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- IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: IHBC’s national updates for local volunteer leads – Part 1 11/09/2026
- IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Part of Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September 11/09/2026
- IHBC welcomes RICHeS Access Fund second call, opening 14/09 – ‘access… cutting-edge equipment, collections & expertise’, to £20K, for charities, social enterprises, commercial companies etc. 11/09/2026
- Join IHBC’s Membership Assessors now and ‘Shape our Conservation Professionals of the future’, with CPD, status, compensation, and more as thanks and benefits 11/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: Some sector takes on the NPPF 11/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: Dry Stone Walling Association issues Anthology of International Writing, from past and present, for the future’ 11/09/2026
- IHBC Director’ from HESPR’s £5.25m ongoing costed works: Heritage Estate body seeks condition surveys etc, to 09/09 11/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Plans to transform South Lanarkshire former mining village 11/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Mentmore Towers: Council orders owner to repair ‘exceptional’ grade I mansion 11/09/2026
- HES Chief quits amid deepening governance crisis 11/09/2026
- Heritage Fund & HE: Understanding the impact of climate change on historic parks, gardens and cemeteries 11/09/2026
- HES launches pilot fund to support Scotland’s historic places of worship: Opens Autumn 2026 11/09/2026
- ARB transitioning to a new framework for accreditation, to be completed by December 2028 11/09/2026
- Note to all IHBC Members: Our MARSH AWARD call dates are changing… opening end September and closing December, so get ready now! 08/09/2026
- IHBC welcomes RICHeS Access Fund second call, opening 14/09 – ‘access… cutting-edge equipment, collections & expertise’, to £20K, for charities, social enterprises Commercial companies etc. 08/09/2026
- IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 08/09/2026
- IHBC members with benefits 1: ‘Lutyens & Liverpool’, 6-7 Nov, Lutyens Trust member rates for IHBC, with options for Full (£120), Day (£100), Talk, Walk, Student and more 08/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Intervention’ CPD Signpost: SHBT ‘Futureproofing’ project case study aims to sensitively & effectively retrofit buildings in use 08/09/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Building, on new NPPF, ‘… a pretty bold swing… but…!’ 08/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: HE on ‘Remarkable Church with Unrivalled Collection of Stained Glass by Artist Harry Clarke Now Grade II* Listed’ 08/09/2026
- HES survey on use of new service trove.scot: to 28 Feb 2027 08/09/2026
- Government UK on ‘How to treat irreplaceable habitat for biodiversity net gain’ 08/09/2026
- Heritage projects shortlisted for RIBA’s inaugural Conservation Award 2026 08/09/2026
- Celebrating the Launch of RICHeS-funded Museum ‘Multiscale Heritage X-ray Imaging Centre’ investment 08/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: World’s ocean to be better protected as UK ratifies landmark treaty 08/09/2026
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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