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- 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! 03/03/2026
- IHBC SE Branch Day School + AGM – ‘Concrete and candyfloss: Seaside structures of the 20th century’, De La Warr Pavilion, 13/03 03/03/2026
- 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. 03/03/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 03/03/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ Signpost: Poetry from concrete – Scotland’s fascinating historic concrete and brutalist architecture 03/03/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: HESPR Alert on early booking & special offer for ALL staff on Virtual #IHBCNewcastle2026’! 03/03/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Call to Tyneside authorities to restore historic swing bridge (closed since 2019!) 03/03/2026
- Ministerial Update: on ‘Relationship between Cadw and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales’ 03/03/2026
- Tell The Heritage Fund: Is your historic park or garden prepared for the climate crisis? TO 16/03 03/03/2026
- Georgian Group objects to visitor pavilions in British Museum forecourts 03/03/2026
- Consultation on new regeneration body for Greater Cambridge 03/03/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: HE on ‘Stanley Kubrick – A Heritage Odyssey’ 03/03/2026
- Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 Annual Day School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, in person & online, June 19: Accessible & Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT 27/02/2026
- IHBC SE Branch Day School + AGM – ‘Concrete and candyfloss: Seaside structures of the 20th century’, De La Warr Pavilion, 13/03 27/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Unlock Access to RICHeS Research Infrastructure with Full Access Fund Call now Open with ‘Help’ webinar on 11/03 27/02/2026
- Looking back to IHBC’s Council on ‘Heritage Skills in Conservation’, and ahead to our new ‘response-led’ DRAFT Minutes, for review and feedback 27/02/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £77K of weekly works: Authority seeks design team for a new development, to 22/03 27/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ Signpost: HE introduces the Monumental Works of Giles Gilbert Scott 27/02/2026
- DCMS Honours Team on New Year 2027 (NY27) ‘Invitation to nominate’, information sessions and nomination form (to 31/03) 27/02/2026
- RTPI asks: Can England still build its utopian vision of a ‘new town’? 27/02/2026
- New design guidance to raise the bar for new build developments 27/02/2026
- RICS modernises CPD framework and launches new member app 27/02/2026
- UK Research and Innovation launches creative industries strategy 27/02/2026
- ARB’s five-year strategy to strengthen safety, competence and culture in architecture 27/02/2026
- Pride in Place: 40 neighbourhoods join transformational programme 27/02/2026
Tag Archives: environment
IHBC’s ‘Practice’ and ‘Policy’ signpost: ‘Article 4 Directions and Heritage Protection Report Published
image for illustration: by Joanna Theobald A new report created by Avalon Planning & Heritage and commissioned by Historic England evaluates the adoption, effectiveness, and the barriers to broader implementation of Article 4 Directions and permitted development rights.
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Planning reforms to slash a year off infrastructure delivery
image for illustration: Railway line by Joanna Theobald Clean energy projects, reservoirs, railway lines, and other major infrastructure to be built faster, under changes to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
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Historic England launches Local Heritage Hub to unlock hidden histories
image for illustration: The Bell Tower, Evesham by Joanna Theobald Coinciding with this year’s Local History Month, Historic England (HE) has launched a new Local Heritage Hub, with nearly 400 locations, offering every county, city, district, major town, and national … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: URBACT on ‘transferring successful urban practices between cities’
European cities are in a constant state of evolution, which is precisely why programmes like URBACT are so valuable: they identify successful urban practices, promote them, and actively support their transfer between cities across Europe.
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IHBC welcomes RICS Friend of the School Jessica Jones – RICS Building Conservation Advisory Group VC – to #IHBCShrewsbury2025: NB Virtual School booking (13/06, from £35+VAT) closes12/06,5.00pm
The IHBC is delighted to welcome as our 2025 Annual Friend of the School representing RICS Jessica Jones MA MSt FRICS IHBC, Vice-Chair (VC) of the RICS Building Conservation Advisory Group.
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SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2025 launched: Celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’, to 18 August
The IHBC and the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) are delighted to announce the launch of the 2025 joint Heritage Research Award to celebrate ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, for research carried … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes Berrys as Saturday Tour Sponsor for the 2025 Shrewsbury Annual School: #IHBCShrewsbury2025
The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) is delighted to announce Berrys, as the Saturday Tour Sponsor for the Institute’s 2025 Annual School from 12-14 June 2025, in person in Shrewsbury and online.
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IHBC’s SPECIAL OFFER and updates to Conservation Course networks & students: Free access to (and recordings of) our online 2025 Shrewsbury ‘Virtual School’ (13 June) and more…
IHBC’s Director Seán O’Reilly has written to members of the Conservation Course Directors Forum (CCDF) to let them know that for 2025 we have introduced a free option for network leads and their students to attend our Virtual School on … Continue reading
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IHBC CPD Circular – Special Edition – Your CPD Guide to #IHBCShrewsbury2025
IHBC’s 2025 Shrewsbury School CPD Circular offers our annual dedicated guidance on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities and resources for interdisciplinary conservation professionals at #IHBCShrewsbury2025, online or in-person.
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HE’s Chief Executive Duncan Wilson offers online welcome & Q&A at IHBC’s 2025 Day School, 13/06: #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – Schools… ‘one of the pre-eminent regular events in… heritage
The IHBC is delighted to announce that Duncan Wilson CBE, Chief Executive at Historic England, will offer an online welcome and take questions at the IHBC’s Shrewsbury Day School on 13 June – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – opening a unique day of … Continue reading
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: AJ features IHBC HESPR member Purcell on RIBA HQ
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 the Architects’ Journal (AJ) on IHBC’s HESPR member Purcell being brought … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (rewilding) doorstep’: ‘UK’s largest’ rewilding landscape registers as independent charity
image for illustration: Fiona Newton A rewilding landscape in Scotland, which claims to be the largest of its kind in the UK, has registered as an independent charity.
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Two guilty over Sycamore Gap tree felling
Two men have been found guilty over the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree.
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HE Foundation launches ‘its first-ever Patrons’ Scheme’
Dr Fabian Richter, Chair of the Historic England (HE) Foundation has announced the launch of its new ‘Patrons’ Scheme’.
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BOOK NOW: IHBC’s 2025 Day School options close Monday 2 June at 10.00am as Full School (3-day) now closed, and low-cost Virtual School booking (for 13 June, from £35+VAT) ends Thursday 12 June, 5.00pm
Listen to Griff Rhys Jones on heritage, economy and Shrewsbury, and book your share of #IHBCShrewsbury2025 CPD now, while you can.
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IHBC’s 2025 Shrewsbury SchoolCPD Circular‘Special Edition’ now out – ‘Heritage in Context:Value | Plan | Change’;Day School & Virtual School still open, from only £35+VAT (13/06)
IHBC’s 2025 Shrewsbury School CPD Circular offers our annual dedicated guidance on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities and resources for interdisciplinary conservation professionals at #IHBCShrewsbury2025, online or in-person.
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IHBC’s SPECIAL OFFER and updates to Conservation Course networks & students: Free access to (and recordings of) our online 2025 Shrewsbury ‘Virtual School’ (13 June) and more…
IHBC’s Director Seán O’Reilly has written to members of the Conservation Course Directors Forum (CCDF) to let them know that for 2025 we have introduced a free option for network leads and their students to attend our Virtual School on … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2025 Shrewsbury School announces ‘Exhibitor Hub’ for #IHBCShrewsbury2025 as booking options narrow fast: New delegate-led engagement & learning with Exhibitors & Sponsors
The IHBC is delighted to announce that our 2025 Shrewsbury Day School has added a new learning thread, as now specialist exhibitors will add even more CPD learning, engagement and networking opportunities for in-person delegates, with a call for Virtual … Continue reading
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HE’s Chief Executive Duncan Wilson offers online welcome & Q&A at IHBC’s 2025 Day School, 13/06: #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – Schools… ‘one of the pre-eminent regular events in… heritage
The IHBC is delighted to announce that Duncan Wilson CBE, Chief Executive at Historic England, will offer an online welcome and take questions at the IHBC’s Shrewsbury Day School on 13 June – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – opening a unique day of … Continue reading
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IHBC’s NewsBlog launch of Griff Rhys Jones on #IHBCShrewsbury2025 and more: Check out our YouTube channel for community and economics in conservation!
Griff Rhys Jones closed the IHBC’s 2025 AGM with a short video exploring Shrewsbury, its heritage and our 2025 School – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – taking the his welcome role as the public conscience for integrated community and economic heritage values.
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £40K of weekly works: Welsh authority seeks heritage etc. assessments to 23/06
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 call from a Welsh authority for services … Continue reading
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MPs put on ‘Notice for Nature’ as charities warn Planning & Infrastructure Bill could demolish wildlife with… ‘spoof planning notices’
Wildlife and Countryside reports that 28 environmental charities have served a spoof planning notice to MPs, warning that the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is an application to demolish wildlife, while the coalition calls on Government to urgently fix the Bill … Continue reading
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Historic England launches Heritage Investment Prospectus
Historic England’s ‘Heritage Investment Prospectus’ showcases historic sites and buildings across England where owners are actively seeking investment partners or buyers right now.
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50th anniversary of the 1975 European Architectural Heritage Year blog, from HTVF
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the European Architectural Heritage Year and the post from the Historic Towns and Villages Forum – written by James Thatcher –provides an introduction to the events and impact of this Year.
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Creating Nature Towns and Cities conference: 5 June
image for illustration: Joanna Theobald On 5 June 2025, Nature Towns and Cities will be holding its inaugural online conference, as a partnership between Natural England, The National Lottery Heritage Fund and the National Trust working to ensure everyone in … Continue reading
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