Full Government ‘New Towns Statement’ with vision for new towns, 8/10/24

Posted on 26/11/2024 by IHBC

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The Government’s vision for a new generation of new towns was made on 8 October 2024 by Matthew Pennycook Minister of State for Housing and Planning.

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Parliamentary Grey Belt Inquiry is seeking to gain a better understanding of what Grey Belt land is

Posted on 26/11/2024 by IHBC

This short inquiry will seek to gain a better understanding of what Grey Belt land is, how it can contribute to housing targets and what sustainable Grey Belt development looks like.

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IHBC Chair & Membership Secretary invite members to free MATE sessions piloting shorter accreditation forms: Next MATEs for members working with Churches etc. (9/12); Local Authorities (11/12) & the private sector (13/12) – and more to come in 2025

Posted on 22/11/2024 by IHBC

As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATEs) programme – that advise on accreditation applications – we’re offering free online sessions to pilot new streamlined application forms.

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Don’t forget IHBC’s free ‘Publications by Members’ webpage posting: Just send us the details, for all member categories

Posted on 22/11/2024 by IHBC

The IHBC is delighted to remind members of the IHBC who have published books still in print that they can promote these for free on our ‘Members Publications’ web page: Just send the details to Peter Badcock at it@ihbc.org.uk.

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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: ‘Understanding the grey belt’, a take for southern England, from July

Posted on 22/11/2024 by IHBC

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There has been much anticipation from the built environment sector on the ‘grey belt’ and how this will affect the protection and fought for land of the green belt, and leads at SLR Consulting have outlined what they think this means for current green belt land in the South of England.

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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: House of Commons Research Briefing Autumn Budget 2024 – A summary

Posted on 22/11/2024 by IHBC

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A summary of the announcements in the 2024 Autumn Budget and an overview of the latest economic forecasts

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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £136K+ of weekly works: DC seeks consultancy for window works, 10/12

Posted on 22/11/2024 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 District Council (DC) for a consultancy to lead on window replacement, to 10/12.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (station) doorstep’: Campaigners’ dismay after Restoring your Railway Fund schemes axed by Chancellor

Posted on 22/11/2024 by IHBC

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Transport campaigners have expressed their dismay after Chancellor Rachel Reeves told MPs that the £500 million Restoring Your Railway fund had been cancelled, as part of a wide range of national economies to deal with an ‘overspend’ in the national budget of £22 billion, reports Rail News.

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Nominations to Victorian Society’s Top 10 Endangered Buildings list 2025 open, as ‘President Griff’ urges nominations

Posted on 22/11/2024 by IHBC

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The Victorian Society is asking the public to nominate threatened Victorian and Edwardian buildings for their list of Top 10 Endangered Buildings to be announced in 2025.

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LGA survey says ‘1 in 4 councils likely to need emergency government support’

Posted on 22/11/2024 by IHBC

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One in four councils in England say they are likely to have to apply for emergency government bailout agreements to stave off bankruptcy in the next two financial years (2025/26 and 2026/27), a stark new survey by the Local Government Association (LGA) has revealed.

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RFACT: Building Beauty Awards… ‘Have you seen or designed a beautiful new building to nominate for 2025?’

Posted on 22/11/2024 by IHBC

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The Royal Fine Art Commission Trust (RFACT) will be inviting entries from Spring 2025 for projects completed since the start of 2024 for the Building Beauty Awards 2025.

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RIBA slams ARB reforms to degree awarding powers: ‘The change risks haemorrhaging talent’

Posted on 22/11/2024 by IHBC

RIBA has issued its response to the Architects Registration Board’s (ARB) consultation on Accreditation Rule 4.2: Degree awarding powers, which proposes a change in wording from ‘qualification awarding powers’ to ‘degree awarding powers’.

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National Apprenticeship Week 2025 website and toolkit launched

Posted on 22/11/2024 by IHBC

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New website and toolkit launched ahead of next annual celebration of skills and apprenticeships.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage form the global doorstep’: APSARA National Authority to restore the Tro Moung Temple

Posted on 22/11/2024 by IHBC

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The APSARA National Authority is undertaking an important restoration project for the Tro Moung Temple, located to the west of the Takav gate of Angkor Thom.

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IHBC’s HESPR member Dyfi Architecture helps Glyn Cywarch win Historic Houses Restoration Award 2024

Posted on 19/11/2024 by IHBC

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Glyn Cywarch, in Gwynedd, Wales, has been crowned winner of the Historic Houses Restoration Award 2024, while owner Lord Harlech said IHBC HESPR member ‘Dyfi Architecture provided invaluable guidance and expertise to see the project through’.

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New IHBC MATE Accreditation support dates out: Sign up ASAP for FREE sector-specific sessions, piloting simpler forms – 9/12 (Churches etc.), 11/12 (LAs) or 13/12 (Private sector)

Posted on 19/11/2024 by IHBC

As part of the IHBC’s evolving arrangements for our Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATE), advising on applications, three pilot online support sessions are planned for December, all free and each targeting specific sectors, with an open-access session to come in 2025.

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Don’t forget: IHBC’s HESPR-linked service promotion is now even more accessible to clients when using our map-based search

Posted on 19/11/2024 by IHBC

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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: BD features IHBC HESPR member Purcell’s project appointment in London

Posted on 19/11/2024 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 features Building Design online on Purcell – and IHBC HESPR COMPANY – with its appointment to the City of London School for Girls refurbishment project.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Volunteers work to transform 100-year-old ‘hidden’ building into bothy

Posted on 19/11/2024 by IHBC

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Volunteers are helping transform a 100-year-old ‘hidden’ building – named Druimnashallag and located southeast of Oban  – into a bothy, reports STV News.

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HES Consultation for HES’ corporate plan 2025-28 launched, to 3 January 2025

Posted on 19/11/2024 by IHBC

Historic Environment Scotland’s (HES) consultation on a new corporate plan for 2025-28 closes on 3 January 2025.

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RIBA: Share your views on ARB’s consultation on a new Code of Conduct and Practice for architects

Posted on 19/11/2024 by IHBC

Architects are being asked to help inform RIBA’s response to the Architects Registration Boards’ (ARB) consultation on a New Code of Conduct and Practice for Architects.

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RTPI recognises budget support for new planners, but urges long-term investment

Posted on 19/11/2024 by IHBC

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has welcomed the government’s investment into the planning system in its autumn Budget, but looks for an approach to building long-term capacity.

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RICS members: Survey of the Profession is now open to share views, to 13/12

Posted on 19/11/2024 by IHBC

The next round of the RICS biannual Survey of the Profession has been launched and is open until 13 December.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Global) doorstep’: BSRIA Briefing 2024 – Sustainable Futures – Redefining Retrofit for Net Zero Living

Posted on 19/11/2024 by IHBC

Building Services Research and Information Association(BSRIA) Briefing 2024 ‘Sustainable Futures: Redefining Retrofit for net Zero living will take place on 22 November 2024.

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New IHBC MATE Accreditation support dates out: Sign up ASAP for FREE sector-specific sessions, piloting simpler forms – 9/12 (Churches etc.), 11/12 (LAs) or 13/12 (Private sector)

Posted on 15/11/2024 by IHBC

As part of the IHBC’s evolving arrangements for our Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATE), advising on applications, three pilot online support sessions are planned for December, all free and each targeting specific sectors, with an open-access session to come in 2025.

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