet Blueprint: The critical green skills that all designers need’.

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Over £1Mn for towns and cities to clean up chewing gum stains

Posted on 08/07/2025 by IHBC

52 councils across the UK will receive funding to remove chewing gum stains and clean up our streets.

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Ian Brant appointed Chair of the Construction Industry Council

Posted on 08/07/2025 by IHBC

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has inaugurated Ian Brant as Chair at its Council Meeting, to succeed Dr Wei Yang OBE in this role for a two-year term of office starting with immediate effect.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Cities around the world are sinking at ‘worrying speed’

Posted on 08/07/2025 by IHBC

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Dozens of coastal regions that are sinking at a worrying speed, according to a study by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore.

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IHBC’s July ‘CPD Circular’: Accessible, cost-conscious learning, events, awards, calls etc., featuring Schools – in reflection and foresight – Branch CPD partnerships and more

Posted on 04/07/2025 by IHBC

IHBC’s July CPD Circular offers our current listing of accessible, cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) opportunities for historic and built environment conservation professionals and their networks, with the familiar range of Branch and network events, publications, awards and more.

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IHBC’s ‘Finance and Economics’ Signpost: Department for Communities NI on study on ‘Market failure in Heritage’

Posted on 04/07/2025 by IHBC

The Department for Communities Northern Ireland has published a research paper, ‘A study on market failure in the heritage sector in Northern Ireland’.

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IHBC’s Research Signpost: Input sought from ‘anyone who does, supports or uses’ heritage science

Posted on 04/07/2025 by IHBC

The AHRC has opened a consultation to evaluate the Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) programme, and seeks input ‘from ‘anyone who does, supports or uses this work’.

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IHBC’s Professional Signpost:  Last chances for ECHOES Consultation, open to mid-July: Help ‘…map cultural heritage communities’ needs & expectations’

Posted on 04/07/2025 by IHBC

The ECHOES Consultation aims to map diverse cultural heritage communities and understand their needs and expectations for the Cultural Heritage Cloud. With their contribution, we will be able to set up the Cultural Heritage Cloud with and for the communities.

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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £837K+ of weekly works: English authority seeks Design Review members & Scottish Trust seeks accredited architect etc.

Posted on 04/07/2025 by IHBC

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 is a double-up of calls, as an English Council seeks Design Review members, to 27/07, and a Scottish Trust seeks a conservation accredited architect etc., to 21/07/2025.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep: New council plans reveal extent of damage to collapsed Grade II listed hotel

Posted on 04/07/2025 by IHBC

image for illustration: The Corbett Arms Hotel in Tywyn, Gwynedd by Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Images from inside a Grade II listed hotel show the scale of its collapse, as a council looks to press ahead with a ‘partial deconstruction’.

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PM unveils AI breakthrough to slash planning delays and help build 1.5 million homes: 9 June 2025

Posted on 04/07/2025 by IHBC

Planning permissions hope to speed up as the Government rolls out a new AI tool which can scan hundreds of files in seconds – making it easier to make home improvements, while ‘turbocharging the Plan for Change milestone to build 1.5 million homes.’

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RTPI research shows net zero must be planned for at the local level to meet UK climate targets: ‘…  most comprehensive suite of guidance on integrating energy planning and town planning’.

Posted on 04/07/2025 by IHBC

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), in partnership with Regen, has released a new guidance suite to help planners etc. navigate a fast-changing policy landscape while calling for urgent national policy empowering local authorities to deliver net zero.

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