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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
- IHBC Marsh Awards OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 10/11/2026
- Save the Date for #IHBCBristolBath2027 – Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Climate Change & Significance’, June 10-12 2027: IHBC’s Annual School, with online options, free pre-conference webinars & more… 10/11/2026
- Bursaries now open for IHBC Annual School 2027: Accessible, certified CPD on Climate Change & Significance 10/11/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD signpost: Deregulated housing conversions linked to poor health and wellbeing, from UCL 10/11/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: The Guardian on Clifton Suspension Bridge… ‘A big responsibility’ 10/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Back on track as Leas Lift carriages return home 10/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: New Visitor Levy fund to help futureproof Edinburgh’s cultural and heritage buildings 10/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: National Railway Museum celebrates start of construction on… the Porterbrook gallery 10/11/2026
- Nominate a building for the 20th edition of the Victorian Society’s Top Ten Endangered Buildings list, before 4 January 10/11/2026
- National Trust: ‘Landmark act of generosity secures home of London’s oldest restaurant for the future’ 10/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: ‘Preserving Legacies Climate Heritage Cohort Program’, open to 8 January, ‘…work with a place that is culturally significant to your community’ 10/11/2026
- IHBC offers advice and support in roll out of ‘Historic Environment Policy for Northern Ireland’ 06/11/2026
- IHBC’s November CPD Circular: Your user-friendly ‘What’s on’ guide to heritage learning, networking and experiences, from Branches to ‘CPD Providers’ & beyond… 06/11/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 06/11/2026
- Bursaries now open for IHBC Annual School 2027: Accessible, certified CPD on Climate Change & Significance 06/11/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD signpost: RICHeS Access Fund 2nd call opens, to £20K & 15/12, to access ‘cutting-edge equipment, collections & expertise’, for charities, social enterprises, commercial companies etc. 06/11/2026
- IHBC Director’s top pick from HESPR’s £68M+ works: BID seeks multidisciplinary team to study local retail areas, to 20/11 and £40K 06/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (builders) doorstep’: Budget measures welcomed, but much more work left to do – industry warns 06/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Castle Eden bridge demolition plans withdrawn by Stockton Borough Council 06/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Westminster honours engineer who helped inspire the world of James Bond 06/11/2026
- Blackpool, Milton Keynes, Sheffield and Wrexham shortlisted for UK City of Culture 2029 06/11/2026
- Local History Hub launches new School & Heritage Consultancy pilot 06/11/2026
- AHF awards new grants through the Heritage Revival Fund 06/11/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: First Joint Transnational Call of the ‘Resilient Cultural Heritage Partnership’ to 11 January 2027 06/11/2026
IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (henge’s) doorstep’: Yorkshire’s ‘Stonehenge of the (near) North’ opened to the public
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Launch of Climate Framework Report ‘Climate education: the state of the industry + a new way forward’
The built environment and construction industry, associated professionals and educational bodies are showing a momentous culture shift around climate literacy, as new report identifies need for a forum and a facilitator to liaise within and beyond institutions.
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Planning Inspectorate staff diversity official statistics: December 2022
This Government UK statistical release provides summary information on the staff who work at the Planning Inspectorate (PINS), describing the diversity characteristics of those staff and comparing their pay.
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Workers urged on renewal of CSCS accreditation
Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) has highlighted that Industry Accreditation (IA) cards issued from 1 Jan. 2020 will expire on 31 Dec 2024 and cannot be renewed so are urging workers to renew them now.
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UNESCO training European Nations on how to save looted Ukrainian art
Artnews has reported on how UNESCO is pursuing new strategies to stop looted art from crossing the besieged Ukraine’s borders.
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IHBC’s new online ‘Training’ resource sets scene for Branch CPD Training Pilot launch and more
After a well-received IHBC Branch Committee consultation, the IHBC has launched a new training webpage to underpin the upgrade of our pre-COVID Local Delivery (Branch) CPD training pilot and consolidate current training support while setting the stage for forthcoming initiatives.
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IHBC Council ‘Save the Date’ notice: 30 March, open to all member categories; online, on elections, and on public interest & challenges in a petition for charter
The IHBC’s next Council will take place on 30 March, online and on Zoom, focussed on Vice President elections – following Rebecca Thompson’s expression of interest (EOI) in the role – and on exploring the public interest and challenges in the IHBC developing a petition for charter.
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IHBC Signpost: DB collates practice links across nature, buildings and design – Bionics, Symbiosis and more
Designing Buildings (DB) wiki resource – host to IHBC’s Conservation Wiki – explores linkages between Nature and buildings.
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IHBC Marsh Awards 2023: Seeking Nominations for ‘Retired IHBC Members’ and ‘Successful Learners’ – Closing 31 March 2023
Two IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust, celebrate both civic contributions by retired members and successful learning in heritage skills, with awards of £500 and free places at IHBC’s Swansea 2023 School in June, closing 31 March. Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £2.2M costed works: City seeks surveys of modern urban development, closing 15/03 value £1M
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick for this week features a call by a city authority for surveys of a leading modern urban development, closing 15/03 value £1M.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep: Manchester Arches & more look to tech & skills hub
Developers are looking to Brooklyn, Paris and Palermo to inspire Manchester’s Campfield tech hub, reports the Manchester Evening News, as historic railway arches in the city centre are set to be transformed into a ‘creative talent development centre’.
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Scotland’s NPF4 sector update: Chief Planner letter; BEFS, ALGAO and more
The National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) has been adopted by the Scottish Ministers and to be read as a whole and replace NPF3 and Scottish Planning Policy.
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Planning policy inquiry launched by Levelling Up Parliamentary Committee
The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee has today announced that it will be examining the Government’s current consultation on reforms to national planning policy, looking at the proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and the Government’s wider approach to planning reform.
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Update: Unlimited fines now for tree felling without licence
Felling trees without a felling licence where one is required will carry the penalty of an unlimited fine, up from the limit of £2,500 or twice the value of the trees felled.
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UK-USA agreement to open up the architects’ profession as ARB and NCARB sign up for mutual recognition
A new UK-US mutual recognition agreement (MRA) has been signed by the UK’s Architects Registration Board (ARB) and the US’s National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB).
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DLUHC seeks input on England’s LPA survey of Local Plan Reviews, closing 10/03
The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) is looking to local planning authorities (LPAs) to complete a short survey on Local Plan Reviews, closing 10/03.
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IHBC’s Education Secretary welcomes WM Branch feedback survey results for ‘The Conservation Hour’
The IHBC’s West Midlands (WM) Branch has posted exemplary Branch survey feedback on its highly rated CPD programme ‘The Conservation Hour’, a ‘10-part series of lunchtime lectures focused around the IHBC core competencies’.
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Interested is serving as an IHBC trustee? New Board statement encourages diversity and more, so review guidance and terms and explore, all before 22 March close
IHBC’s Board has issued a new statement on ‘Equity, Diversity and Inclusion’ to encourage Board nominations most representative of our membership, with further guidance on our web pages and in person, helping all member categories engage with our governance and voluntary roles before trustee nominations close on 22 March.
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IHBC Marsh Awards 2023: Seeking Nominations for ‘Retired IHBC Members’ and ‘Successful Learners’ – Closing 31 March 2023
Two IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust, celebrate both civic contributions by retired members and successful learning in heritage skills, with awards of £500 and free places at IHBC’s Swansea 2023 School in June, closing 31 March. Continue reading
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IHBC project signpost to: SRM on Gradel Quads, New College Oxford, with stone façade and ‘Brave roof redesign’
Sir Robert McAlpine (SRM) reports on how its team is working to deliver purpose-designed quadrangles which will form new residential buildings for New College Oxford, and features a complex, high-quality limestone and sandstone façade as well as a ‘Brave roof redesign’.
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IHBC signposts new closing date of 17/02 for HE’s call for input to ‘Article 4 Direction: Local Authority Survey’
Historic England is seeking ressposnes to research into heritage-related Article 4 Directions (A4Ds) with the aim of developing a better understanding of their use and effectiveness.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: DB features IHBC on ‘where IHBC came from’ in IHBC25
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 Designing Buildings (DB), host of the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki, on Where IHBC came from, how it evolved and where it might go.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Skateboarders transform medieval disused church in Norwich into skate park
Two skateboarding fanatics have transformed a disused medieval church in Norwich into a skate park after successfully raising thousands of pounds on a crowdfunding site, reports Scottish Construction Now.
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Grenfell fire: Housing developers given ultimatum to fix unsafe buildings
England’s housing developers have been given an ultimatum: commit to repairing unsafe buildings or be banned from operating in the market. Developers now have six weeks to sign a government contract to fix their unsafe buildings from the past 30 years.
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Under resourcing, harassment, and internet trolling leaves more than 75% of planners in Wales overstretched
Three-quarters of Local Planning Authority officers in Wales felt overstretched in their work, according to a Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) survey of 209 planners in Wales produced as part of its Big Conversation report.
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