Wildlife and Countryside Link on BNG: Lack of ambition on Biodiversity Net Gain leaves scheme missing the mark one year on

Posted on 01/04/2025 by IHBC

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Wildlife and Countryside Link research into the Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) scheme suggests it needs to be strengthened.

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CITB launches Strategic Plan 2025–29

Posted on 01/04/2025 by IHBC

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has launched its ‘Strategic Plan 2025-29’, outlining its approach to supporting the construction industry’s skills and training needs over the next four years.

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Centre for Cities, on a ‘flexible zoning system’ for England to replace the discretionary

Posted on 01/04/2025 by IHBC

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Centre for Cities has produced a briefing arguing that the Government’s bold planning reforms and growth mission can both be achieved by replacing England’s discretionary system with a new flexible zoning system, and sets out how this could be done.

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Building new towns for the future: Government’s Interim update on the new towns programme

Posted on 01/04/2025 by IHBC

‘Building new towns for the future’ offers government’s New Town Taskforce’s  ‘Interim update on the new towns programme’.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: CHF talks on heritage at risk now online

Posted on 01/04/2025 by IHBC

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Commonwealth Heritage Forum(CHF) talks on heritage at risk are now available online.

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IHBC’s first blended Council appoints & thanks new Presidential Team, launches ‘Wellbeing at Work’ survey, learns of plans etc., and benefits from Charterhouse hosts and Velux support

Posted on 28/03/2025 by IHBC

IHBC’s learning-led Council offers unique access to IHBC-certified skills and insights for Conservation Professionals – accredited, aspiring and otherwise – and our first blended Council offered a flurry of business catch-ups, with special insights and answers from IHBC’s Aimée Felton on challenges and plans for London’s Charterhouse.

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IHBC’s 2024 Gus Astley Student Award winners and prizes announced: Ailsa Bailey wins top Award, with Highly Commended and Booth-Bird CMP prizes too

Posted on 28/03/2025 by IHBC

The winners of the IHBC Gus Astley Student Awards for 2024 have been selected by guest judge Nathan Baker, former CEO of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA), with winners offered free places at the Annual School in Shrewsbury – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – and cash prizes.

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IHBC voices concerns over Planning and Infrastructure Bill proposal which could support the loss of transport heritage but welcomes the potential for local authority member training

Posted on 28/03/2025 by IHBC

The Institute has reinforced the concerns of other heritage bodies about the recently published Planning and Infrastructure Bill which removes the Secretary of State’s scrutiny from heritage aspects of infrastructure projects.

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IHBC’s #IHBCShrewsbury2025 School pre-conference (and free!) webinars: Accessible & engaging learning for all (and special CPD for Conservation Professionals) with STBA & IHBC – Natural Materials in Retrofit on 7 April

Posted on 28/03/2025 by IHBC

Following on from the launch of the 2025 Annual School and the linked pre-conference CPD in Redruth on 13 March, the IHBC is delighted to announce a series of online lunchtime webinars across a variety of topics that relate to the school theme of ‘Heritage in Context’, all open to everyone and free to attend, and all supporting #IHBCShrewsbury2025.

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LAST CHANCES: Nominations sought for IHBC’s TWO Marsh Awards: ‘Successful Learning’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution (Retired Members) – to 31 March 2025

Posted on 28/03/2025 by IHBC

The two IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust, celebrate ‘Community Contributions’ by retired IHBC members, as well as ‘Successful Learning’ in heritage-related skills, with £500 and free places at IHBC’s 2025 Annual School in Shrewsbury – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – with presentations on June 13, and entries closing 31 March.

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IHBC sponsors ‘Heritage in Transition: Skills and Approaches for Sustainability’: Joint ICOMOS-UK/University of Liverpool conference, 11 April – ‘Be part of this important conversation’, in-person or online

Posted on 28/03/2025 by IHBC

‘Heritage in Transition: Skills and Approaches for Sustainability’ is a joint ICOMOS-UK and University of Liverpool hybrid event supported by the IHBC and with three main themes: Forging partnerships…; Navigating… heritage sustainability, and Education and skills…, all on 11 April.

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REMINDER: IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: IHBC supports Gardens Trust Assembly, Cowcross St, 03/04, on ‘… the UK Planning Systems’, with 15% off for IHBC members

Posted on 28/03/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC is delighted to support the Gardens Trust Assembly on ‘Historic Parks and Gardens in the UK Planning Systems’, in person at Cowcross Street, London on 3 April, with a special 15% reduction for members (see dedicated code below).

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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ spotlight from Wales: Carole Souter’s update to stakeholders on Cadw/RCAHMW ‘relationship review’

Posted on 28/03/2025 by IHBC

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As Cadw and the RCAHMW ‘look closely at their functions and responsibilities and identify synergies and different ways of delivering’, a Working Group led by Mrs Carole Souter has been consulting stakeholders and, following Workshops, has offered a report below.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (railway) doorstep’: Awe-inspiring project to restore historic West Highland Line viaduct completed

Posted on 28/03/2025 by IHBC

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Network Rail has completed a £3.5 million project to refurbish Awe viaduct near Taynuilt on the Oban branch of the West Highland Line.

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ASCHB marks sad, sudden death of Ian Bristow, ‘a great champion of ASCHB’ and all things conservation, as the IHBC knows too

Posted on 28/03/2025 by IHBC

ASCHB – The Association For Studies In The Conservation Of Historic Buildings – has informed members that Ian Bristow, leading authority on historic paint colours and ASCHB’s first Treasurer, ‘died suddenly and unexpectedly last week’.

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Planning’s ongoing ‘overhaul’ to speed up and simplify local plans… build faster with more planners

Posted on 28/03/2025 by IHBC

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An overhaul of local plans has been confirmed by the government, as it hopes to ‘deliver homes almost three times faster… recruit more local planners… build 1.5 million homes’.

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Historic England Emergency Planning Training Needs Analysis, to 4/04

Posted on 28/03/2025 by IHBC

The Emergency Planning team at Historic England invites organisations and professionals to complete this training needs analysis survey, to help understand where additional training and resources are needed, closing 4 April.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’ – Europa Nostra & partners’ ‘Inclusive European Heritage Residency’ call for participants’ – Hardwick 16–20/06, apply by 14/04

Posted on 28/03/2025 by IHBC

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Europa Nostra, the National Trust and INTO – the International National Trusts Organisation will organise the first edition of the Inclusive European Heritage Residencies, from 14-20 June 2025, with applications closing 14 April.

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IHBC sponsors ‘Heritage in Transition: Skills and Approaches for Sustainability’: Joint ICOMOS-UK/University of Liverpool conference, 11 April – ‘Be part of this important conversation’, in-person or online

Posted on 25/03/2025 by IHBC

‘Heritage in Transition: Skills and Approaches for Sustainability’ is a joint ICOMOS-UK and University of Liverpool hybrid event supported by the IHBC and with three main themes: Forging partnerships…; Navigating… heritage sustainability, and Education and skills…, all on 11 April.

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IHBC 2025 Annual School pre-conference (and free!) webinars: Accessible and engaging learning for all (and spectacular CPD for Conservation Professionals), from 27/03 with Kathryn Davies

Posted on 25/03/2025 by IHBC

Following on from the launch of the 2025 Annual School and the linked pre-conference CPD in Redruth on 13 March, the IHBC is delighted to announce a series of online lunchtime webinars across a variety of topics that relate to the school theme of ‘Heritage in Context’, all open to everyone and free to attend, and all supporting #IHBCShrewsbury2025.

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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: IHBC supports Gardens Trust Assembly, Cowcross St, 03/04, on ‘… the UK Planning Systems’, with 15% off for IHBC members

Posted on 25/03/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC is delighted to support the Gardens Trust Assembly on ‘Historic Parks and Gardens in the UK Planning Systems’, in person at Cowcross Street, London on 3 April, with a special 15% reduction for members (see dedicated code below).

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LAST CHANCES: Nominations sought for IHBC’s TWO Marsh Awards: ‘Successful Learning’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution (Retired Members) – to 31 March 2025

Posted on 25/03/2025 by IHBC

The two IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust, celebrate ‘Community Contributions’ by retired IHBC members, as well as ‘Successful Learning’ in heritage-related skills, with £500 and free places at IHBC’s 2025 Annual School in Shrewsbury – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – with presentations on June 13, and entries closing 31 March.

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IHBC’s Professional spotlight: Theatres Trust’s response to government’s plans to end statutory consultee role

Posted on 25/03/2025 by IHBC

Following government plans to limit the scope of, and/or remove key amenity society interests from planning, including The Gardens Trust and The Theatres Trust, the latter has laid out its case for the status quo.

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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: New Civil Engineer on a ‘Call for volunteer engineers for Wilts & Berks canal’

Posted on 25/03/2025 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 New Civil Engineer on a ‘Call for volunteer engineers for Wilts & Berks canal’.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (farmers’) doorstep’: Natural England wins right to protect historic sites

Posted on 25/03/2025 by IHBC

The Court of Appeal has granted Natural England a permanent injunction against a tenant farmer to prevent him from ploughing and cultivating land without obtaining the necessary consent, reports Farmers Weekly.

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