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- Check out our new-style 2026 School programme pdf, as there’s still time to ‘join online’! IHBC’s Virtual School, a day on ‘Adaptive Reuse’, 19 June, from just £35+VAT (IHBC & RTPI members) 12/06/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards 2026 Winners announced: Marion Barter (NW Branch), for retired IHBC ‘Community Contribution…’, & Harry Richards (Paye Stone Ltd) for ‘Successful Learning…’ 12/06/2026
- IHBC’s June ‘CPD Circular’: ‘What’s on’, with IHBC, partners & more, from Yorkshire (mortar), London (amenity), Llanberis (slate), Exeter (fire) & 2026 Annual School + RTPI Friends too 12/06/2026
- PASS ON THE NEWS: IHBC-member rates on offer to ALL RTPI members for our 2026 Virtual Day School, 19/06, from Newcastle and from £35+VAT 12/06/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s latest (members-only) Council, on local conservation services etc.: Informing a survey to shape Parliamentary advocacy, with IHBC’s Sarah Homer 12/06/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: Help shape the future of construction insight with DB Intelligence 12/06/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £215K+ costed works this week: European lead seeks guidance to improved renovation etc., to 08/07 12/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Lido’s) doorstep’: Lido’s £11m revamp wins top architecture award 12/06/2026
- Green space, clean air & community lead the wish list for new homes, with surrounding landscape valued above how buildings look: LI 12/06/2026
- Historic England’s 20 Historic Sites with potential to become new homes, in 2026 ‘Heritage Investment Prospectus’ 12/06/2026
- New survey calls for contributions to new annual report on heritage sector resilience and for case studies, to 19 June 12/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Left to Rot – How the (Irish) State ends up fining itself over derelict sites 12/06/2026
- IHBC sponsors SAHGB’s ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’ with ‘Call for Papers’ to 26 June 09/06/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 09/06/2026
- SHARE THE NEWS: IHBC-member rates on offer to ALL RTPI members for our 2026 Virtual Day School, 19/06, broadcast from Newcastle 09/06/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s latest (members-only) Council, on local conservation services etc.: Informing a survey to shape Parliamentary advocacy, with IHBC’s Sarah Homer 09/06/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Design’ CPD Signpost: ‘Designing equitable places: responsibility at the design stage’ 09/06/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC offers HESPR members promo opportunities in 2026’s School programme 09/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Safety fears after youths ‘break into’ historic building in Swindon 09/06/2026
- RTPI Cymru calls for resources to local planning departments to meet new government ambitions 09/06/2026
- Leaking church roofs to be fixed and heritage buildings revitalised as EoI applications open for £48M of heritage funding 09/06/2026
- ECITB launches engineer-led ‘next-generation learning identity’ inspired by video games 09/06/2026
- Barbican Renewal plans approved for ‘Europe’s largest multi-arts centre’ 09/06/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’ (and for Newcastle 2026 CPD too?): The Gendered City on ‘ Dismantling gendered cities, one city at a time’ 09/06/2026
- REGISTER YOUR INTEREST: IHBC’s new & free ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘Interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes 05/06/2026
Tag Archives: framework
Defra on England’s first Land Use Framework ‘plans to reshape how we protect and manage our land’
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs reports on England’s first Land Use Framework, setting out a plan for ‘managing the country’s finite land to ensure the nation’s long-term resilience’.
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Tagged building, climate change, energy, environment, food, framework, government, land, nature, planning, rural
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England’s NPPF update: New consultation on proposed reforms and other changes to the planning system, to 10/03
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is consulting on a revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), notably linked to data centres, onsite energy generation, viability assessments and site thresholds.
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Tagged communities, framework, government, housing, planning
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CIC announces approval of its joint ‘Competence Framework…’ as basis for new British Standard on ‘Sustainability Competence’
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) is proud to announce the proposal to use The Edge and CIC’s ‘Competence Framework for Sustainability in the Built Environment’ as the foundation for a new British Standard on sustainability competence, formally approved by the … Continue reading
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Tagged building, construction, environment, expertise, framework, global, net zero, skills
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IHBC’s Professional’ Signpost: Net Zero Carbon Buildings Framework
The latest information on United Kingdom Green Buildings Council (UKGBC’s) net zero carbon buildings framework is available in the form of a series of guidance documents, while as the industry evolves, new guidance on how to apply the Framework will … Continue reading
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Tagged building, climate change, environment, expertise, framework, net zero
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Government on planning overhaul: ‘Bureaucratic burden’ lifted to ‘put growth at the heart of the statutory consultee system’
image for illustration: Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament The government has confirmed further reforms to overhaul the planning system and ‘put growth at the heart of the statutory consultee system’.
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Tagged consultation, environment, expertise, framework, government, planning
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National Heritage Science Forum develops new Strategic Framework
A new strategic framework for heritage science in the UK has been developed by the National Heritage Science Forum for the period 2024-2027.
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Tagged community, conservation, culture, environment, framework, heritage, nature, science, society
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