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IHBC welcomes re-opening of Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris: 7-8 December, in time for Christmas 2025

image for illustration: by Ali Sabbagh – Notre Dame De Paris, CC0, Ali Sabbagh, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons The reopening of Notre-Dame will extend from December 7-8, 2024, and after, including the Octave of Reopening (8 to 15 December) and … Continue reading

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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £5.2M+ of weekly works: Council seeks evaluation in theatre project, to 18/12 & £8k

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 an English Council for an … Continue reading

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (retail) doorstep’ 1: This is Money on M&S demolition… ‘a big win’

‘Marks & Spencer plan to knock down flagship Oxford Street store approved’ reports This is Money, describing it as ‘a big victory for chief executive Stuart Machin…’.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (retail) doorstep’ 2: SAVE Britain’s Heritage on M&S demolition – ‘stop incentivising demolition’

image for illustration: Christmas lights, Marks & Spencer, Oxford Street W1 by Robin Sones, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons SAVE Britain’s Heritage calls for urgent reforms after M&S ruling highlights gaping holes in national planning system.

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Cadw and the Royal Commission to review their working relationship

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Jack Sargeant, Welsh Government Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership, has announced the formation of a working group to review the relationship between Cadw and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and … Continue reading

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IHBC applauds RTPI NW’s e-bulletin feature by IHBC CO Sammy Woodford: ‘Out of Office: Planning Professionals in the Classroom’

Student games exhibition, November 2023, Manchester (Photo Sammy Woodford) Cumberland Conservation Officer Sammy Woodford has been featured in the recent RTPI North West news e-bulletin, writing on ‘Planning Professionals in the Classroom’.

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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

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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New skills hubs launched ‘to get Britain building’

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Government has said that thousands more apprentice construction workers will be hired each year to build homes and kickstart growth through new skills hubs funded by industry leaders.

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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Biodiversity COP 16 in brief, from DB

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Designing Buildings (DB) has summarised issues around the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Biodiversity COP 16, ‘Our Land .. Our Future’, on 2 -13 … Continue reading

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IHBC ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £5.2M+ of weekly works: Church seeks restoration works etc., to 03/01/2025

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 church body to restore … Continue reading

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Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects: A ‘brand-new’ advice page on ‘Good Design’ from the Planning Inspectorate

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The Planning Inspectorate has published a brand-new advice page on Good Design.

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IHBC welcomes new appointments to the HES Board, including IHBC Supporter member Ian Baxter

image HES Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, Mr Angus Robertson, has announced the appointment of three new members of the HES board, with the IHBC welcoming a second IHBC Supporter member to the board, Ian Baxter, … Continue reading

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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

IHBC members, colleagues and client bodies can now find the office locations of HESPR members – IHBC’s Historic Environment Service Provider Recognition (HESPR) scheme – using our new map-based facility.  image: Google Maps

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IHBC’s Professional’ Signpost: New Government Policy paper (25/10), ‘Brownfield Passport: Making the Most of Urban Land’

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Government has launched a Planning Reform Working Paper on ‘Brownfield Passport: Making the Most of Urban Land’ with its’ objectives, proposals conclusion and areas for further work.

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Culture, Media and Sport Committee membership appointed

Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament The House of Commons has formally appointed the membership of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

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Dame Julia Cleverdon DCVO CBE appointed Chair of The National Lottery Community Fund

The Secretary of State has appointed Dame Julia Cleverdon DCVO CBE as Chair of The National Lottery Community Fund for a four year term.

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

Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament 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

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

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

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 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 … Continue reading

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

image for illustration: Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament A summary of the announcements in the 2024 Autumn Budget and an overview of the latest economic forecasts

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

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 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 … Continue reading

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

image for illustration 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 … Continue reading

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

image for illustration: Tintagel new bridge by Kmtextor, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons 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 … Continue reading

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National Apprenticeship Week 2025 website and toolkit launched

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 New website and toolkit launched ahead of next annual celebration of skills and apprenticeships.

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