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- LAST CHANCE: SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2026 open: Celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’, to 20 August 18/08/2026
- IHBC sponsors SAHGB’s 3rd Mark Girouard symposium : ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’, 14 November 18/08/2026
- Join IHBC’s Membership Assessors now and ‘Shape our Conservation Professionals of the future’, with CPD, status, compensation, and more as thanks and benefits 18/08/2026
- IHBC ‘Research’ CPD signpost: … UK-wide survey: Heritage and Conservation Science Workforce: ‘Please complete and share’, from RICHeS and Icon, to 31 August 18/08/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 18/08/2026
- IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 18/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: HES on ‘Monitoring & reporting’… how we’re measuring success and reporting impact ‘ 18/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: Do you want to help shape the roadmap of UK construction, via UKCW 18/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Iconic Glasgow landmark lives on in Central Station display after devastating fire 18/08/2026
- SPAB launches applications for 2027 Fellowship Programme: to 7/09 18/08/2026
- Nina Young, Founder & CEO of Surveyors UK writes about the surveying gap we are not filling: ‘More surveyors are retiring than are coming in…’ 18/08/2026
- HE Blog by Hana Morel: The Role of Heritage in Delivering Climate Change Action – solution, infrastructure, evidence and more 18/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: More than a century later, adaptive reuse of Vancouver heritage building completes 1911 vision 18/08/2026
- Join IHBC’s Membership Assessors now and ‘Shape our Conservation Professionals of the future’, with CPD, status, compensation, and more as thanks and benefits 14/08/2026
- IHBC NI’s update on hosting a stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09, at Heritage Network’s Conference 14/08/2026
- CLOSING SOON: SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2026 open: Celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’, to 20 August 14/08/2026
- IHBC’s 2026 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Open to 31/08 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCBristolBath2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’ 14/08/2026
- IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 14/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: CARE & partners’ revised guidance on ‘Assessing historic assets that are proposed to be demolished or partially demolished’ (2026) 14/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: Do you want to help shape the roadmap of UK construction, via UKCW 14/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Fight underway to prevent Hertfordshire bridge ‘vandalism’ 14/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Signal box reopens as working museum 14/08/2026
- Scottish Government: ‘Making historic buildings fit for the future’ 14/08/2026
- ‘Every child to get access to enriching activities to build skills and confidence for life’ 14/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Normandy’s D-Day World War Two beaches become UNESCO heritage site 14/08/2026
Tag Archives: housing
Government commitment to deliver for rural communities
A new Future of Rural England report, published under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government, sets out how to ensure government policy delivers for rural communities, with six critical themes: economic growth & productivity; infrastructure & housing; skills & … Continue reading
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New partnership and business plan announced by A&DS
Architecture and Design Scotland (A&DS) has announced its Business Plan for the year ahead, two new strategic partnerships and a preview of A&DS:SpACE, a temporary exhibition and event space.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: As one in three fail to collect derelict property levy, Ireland’s Taoiseach says some councils ‘just didn’t bother’…
Revenue to target thousands of property owners with levies in bid to boost housing stock, reports The Independent.
Better Planning Coalition sends letter to PM advocating for a planning system fit for climate, nature and people
image for illustration: Birmingham, Anglo3334, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons The Better Planning Coalition represents over 40 organisations across the environment, housing, planning, heritage and transport sectors with one common goal: a planning system fit for climate, nature and people, and … Continue reading
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Historic England’s 20 Historic Sites with potential to become new homes, in 2026 ‘Heritage Investment Prospectus’
image for illustration: Wadworth Brewery, Devizes by Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Opportunities to create new homes from historic buildings across England are showcased by Historic England’s 2026 Heritage Investment Prospectus. Historic England writes: The prospectus highlights 20 … Continue reading
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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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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: TCPA on ‘From slums to homes – the story of the Campaign for Healthy Homes…’
image for illustration …windowless… Damp… Mouldy… Noisy… Cramped… Inaccessible… Unaffordable… Isolated… Insecure… … is ‘home’ for too many: as the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) updates on The Campaign for Healthy Homes and the housing crisis in England.
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Tagged building, environment, expertise, health, housing, skills
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RTPI Scotland’s ‘Planifesto’
Our Planifesto vision is a Scotland that is prosperous, resilient and equitable, where everyone has access to safe, well-planned places and a healthy natural environment
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Tagged housing, infrastructure, planning, Scotland
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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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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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Why City & Guilds says ‘Apprenticeships could be the only way out of the UK’s Housing Shortage’
When National Apprenticeship Week kicked off, global skills leader City & Guilds joined forces with Vistry, Travis Perkins, AMEY, and other major players in construction to spotlight a critical solution to one of the industry’s biggest challenges: the skills gap.
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: LPA Planning Capacity and Capability Survey 2025
TheGovernment UK has published its Local Planning Authorities’ (LPA) ‘Planning Capacity and Capability Survey 2025’.
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Tagged england, housing, local authorities, planning, report
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the ‘super-rich’ doorstep’: Britain’s building standards so bad that even super-rich face housing misery…
Residents of the UK’s most expensive flats have won a court case over defective pipework – and if their homes are shoddily built, what hope do the rest of us have, asks Phineas Harper in The Guardian?
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IHBC ‘Management’ Signpost: Turley on ‘Grey Belt – What have we learned’
The introduction of ‘grey belt’ has been one of the most debated changes made to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in December 2024 while an article from Turley consultants considers what has been learned from its first year in … Continue reading
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Tagged government, Green Belt, housing, NPPF, planning, policy
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RICS Scotland Manifesto 2026 – Surveying Scotland: ‘ambitions… not be achievable without urgent action on skills & workforce’
RICS has published its ‘Scotland Manifesto – Surveying Scotland’, setting out clear priorities for the next Scottish Government and warning that ambitions on housing delivery, infrastructure investment, protecting our existing assets and climate action will not be achievable without urgent … Continue reading
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IHBC urges ‘risk-based approach to retrofit’ with Government’s ‘Warm Homes Plan’ – ‘biggest home upgrade plan in British history’
image for illustration: IHBC The IHBC has welcomed Government’s £15Bn ’Warm Homes Plan’ – to ’help millions of families benefit from solar panels, batteries, heat pumps and insulation…’ – but says it must ‘ensure that retrofit is done properly’.
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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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‘Empty Properties in Wales’ handbook issued by Welsh Government
The Welsh Government has published guide for finding out how to bring empty properties back into use.
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Regeneration leader appointed to key role at Homes England
John Reid will join government’s housing and regeneration agency in March 2026 to lead new national hub, working hand-in-hand with regional teams, as strategic plan comes into action.
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New Newsletter from TCPA on Healthy Homes
The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) has issued a new Newsletter on Healthy Homes, including resources, consultations and events.
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Tagged building, climate change, environment, government, housing, planning, retrofit
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Scottish Government scheme launched: Finding new owners for empty homes
A scheme launched by the Scottish Government aims to help return more empty homes to active use starting with a new online portal.
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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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RIBA responds to Environmental Audit Committee report on sustainable housing growth
The Environmental Audit Committee report on environmental sustainability and housing growth response by the Royal Institute of British Architects(RIBA) urges the government to accelerate action on embodied carbon and skills.
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CIC Responds to the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has issued its response to the 2026 Budget.
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