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- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 27/01/2026
- IHBC’s Context 185 under the spotlight: Accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, with Alexandra Fairclough’s ‘Law and Policy update’ 27/01/2026
- IHBC urges ‘risk-based approach to retrofit’ with Government’s ‘Warm Homes Plan’ – ‘biggest home upgrade plan in British history’ 27/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 30-31 Jan 27/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: COTAC issues Insight 4 – ‘Understanding and Appreciating the Region of East Anglia’ 27/01/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC’s NewsBlog on Marsh Awards – Successful Learning & Community contributions 27/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Man ordered to pay £38,000 after stripping out historic listed building 27/01/2026
- RTPI & TCPA: ‘Planning for the Climate Crisis – A guide for local authorities’, 5th Edition 27/01/2026
- ‘Empty Properties in Wales’ handbook issued by Welsh Government 27/01/2026
- Introducing the HEF’s first Newsletter: ‘Resilience Review’ 27/01/2026
- Scotland’s Bar-L’ joins the (Category) A list 27/01/2026
- Regeneration leader appointed to key role at Homes England 27/01/2026
- Swansea University Heritage Project recovers evidence of a major archaeological find 27/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Canada’s Charlottetown staff propose 45-day heritage designation for research, but council says ‘no’ 27/01/2026
- IHBC urges ‘risk-based approach to retrofit’ at heart of Government’s Warm Homes Plan… ‘biggest home upgrade… in British history’ 23/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 30-31 Jan 23/01/2026
- Check out IHBC’s new-style ‘CPD Circular’ & feed back: With ‘at-a-glance colour coding’, Director’s CPD Spotlight (ICOMOS-CIF 2026, Granada, 11-13/03), simpler format & more 23/01/2026
- IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: National updates for volunteer leads includes notice on ‘Online Branch Connection Event’ which took place on 22 /01 23/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: DfT’s new ‘connectivity score’ tool, helps understand ‘how sustainably located a place is, and transport interventions needed…’ 23/01/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £290K+ of weekly works: Welsh Council seeks Regeneration Masterplan to 30/01 and £40K 23/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (amenity) doorstep’: Canterbury Society launches campaign to preserve Victorian era Street lamps 23/01/2026
- Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee notes ‘Potential for fraud’ after ‘clear and catastrophic failure’ in government-funded wall insulation works 23/01/2026
- LI Briefing: ‘A landscape-led approach – Maximising value for people, place and nature’ 23/01/2026
- Templar Heritage Trust Bursary Scheme funds up to 50% of fees for training in crafts of historic building restoration or conservation… 23/01/2026
- Government’s New National River Walk announced: the first of nine to be created in manifesto pledge: the ‘Mersey Valley Way’ 23/01/2026
Tag Archives: framework
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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