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- IHBC welcomes conservation architect Gráinne Shaffrey as new President of ICOMOS, 2026–2029, as she addresses the 22nd General Assembly in Malaysia 30/10/2026
- CLOSING SOON – National Heritage Memorial Fund seeks Memorial Fund Panel Members, to 5 November 30/10/2026
- BOOKINGS CLOSE 4/11 (5PM) on IHBC-sponsored SAHGB’s 3rd Mark Girouard symposium : ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’, 14 November 30/10/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 30/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD spotlight: Culture and heritage capital – Valuing social cohesion – a scoping study from DCMS etc. 30/10/2026
- IHBC Director’s top pick from HESPR’s £30M+ works: Council seeks architect for cultural venue, to 16/11 & £250K 30/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Supporters invited to adopt Colchester Jumbo tower panels 30/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society, on a Vape Shop next to Mackintosh Tearooms 30/10/2026
- The Carbon Trust on ‘… Five lessons from 25 years’ experience’ and ‘Accelerating the transition to a prosperous, resilient, low carbon future’ 30/10/2026
- HE’s Grant Calls for Proposals: ‘Neighbourhood Heritage – Grants for Communities’, to 27/11 30/10/2026
- ARB: Over 85% of architects complied with mandatory CPD scheme 30/10/2026
- Icon calls on conservation professionals to identify skills at risk: TO 25/11 30/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Why COST Action C17 still Defines the Agenda for Fire Safety in Historic Buildings.. 30/10/2026
- IHBC welcomes Government response to DCMS Committee inquiry into ‘Protecting built heritage…’: … supportive statements but little detail… 27/10/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 27/10/2026
- Bursaries now open for IHBC Annual School 2027: Accessible, certified CPD on Climate Change & Significance 27/10/2026
- IHBC welcomes RICHeS Access Fund second call: ‘access… cutting-edge equipment, collections & expertise’, to £20K, for charities, social enterprises, commercial companies etc. 27/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: Scotland’s ‘Our Past, Our Future’ (OPOF) Midpoint Report 2026 27/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: The professional ethics of AI in surveying, from the RICS 27/10/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC on Save the Date for #IHBCBristolBath2027 – 10-12 June 2027 – as website opens! 27/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Eryri hydropower approval withdrawn following legal challenge 27/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Shapinsay has won a national public vote to transform the land around its historic Gas House into a community garden. 27/10/2026
- LGA: National cultural framework to reset how culture is delivered 27/10/2026
- Heritage Debate 2026 asks ‘How can Heritage stay relevant today?’, 18/11, online & free 27/10/2026
- New Commissioners Appointed to Historic England 27/10/2026
Tag Archives: development
Government UK on ‘How to treat irreplaceable habitat for biodiversity net gain’
Government UK writes has issued guidance on… ‘What you need to do for biodiversity net gain (BNG) if irreplaceable habitat is present’.
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Tagged biodiversity, development, habitat
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Government’s UKREiiF update: ‘Chancellor puts regional growth at top of the agenda’
UKREiiF brought together investors, developers and local leaders from across the country
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Tagged development, government, growth, planning, regeneration, regional
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DB, CIAT & more… on ‘How change of use legislation is breathing new life into previously used buildings’
Designing Buildings (DB) has featured an article on ‘How change of use legislation is breathing new life into previously used buildings’ published by the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) in its AT journal, written by Nigel Booen, Director of … Continue reading
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Tagged Designing Buildings, development, historic buildings, housing, NPPF, planning, urban
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MHCLG publishes Guidance to support Neighbourhood Planning
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published a set of neighbourhood planning toolkits to help communities in England prepare and shape Neighbourhood Plans.
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Tagged development, government, guidance, housebuilding, local authorities, planning
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New Towns programme needs a compelling national vision, says new Lords’ report
The Built Environment Committee has published its report, ‘New Towns: Creating Communities’, following the second module of its inquiry into new towns.
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Tagged development, planning, town planning, urban
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SCT’s Manifesto for Scotland’s Places: ‘Protect What Matters’
The Scottish Civic Trust has issued a new ‘Manifesto for Scotland’s Places, to ‘Protect What Matters’.
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Tagged communities, conservation, development, planning, Scotland
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (globally local) doorstep’: Rare snail ‘cited’ in Council’s approval for Trump Doonbeg ballroom
image for illustration: Doonbeg 14th hole b Terrance Siemon, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Clare County Council has given the green light for a new ballroom at the US President Donald Trump-owned Trump Doonbeg golf resort in west Clare, … Continue reading
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Tagged development, ecology, global, Ireland, planning
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Aviva Analysis indicates proportion of new homes built in flood areas rises to one in nine
One in nine (11%) new homes in England constructed between 2022 and 2024 have been built in areas of medium or high risk of flooding, according to new analysis from insurer Aviva, as Greater London and Essex have the highest … Continue reading
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Protrade on ‘State of Construction Apprenticeships in 2026’
New analysis by Protrade reveals a 1.5% increase in new construction apprentices for 2024/25, representing the first year of growth since the 2021/22 peak.
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Tagged apprenticeships, development, government, housebuilding, UK
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IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know!
The IHBC has recently secured permission to seek a Charter while delivery of our 5 Parliamentary Commitments is under way and Branch Consultants are in place, and much more too, so we’re now calling for volunteers to help, and grow … Continue reading
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Consultation on new regeneration body for Greater Cambridge
A new consultation for a development corporation in Greater Cambridge has been launched.
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Tagged development, growth, housing, infrastructure, planning
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RTPI asks: Can England still build its utopian vision of a ‘new town’?
New research from the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) argues that the utopian ambition behind new towns doesn’t need to be abandoned, but rediscovered.
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Tagged building, development, government, housing, RTPI, towns
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New design guidance to raise the bar for new build developments
The government has published updated new build design guidance ‘to focus on design quality’.
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Tagged building, development, environment, government, housing
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IHBC welcomes National Apprenticeship Week: to 15/02
The IHBC has welcomed National Apprenticeship Week (NAW), the week-long celebration that brings together businesses and apprentices to shine a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships make to individuals, businesses and the wider economy.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Westminster Council launches ‘Retrofit First’ policy & more in City Plan Partial Review
Westminster City Council has published its ‘City Plan Partial Review’, setting out strengthened planning policies on retrofitting, affordable housing, with a new Retrofit First policy, requiring developers to explore options for retrofitting etc. before seeking permission for demolition etc.’
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Tagged development, housing, local authorities, planning, policy, retrofit
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IHBC responds to MHCLG consultation on ‘Reforms to the statutory consultee system’, highlighting the ‘serious threat to heritage conservation’ they represent
The IHBC has submitted its response to the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) consultation on reforms to the statutory consultee system, highlighting their ‘serious threat to heritage conservation’.
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Tagged building, conservation, consultation, development, expertise, government, heritage, planning, skills
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RSPB: New ‘More in Common’ report shows people don’t want new homes to be built at nature’s expense
A report by the More in Common think-tank for the RSPB shows people want developers to build with nature, not against it.
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Update on the ‘Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill’
The Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament by Sarah Boyack MSP on 27 March 2025, and this new Parliamentary Research Briefing summarises the situation as of 8 October.
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Housing Secretary issues ‘call to arms’ to ‘build, baby, build’
The new Housing Secretary has issued a ‘call to arms’ to leading developers and housebuilders following a roundtable held this week, reports Government UK.
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the (industry) doorstep’: Public First Report… ‘Quiet majority’ favour local development
Councils have been urged to consult more widely on planning applications as new research found a majority of the population was in favour of local development, reports LocalGov.
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the (industry) doorstep’: Former carpark and shopping centre to be transformed into new homes ‘in a UK first’
image for illustration: Newcastle-under-Lyme: Midway multi-storey car park by Jonathan Hutchins, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Plans by social impact developer Capital & Centric to turn a former car park, shopping centre and derelict brownfield land in Newcastle-under-Lyme into pioneering … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, building, development, environment, neighbourhood, planning, refurbishment, urban
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IHBC’s Management signpost: ‘An independent review of Defra’s regulatory landscape…’
Government UK has issued a new report, ‘An independent review of Defra’s regulatory landscape…’.
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Tagged climate change, conservation, development, environment, expertise, government, nature, skills
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Scotland’s guidance on ‘Effective community engagement in local development planning’
The Scottish Government has issued new guidance to assist with engagement activities in the preparation of local development plans, and is part of measures introduced by the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 to ‘put community voices at the heart of the … Continue reading
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Tagged building, climate change, community, development, environment, expertise, government, housing, planning, skills
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IHBC’s IHBC’s ‘Professional’ capacity-building Signpost: England’s Pathways to Planning – Information for councils
image for illustration: Open government Licence v3.0 Pathways to Planning provides local planning authorities with a pipeline of talented, supported new planners , and the LGA is now able to offer councils salary bursaries to cover part or all of … Continue reading
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