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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New report from HES on connections between Properties in Care and the British Empire

Posted on 04/07/2025 by IHBC

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has published a new report entitled ‘Surveying and Analysing Connections between Properties in Care and the British Empire, c.1600-1997’.

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HEF launches England’s new Heritage Sector Resilience Plan (HSRP2)

Posted on 04/07/2025 by IHBC

The Historic Environment Forum (HEF) has launched the new Heritage Sector Resilience Plan 2025-35 (‘HSRP2’), Funded by Historic England, intended to provide ‘a clear roadmap for collaborative working to deliver a robust and resilient heritage sector’ in England.

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ARB publishes new Architects Code of Conduct and Practice, coming into effect September 2025

Posted on 04/07/2025 by IHBC

The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has announced the publication of a new version of the Architects Code of Conduct and Practice, which sets out the professional standards expected of all registered architects in the UK.

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HE on Counter-Terrorism Security: The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act (Martyn’s Law) and likely implications for the heritage sector

Posted on 04/07/2025 by IHBC

Historic England (HE) guidance highlights how The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act (also known as Martyn’s Law) – designed to bolster the UK’s preparedness for – and protection from – terrorism, has likely implications for the heritage sector.

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Historic Houses: Gen Z sees historic places as a refuge from a hyper-connected world

Posted on 04/07/2025 by IHBC

image for illustration: Blenheim Palace by DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Examining key themes related to young people and heritage sites including pricing, transport, social media engagement etc., Historic Houses’ research challenges preconceptions about how younger people interact with heritage and history.

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IHBC Research for Practice Digest No.6 now out: ‘Connecting conservation research and professional practice’

Posted on 01/07/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC’s sixth IHBC Research for Practice Digest has been issued to networks and subscribers features French public agency for ecological transition alongside our regular updated on Research and Guidance; Calls for Papers, Abstracts & Researchers and our ‘Broader Context’ of research & news – sign up HERE.

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LAST CHANCE: Join our North Branch day on ‘Legislation…’ (Charles Mynors) & ‘Ecclesiastical Exemption’ (Martin Howard), 4 July, Newcastle, and ‘Get in the CPD Groove’ for IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School on ‘Adaptive Reuse’

Posted on 01/07/2025 by IHBC

Places are still available on IHBC’s next North Branch ‘CPD Branch Partnership’ full-day programme of low-cost, hard-to-access CPD on ‘Listed Building and Conservation Areas Legislation’ (Charles Mynors, on) and ‘Ecclesiastical Exemption…’ (Martin Howard), Newcastle, 4 July, £50 IHBC members, £75 non-members, students etc free.

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IHBC celebrates learning, partnerships, friends and more at #IHBCShrewsbury2025, with thanks to all involved, and looks ahead to 2026, in June, in Newcastle, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’

Posted on 01/07/2025 by IHBC

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The IHBC is delighted to thank all contributors, participants, sponsors, network partners and School Friends who have helped ensure that our 2025 Annual School in Shrewsbury – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – was such a success, which also served as a perfect introduction for our next School, in June and Newcastle, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’, and #IHBCNewcastle2026.

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IHBC seeks ‘Branch Consultants’ with strong interpersonal, IT & comms skills for flexible part-time (typically 4 hours/week) regional support: Help boost locally-led conservation and volunteers, @£25/hour + expenses, closes 18 July

Posted on 01/07/2025 by IHBC

If you want to help the IHBC’s UK-wide built and historic environment conservation practice Branch network, have strong IT, comms & interpersonal skills, and seek flexible home-working with huge potential for engagement, travel and supporting interdisciplinary conservation, please let us know as advised below, before 18 July.

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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: Major changes to Glasgow’s skyline on horizon as new policy on design of tall buildings agreed

Posted on 01/07/2025 by IHBC

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The Tall Buildings Design Guide for Glasgow sets out areas of the city where the council would support the development of skyscrapers, as well as outlining expectations on build quality, design, and aesthetics.

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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: DB’s IHBC post on reviving Jacobs Wells Baths as ‘a multi-use hub’

Posted on 01/07/2025 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 Designing Buildings on ‘the Revival of Jacobs Wells Baths as a multi-use hub’, as signposted by the IHBC.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Demolition of abandoned Port Glasgow estate dubbed ‘Scotland’s Chernobyl’

Posted on 01/07/2025 by IHBC

image for illustration: Clune Park Street by Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Inverclyde Council gave advance notice on its work to demolish parts of the Clune Park estate, including the former school and church buildings.

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Welsh Government outlines new priorities for culture: Integrated impact assessment

Posted on 01/07/2025 by IHBC

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The Welsh Government has published its Policy and Strategy Document on ‘Priorities for culture: An assessment on the impact of the priorities for culture’.

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THA publishes ‘Backing the Bedrock 2025’ Report

Posted on 01/07/2025 by IHBC

The Heritage Alliance (THA) has published ‘Backing the Bedrock 2025’, its new report update on Heritage Fiscal and Funding priorities.

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Young Foundation on ‘A just transition in London’s retrofits’: 50%+ of London homes need urgent action, amid widespread barriers – affordability, distrust and accessibility

Posted on 01/07/2025 by IHBC

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A Young Foundation report draws on extensive participatory research with Londoners from across the city to find widespread barriers to retrofit participation, including affordability concerns, distrust in providers, and lack of accessible information.

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Historic Places Panel’s Recommendations For Barrow Welcomed

Posted on 01/07/2025 by IHBC

Team Barrow – Westmorland and Furness Council, the Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government, and BAE Systems – has welcomed recommendations to guide the £200 million transformation of Barrow.

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