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- Presidential invite to IHBC’s ‘members-only’ online Council Wednesday 8 October, 4.30pm, on ‘Heritage Skills & the Conservation Professional’, Charter explorations & more 07/10/2025
- IHBC’s CPD Blog from #IHBCShrewsbury2025: Some ‘Academic Reflections on the IHBC Annual School… and participation’ from Dr Alison McCandlish IHBC, University of Glasgow 07/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: Free entry to Listed Property Show, Malvern, 10-11/10… just email Charlie, or bring your IHBC business card! 07/10/2025
- IHBC launches FREE ‘Events Calendar’ submission form – with potential for inclusion in our celebrated monthly CPD Circular 07/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost ‘The Big Think’ UK Heritage Pulse update – Sector-wide collaboration and relevance 07/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost looks back: Why Foxglove and Global Action Plan are opposing the Woodlands data centre 07/10/2025
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: BD on regen in Newcastle – UK Design Capital of the Year & IHBC 2026 School Venue 07/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Victorian engine found in attic of former Scots jail ‘one of three in world’ 07/10/2025
- 2024 ICOMOS Annual Report now available 07/10/2025
- C20 welcomes listing of Sir David Chipperfield’s first UK building (1987-89), 1 Cobham Mews Studios in Camden 07/10/2025
- From the Carbon Trust’s Insight Series: New draft Net Zero Standard version 2.0, and ‘What it means for corporates’ 07/10/2025
- Adults’ People and Nature Survey Results Released 07/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Climate Heritage Network ‘Refresher on the Global Call to Put Culture at the heart of Climate Action’ 07/10/2025
- Presidential invite to IHBC’s ‘members-only’ online Council Wednesday 8 October, 4.30pm, on ‘Heritage Skills & the Conservation Professional’, Charter explorations & more 03/10/2025
- IHBC’s October ‘CPD Circular’: Accessible, cost-conscious learning, events & resources, with Branch events, CPD Partnerships, Lime, Lutyens & more 03/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: Free entry to Listed Property Show, Malvern, 10-11/10… just email Charlie, or bring your IHBC business card! 03/10/2025
- IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective 03/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: West Dean’s 10% discount on specialist Conservation courses for IHBC members (all categories) 03/10/2025
- IHBC’s Professional Signpost: Historic Rochester Grade II listed bridge undergoes detailed principal inspection 03/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £87.5K+ weekly works: Social landlord seeks affordable housing services, to 10/10, £84K 03/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Decision on plan for Glasgow’s iconic Barrowlands sign 03/10/2025
- Housing Secretary issues ‘call to arms’ to ‘build, baby, build’ 03/10/2025
- Parliamentary Inquiry: ‘The Environment in Focus’, open to suggestions to 10 Oct 03/10/2025
- Surge in 18–25-year-old new members as National Trust annual report reveals growth of 39% 03/10/2025
- Edinburgh’s Cockburn Association welcomes new Director, Rowan Brown 03/10/2025
England’s Planning reform proposals: Parliamentary briefing update
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NCT’s Christmas funding boost: £596,000 for 36 churches across the UK
Churches and chapels in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are set to benefit from rescue funding of £596,000 from the National Churches Trust (NCT), while 11 of the churches being helped are on the Historic England ‘At Risk’ Register.
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Scottish House Condition Survey 2015 out: CO2 emissions fall c.10% but disrepair unchanged
The Scottish House Condition Survey for 2015 has been published, with key findings including that the level of disrepair remained unchanged on the previous year and that carbon emissions for older properties (pre-1919) have decreased in the last year from 102 kg per square meter of floor area to 93 kg/m2 in 2015, a reduction of nearly 10%.
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London Tree Map: available online
A map representing an initial attempt to visually present London tree data is now available online.
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Winners of the Natural Stone Awards 2016
The Stone Federation Great Britain’s Natural Stone Awards presentation took place at the start of December and included a special award for a traditional stone project.
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Government publishes Estate Regeneration National Strategy
The strategy aims to transform neighbourhoods by delivering high-quality, well designed places, more homes and opportunities for residents.
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IHBC’s Christmas gift No.1 – A clean sweep for IHBC-recognised courses at the 2016 student awards: Winner + 2 commended + 2 trustee selections
The rebuilt ‘Forward Observation Hut’ at Portreath (Grade II) during Storm Abigail. Repairs led by Capt Andy Brigden, Maritime Manager, Cornwall Council. From Hilary Wyatt’s IHBC Student Award winning dissertation on historic marine infrastructure.
Photo: Colin Higgs (http://www.portreathstudio.com) Continue reading
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IHBC’s Christmas Gift No.2: Historic England’s 50% cost reduction on images used in IHBC-supported Conservation Area Anniversary Celebrations Fund
Following a request by the Huddersfield Civic Society to use IHBC Conservation Area Anniversary funds to help cover picture costs in their local celebratory publication, the IHBC is delighted to announce that Historic England will offer a 50% discount on fees for images for IHBC-supported publications and exhibitions, to cover supply and reproduction, and starting with the Huddersfield publication.
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IHBC and BAG at CIfA conference 2017: On built heritage and conflict! Call for papers… suggestions by 6 January!
The Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) 2017 conference, which takes place in Newcastle on 19-21 April, will include a joint session organised by the Buildings Archaeology Group (BAG) and the IHBC on the built heritage and conflict.
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IHBC’s ‘Top HESPR tender pick of the week’: Milton Keynes, New Town Heritage Register, 05/01
The IHBC’s commercial conservation services listing, HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – offers members weekly HESPR Bulletins that bring tender opportunities together into one handy resource, and the Director’s top pick for IHBC members this week features a call from Milton Keynes for bids to draw up its New Town Heritage Register, with a closing date of 13 January, and no valuation stated.
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IHBC NewsBlog ‘Briefing’: District Council takes successful contempt of court proceedings over unauthorised works
A significant and unusual listed building prosecution case has successfully concluded where Huntingdonshire District Council brought contempt of court proceedings.
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Chipperfield and Emin Tower Hamlets demolition proposals dropped ahead of appeal
Artist Tracey Emin, and her architect David Chipperfield, have pulled the plug on an appeal over a controversial project involving plans for demolition of a locally-listed block of 1920s council flats on Bell Lane, in London’s Spitalfields, to provide Emin with her four-storey house.
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No 1 Poultry listed Grade II* after C20 challenge
The C20 Society has reported its delight that No 1 Poultry, designed by James Stirling Michael Wilford and Associates, has been listed at Grade II*, following the C20 Society’s successful legal challenge of the Secretary of State’s earlier refusal to list on the grounds that it was not ‘at risk’.
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Sector gender crisis: Women conservation professionals paid c.25% less than men
A new online tool showing the gender pay gap by occupation has been launched – it shows that women conservation professionals are paid 24% less than men.
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Babergh DC loses to parish council in High Court fight on AONB housing
The High Court has ruled in favour of East Bergholt Parish Council, finding that Babergh District Council’s (DC) decision to allow ten homes to be built in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) was flawed as it did not take account of the village’s needs – as set out in the Suffolk planning authority’s own local plan – and so quashed permission for the development.
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HE ‘Research Strategy’ accessible online: developing and funding research in the heritage sector
The Historic England (HE) Research Strategy is now available online, offering an overview of its approach to the heritage research carried out, supported or encouraged.
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Scotland’s Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017 launched
On 7 December Scotland’s Scotland’s Culture Cabinet Secretary Fiona Hyslop MSP launched Scotland’s ‘Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017’ at Mary King’s Close in Edinburgh.
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Architectural competition for a ‘world-class concert venue’ in Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site
The competition is looking for a design-led team that can conceive and deliver a design for a new, world-class concert venue in the heart of Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site.
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IHBC to present at Albert Dock 175th anniversary lecture series
The Albert 175 Interpro lecture series will include lectures from 13 built environment institutions focused on the Albert Dock as it approaches its 175th anniversary.
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IHBC CPD boost: What’s the future of wearable technology?
A Construction Manager feature looks at how wearable devices have the potential to be applied in various areas of the construction process.
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Context CPD boost: Enriching the List – Appreciating the range of stories in our historic environment
Historic England is developing the listing process to reflect multiple values and a new appreciation of the diverse range of stories in the historic environment, says Emily Gee in her recent article in IHBC’s Context No 147.
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Welsh Government consultation: National Development Framework
The Welsh Government is preparing the National Development Framework (NDF) and is calling for evidence and projects that can help develop the national spatial framework to be submitted by 7 March 2017.
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Scottish Civic Trust calls for entries to My Place Awards
Community groups have been asked to nominate favourite new buildings, conservation projects and people in its annual awards (closing date 31 January 2017).
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Garden Trust report warns about risks to parks
A short report by the Gardens Trust highlights the impact of 40% budget cuts on the condition of parks.
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Essex Councils move towards garden communities
Four Essex Councils take the next steps towards creating garden communities but warn they must be delivered to high standards.
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