Historic Houses: Rebate in UK’s Heritage Sector could unlock £7M benefit

Posted on 11/03/2025 by IHBC

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Historic Houses’ submission to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee inquiry into Protecting Built Heritage included its new report on VAT and listed buildings.

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The Scottish Civic Trust welcomes new Chair Angela Bonney

Posted on 11/03/2025 by IHBC

The Scottish Civic Trust, the national voice for local civic and heritage groups, has appointed Angela Bonney as Chair as of the 5th of December 2024.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: UK redoubles Horizon push as Kyle forges deeper R&I links with EU

Posted on 11/03/2025 by IHBC

UK Science and Tech Secretary announces renewed push to turbo-charge UK-EU science and technology links, to tackle shared global challenges.

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Join IHBC South West Branch from everywhere (or in person at Redruth), 13 March pilot livestream & more, (from £20 online) with Dave Chetwyn on ‘Placemaking and Context’ – an ‘IHBC CPD Branch Partnership’ event for our Annual School #IHBCShrewsbury2025

Posted on 07/03/2025 by IHBC

Join the IHBC’s South West (SW) Branch Partnership event for special and rare CPD on design and placemaking for historic areas, with Dave Chetwyn on ‘Heritage and Design’ and ‘Placemaking in Historic Areas’, (In-Person or Online, 13/03; supported by IHBC’s CPD Branch Partnership*).

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IHBC’s March ‘CPD Circular’: Accessible, cost-conscious learning, events, awards, calls and more, with Schools, online Council (members only, 24/03), placemaking CPD (13/3) & much more

Posted on 07/03/2025 by IHBC

IHBC’s March 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 usual range of Branch and network events, publications, awards and more.

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IHBC MARSH Awards – Nominations closing soon: For emerging practitioners’ skills AND Retired IHBC helping communities, ‘Just fill the form by March Thirty One’

Posted on 07/03/2025 by IHBC

Know any emerging professionals or practitioners who’ve shown eagerness and accomplishment in learning new conservation trades or skills, or retired conservation professionals giving back to their local communities –  Nominate them for an IHBC-MARSH Award to celebrate their contributions!

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Join IHBC’s members-only online Council on 24 March, 1.15pm on, for Welcomes (future President, Rebecca Thompson, VPs etc.); Thanks (President Mike Brown, & volunteers), and practice-led CPD on managing London’s mixed-use historic Charterhouse estate

Posted on 07/03/2025 by IHBC

IHBC’s next free online Council and CPD, exclusive to all IHBC members, opens on 24 March at 1.15pm from London’s Charterhouse, offering: welcomes to our next President Rebecca Thompson; thanks to Mike Brown and others, and Charterhouse case-study insights into heritage estate planning and management, all in our first ‘blended’ Council (NB: ‘In-Person’ attendance exclusively by invitation only).

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IHBC’s Professional signpost: Designing Buildings on International Women’s Day, 8 March, 2025, with a built-environment perspective

Posted on 07/03/2025 by IHBC

Using a range of resources, Designing Buildings has compiled a report on International Women’s Day with a built-environment perspective.

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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £9M+ of weekly works: Council seeks team for major civic building review to 07/03

Posted on 07/03/2025 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 call from a City Council a team for a feasibility review for a major public building, to 07/03.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (railway) doorstep’: Railway 200 – anniversary of the modern railway

Posted on 07/03/2025 by IHBC

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On 27 September2025, Railway 200 celebrates the 200th anniversary of the modern railway, and nationwide celebrations are planned!

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RTPI’s membership applications for Chartered status surge as Government growth agenda gains momentum

Posted on 07/03/2025 by IHBC

The RTPI has seen a 34.7% increase in Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) submissions for first assessment round in 2025, compared to the same assessment round in 2024, with this following strong growth from previous years including a 42.6% increase in entries  from 2022 to 2023.

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Theatres Trust announces Theatre at Risk Register 2025 announced

Posted on 07/03/2025 by IHBC

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The Theatres Trust has published its annual register of theatres under threat of permanent closure, redevelopment, or demolition across the UK, with five council-owned theatres added to the list, as pressures on local authority budgets hit home.

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After Grenfell, UK government transfers fire responsibility from Home Office to MHCLG

Posted on 07/03/2025 by IHBC

The Prime Minister has announced that responsibility for fire will move from the Home Office to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and the change will be effective from 1 April 2025.

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ADEPT & partners: ‘Find Your Path’ – innovative campaign launched to transform local government recruitment

Posted on 07/03/2025 by IHBC

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A targeted recruitment campaign that aims to address critical workforce challenges in local authorities. has been launched by Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT) and partners.

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Call for Applications: Cities in Placemaking 2025-2026: To 31/03

Posted on 07/03/2025 by IHBC

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The Call for Applications to Cities in Placemaking(CIP) 2025-2026 programme is open till 31 March.

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Government Consultation on Rail reform: ‘a railway fit for Britain’s future’

Posted on 07/03/2025 by IHBC

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Government UK has outlined the next steps to reform Britain’s railways through a recently launched consultation.

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IHBC MARSH Awards – Nominations closing soon: For emerging practitioners’ skills AND Retired IHBC helping communities, ‘Just fill the form by March Thirty One’

Posted on 04/03/2025 by IHBC

Know any emerging professionals or practitioners who’ve shown eagerness and accomplishment in learning new conservation trades or skills, or retired conservation professionals giving back to their local communities –  Nominate them for an IHBC-MARSH Award to celebrate their contributions!

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Join IHBC’s online Council on 24 March, 1.15pm on, for Welcomes (future President, Rebecca Thompson, VPs etc.); Thanks (President Mike Brown, & volunteers), and practice-led CPD on managing London’s mixed-use historic Charterhouse estate

Posted on 04/03/2025 by IHBC

IHBC’s next free online Council and CPD, exclusive to all IHBC members, opens on 24 March at 1.15pm from London’s Charterhouse, offering: welcomes to our next President Rebecca Thompson; thanks to Mike Brown and others, and Charterhouse case-study insights into heritage estate planning and management, all in our first ‘blended’ Council (NB: ‘In-Person’ attendance exclusively by invitation only).

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IHBC issues formal notice for 2025 AGM: 13 May 2025, 5.30pm for 6pm start, online

Posted on 04/03/2025 by IHBC

IHBC Chair David McDonald has written to all members of the IHBC with the date of and guidance on the 2025 AGM, to take place online on Tuesday 13 May 2024 at 6pm, with the full programme starting at 5.30pm’, so if you have not received your notice, check your email trash first, and contact IHBC Company Secretary Lydia Porter at admin@ihbc.org.uk as needed.

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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC’s exclusive ‘Members Only’ Council & CPD, online from 1.15pm to c.3.30pm, 24 March

Posted on 04/03/2025 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 IHBC’s own and exclusive ‘Members Only’ Council & CPD, online from 1.15pm to c.3.30pm, 24 March.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Developer plans to break the law to save part of Wales’ heritage

Posted on 04/03/2025 by IHBC

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The owner of one of Wales’ most iconic buildings says he is likely to find himself having to commit a criminal offence in order to save it, reports Nation Cymru.

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CIC & partners launch Competence Framework for Sustainability in the Built Environment

Posted on 04/03/2025 by IHBC

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) and the Edge have jointly published the ‘Competence Framework for Sustainability in the Built Environment’.

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UCEM and LSA Announce Heads of Terms Agreement for Potential Strategic Merger

Posted on 04/03/2025 by IHBC

The University College of Estate Management (UCEM) and the London School of Architecture (LSA) have announced plans for the LSA to become a key part of UCEM, in support of its vision to become the centre of excellence for built environment education, with Heads of Terms jointly agreed and signed on 19 February 2025.

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Government’s 12-week ‘national conversation’ on land use

Posted on 04/03/2025 by IHBC

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The Government recently launched a 12-week consultation on a new approach to Land Use, empowering decision makers with the toolkit to protect the most productive agricultural land and boost food security.

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WCL & more: Frontrunner councils show that Biodiversity Net Gain can be ‘more than a glorified offsetting scheme’

Posted on 04/03/2025 by IHBC

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Wildlife and Countryside Link and other nature groups have welcomed the start of mandatory ‘biodiversity net gain’ in new housing developments.

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