How RIBA is making built environment regulation work for all

Posted on 15/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

The RIBA has set out its approach to ensure a competent built environment profession’ in ‘Repeal, Reserve, Regulate: Our campaign for a competence-led approach to regulating the built environment for the public good’.

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UK Parliamentary Committee on Tourism Call calls for Evidence – by 18 May

Posted on 15/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

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The UK Parliamentary Committee on Tourism reports that a new inquiry, which will cover both domestic and international tourism, will explore how the UK promotes itself overseas, the role of culture and heritage in attracting visitors and how the UK competes with other destinations, closing on 18 May.

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SAVE successfully challenges ‘irrational’ decision to approve Whitechapel office tower

Posted on 15/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

Tower Hamlets Council must reconsider controversial plans after High Court ruling issued this week, reports SAVE.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: ICOMOS etc. ‘Call for Applications’: … World Heritage Management Plans… online site manager consultation on needs etc – to 5/06 for 10/06

Posted on 15/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

ICOMOS, ICCROM and IUCN are inviting World Heritage site managers and heritage professionals to participate in an international consultation, to be held on 10 June 2026, focused on the development and revision of management plans for World Heritage sites.

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Spotlighting IHBC’s latest Council, on local government conservation: IHBC trustee Serena Cardozo (& her manager) highlight Public Practice’s potential to help local services

Posted on 12/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

IHBC’s latest Council received impressively positive feedback, but was very busy, so this NewsBlog post spotlights a paper easily missed in this part of our ‘exploration of conservation services’ – in advance of a light-touch survey – all part of the response to our Parliamentary ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation…’.

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IHBC salutes STBA (& a few IHBC members too!) at Futurebuild 2026:  14 May, with free tickets too!

Posted on 12/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

The IHBC is delighted to highlight STBA’s appearance at Futurebuild 2026 on Thursday 14 May, with Board members, Panel of Experts and sector colleagues in sessions on assessment, moisture management, performance measurement, place-based retrofit, and regenerative futures.

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Top marks for IHBC’s latest Council as LA Conservation service talks, papers & film get 10/10 from nearly 20% of 120+ delegates, shaping the survey for our new parliamentary push

Posted on 12/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

IHBC’s latest Council received impressively positive feedback, as we advance the 3rd of our Parliamentary ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation…’, and ‘Investigate the complex challenges in heritage management processes and skills…’– here focussed on helping Local Authority (LA) conservation, with more details & updates to come.

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IHBC & RTPI are 2026 Newcastle School ‘Friends’, sharing learning, CPD, support & more on ‘Adaptive Reuse’, as IHBC offers RTPI members IHBC-rates to our Virtual Day School on 19/06

Posted on 12/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

IHBC’s 2026 Day School, broadcasting from Newcastle on 19 June, boasts The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) as our School ‘Friend’, offering reduced Virtual School rates to RTPI members as delegates while delegates will hear from former RTPI President Timothy David Crawshaw as he responds to a busy day of IHBC CPD.

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IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ CPD Signpost (and competition): Antigravity launches Project Eternal & challenge (to 24/06)

Posted on 12/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

With Cyark, Antigravity, a drone specialist ‘created with a single mission: to make flight feel less like work and more like wonder’ and partners have created Project Eternal… ‘transforming 360 imaging into enduring 3D archives’, with a challenge too.

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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: BBC on ‘Calls for public inquiry after derelict school fire’: GII Newell House, Sherborne

Posted on 12/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

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 BBC on ‘Calls for public inquiry after derelict school fire’ to the Grade II listed Newell House, Sherborne.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (island) doorstep’: Lady Grange’s House repaired on St Kilda

Posted on 12/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

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The National Trust for Scotland has successfully repaired one of the most significant structures on St Kilda, following a major collapse in 2022.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (skip-)step’: Why a Luton entrepreneur has received the King’s Award for Enterprise while standing in a skip

Posted on 12/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

A Luton entrepreneur who started his business from doors found in a skip has received the King’s Award, reports Luton Today.

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Icon launches Conservation Skills at Risk Project

Posted on 12/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

The Institute of Conservation (Icon) is launching a new project to identify conservation skills at risk and help safeguard the future of UK heritage, and advises on ‘How to Get Involved’.

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New European Urban Initiative Survey (EUI) on sustainable urban futures launched

Posted on 12/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

European Urban Initiative (EUI) has launched a forward-looking survey to gather insights from urban practitioners and policymakers across Europe, to identify key trends, challenges, knowledge gaps and support needs in European sustainable urban development.

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Planning appeals in England to follow new, streamlined process -Simpler, faster planning appeals are coming

Posted on 12/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

From 1 April most planning applications made to local planning authorities will follow a new route if they are appealed and decided via written representations.

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‘Heritage Matters’: Europa Nostra (with RSA Scotland) in Edinburgh highlight longtime link to country and looks ahead to renewed partnerships

Posted on 12/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailovi?, Secretary General of Europa Nostra, delivered the keynote speech to a large audience of circa 100 heritage professionals and practitioners during the event ‘Heritage Matters’ held on 17 March at Edinburgh City Chambers.

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AHF on ‘Meeting Childcare Needs Via Methodist Church Conversion’

Posted on 12/05/2026 by IHBC Admin
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AHF has announced the award of a new Project Viability Grant to Portadown 2000 to help test ideas to establish a childcare facility within the Thomas Street Church.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: The uncertain road for culture in climate policy… COP30 opens a new path as… ‘what seemed impossible became a reality’.

Posted on 12/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

Simon Musasizi, Regional Co-Chair for Africa and the Arab States has posted a blog for Climate Heritage Network on Brazil’s COP30 in November 2025, when ‘what seemed impossible became a reality’.

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IHBC’s May ‘CPD Circular’: What’s on… from Branches (NW: IoM Water Wheel; NO & RTPI: Towns etc.; YO+: Mortar Essentials) – School webinars, partnering, & more

Posted on 08/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

IHBC’s newest CPD Circular listing current, accessible & cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) opportunities on our networks, updates on local Branch events, 2026 School webinars and much more.

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IHBC salutes STBA (& a few IHBC members too!) at Futurebuild 2026: 14 May, with free tickets too!

Posted on 08/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

The IHBC is delighted to highlight STBA’s appearance at Futurebuild 2026 on Thursday 14 May, with Board members, Panel of Experts and sector colleagues in sessions on assessment, moisture management, performance measurement, place-based retrofit, and regenerative futures.

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WM Branch’s ‘CPD Competence Suite No.2’ on IHBC’s YouTube: ‘The Conservation Hour: Series 2’ – Competence-based learning (open to non-members) with thoughts sought on a Series 3

Posted on 08/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

As part of its support for local, cost-effective Branch-based training, advice and Continuing Professional Development (CPD), the IHBC has posted West Midlands (WM) Branch’s celebrated suite of webinars, ‘The Conservation Hour: Series 2’, and seeks thoughts on a possible Series 3!

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IHBC & RTPI are 2026 Newcastle School ‘Friends’, sharing learning, CPD, support & more on ‘Adaptive Reuse’, as IHBC offers RTPI members IHBC-rates to our Virtual Day School on 19/06

Posted on 08/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

IHBC’s 2026 Day School, broadcasting from Newcastle on 19 June, boasts The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) as our School ‘Friend’, offering reduced Virtual School rates to RTPI members as delegates while delegates will hear from former RTPI President Timothy David Crawshaw as he responds to a busy day of IHBC CPD.

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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!

Posted on 08/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

The IHBC has recently secured permission to seek a Charter while delivery of our 5 Parliamentary Commitments is under way and Branch Consultants are in place, and much more too, so we’re now calling for volunteers to help, and grow your skills with us!

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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: BEFS, on when Scotland’s party manifestos’ reflect its 2026 BEFS Manifesto

Posted on 08/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

The Built Environment Forum Scotland has collated how any built environment commitments from the main parties in the run-up to the Scottish Parliament elections align with the 2026 BEFS Manifesto.

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IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £2.6M costed works this week: Council seeks accredited consultant for grant scheme, to 28/05

Posted on 08/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – sends members exclusive ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with the Director’s tender taster for NewsBlog readers this week is a Council’s call for a conservation accredited consultant for an urban heritage grant scheme, to 28/05.

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