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Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ reaches across disciplines, levels & sectors, from charities – led here by Scotland & CEOs – to Officers (LG) Inspectors (HE) & more

To connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC updates NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so sign up for free alerts, and tell your boss or team how our targeted subsidies for adverts, … Continue reading

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Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, offers insights into ‘The world of generative AI’

IHBC’s members’ journal Context in June 2025 – No. 184 – focussed on ‘Leaders of conservation thought’, but also included Sammy Woodford on ‘’The world of generative AI’.

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IHBC welcomes Gardens Trust report into the role of historic parks and gardens in the 21st century

image for illustration: Joanna Theobald The IHBC has commended the new The Gardens Trust report ‘Harnessing Parks and Gardens in the 21st Century: How historic landscapes can support and enhance our today and tomorrow’, recently launched at Red Cross Garden … Continue reading

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IHBC joins 33 leading organisations calling for £6.8M in urgent funding to support Planning Schools

The IHBC is among 33 leading organisations from across planning, housing, nature, and energy to signed a letter to the Housing and Planning Minister calling for £6.8Mn in urgent funding for Planning Schools to continue to recruit and train apprentice … Continue reading

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’ (& ‘Management’ signpost): AJ on legal challenge to Barbican demolition… which ‘can proceed’

image for illustration: Barbican Estate by Riodamascus, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Campaigners fighting plans to redevelop an area on the edge of the Barbican Estate have won permission to proceed with a legal challenge that claims alternatives … Continue reading

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Chancellor appoints infrastructure and planning adviser to clear path for new investments… to ‘do what it takes to get Britain building’

Leading lawyer, Catherine Howard, has been appointed to advise the Chancellor on the next phase of planning and infrastructure reforms as she vows to ‘do what it takes to get Britain building’.

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Scotland’s ‘Properties and Collections Strategy: Towards Sustainable Stewardship’ consultation draft out, open to 23/01

image for illustration: Edinburgh panorama by Fiona Newton Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is inviting people across Scotland to help shape the future of some of the nation’s most important historic places and collections through a new public consultation.

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RTPI launches five-year strategy to elevate planning: Empower 2030

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has launched Empower 2030, its strategic plan for 2025–2030, setting a route to strengthen the planning profession, enhance member value, and grow its membership.

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IHBC launches FREE ‘Events Calendar’ submission form – with potential for inclusion in our celebrated monthly CPD Circular

The IHBC has issued a new form to help ensure sector events with IHBC CPD values can be considered for inclusion in our free IHBC ‘Events Calendar’, with submissions required at least 2 weeks before the end any month to … Continue reading

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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost looks back: Why Foxglove and Global Action Plan are opposing the Woodlands data centre

image for illustration Foxglove is an independent non-profit organisation that ‘fights to make tech fair for everyone’ and last December the co-Executive Director, made submissions to the public inquiry into a proposed data centre in Buckinghamshire, as outlined below.

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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: BD on regen in Newcastle – UK Design Capital of the Year & IHBC 2026 School Venue

IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week features Building Design (BD) on regeneration, talent & growth in Newcastle, … Continue reading

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C20 welcomes listing of Sir David Chipperfield’s first UK building (1987-89), 1 Cobham Mews Studios in Camden

C20 has noted its appreciation that Sir David Chipperfield’s first UK building has been designated Grade II: No,1 Cobham Mews Studios, Camden, developed between 1987-89 on a backland site and former scrapyard off Agar Grove.

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Presidential invite to IHBC’s ‘members-only’ online Council Wednesday 8 October, 4.30pm, on ‘Heritage Skills & the Conservation Professional’, Charter explorations & more

IHBC members are receiving their invitation from our President, Rebecca Thompson, to join the next IHBC Council, from 4.30pm on 8 October, with a revised programme to reflect our Charter progress, with linked CPD on ‘Heritage Skills and the Conservation … Continue reading

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IHBC’s October ‘CPD Circular’: Accessible, cost-conscious learning, events & resources, with Branch events, CPD Partnerships, Lime, Lutyens & more

IHBC’s October CPD Circular lists accessible, cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) opportunities, including priority IHBC CPD Branch Partnership events, CPD Provider and other network training, alongside our joint STBA/IHBC Autumn webinar series on Heritage Retrofit Methodology.

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IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective

The IHBC is delighted to announce the launch of the Home Page of the 2026 Annual School, to take place in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ and across up to 20 hours CPD.

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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £87.5K+ weekly works: Social landlord seeks affordable housing services, to 10/10, £84K

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 comes from a social landlord seeking architectural services for … Continue reading

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Decision on plan for Glasgow’s iconic Barrowlands sign

image for illustration: The Barrowlands Ballroom by Rob Sinclair, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons A decision has been reached on a proposal for the famous Barrowland Ballroom facade in Glasgow.

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Housing Secretary issues ‘call to arms’ to ‘build, baby, build’

The new Housing Secretary has issued a ‘call to arms’ to leading developers and housebuilders following a roundtable held this week, reports Government UK.

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IHBC joins 33 leading organisations calling for £6.8M in urgent funding to support Planning Schools

The IHBC is among 33 leading organisations from across planning, housing, nature, and energy to signed a letter to the Housing and Planning Minister calling for £6.8Mn in urgent funding for Planning Schools to continue to recruit and train apprentice … Continue reading

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IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective

The IHBC is delighted to announce the launch of the Home Page of the 2026 Annual School, to take place in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ and across up to 20 hours CPD.

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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £38K+ of weekly works: Wales BC seeks public opinion survey, to 24/10 & £18K

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 comes from a Welsh Borough Council (BC) seeking assessment … Continue reading

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New LGA analysis shows nearly 28,000 affordable homes lost due to permitted development rights

New Local Government Association (LGA) analysis has spurred campaigners to sign an open letter calling on Government to scrap permitted development rights (PDR) that have cost thousands of affordable homes.

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Chair appointed to Historic Environment Scotland

The Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, Mr Robertson, today announced the appointment of Sir Mark Jones as Chair of Historic Environment Scotland.

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Tickets available for THA’s #HeritageDebate2025: ‘Totally free’, on Zoom, on 6/11, from noon

The Heritage Alliance (THA) has announced that free tickets are available for their #HeritageDebate2025 on 6 November, from 12-2pm.

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HES is Talking about Heritage

People across Scotland are invited by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) to take part in national conversation about heritage. image for illustration: Fiona Newton

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