Daily Archives: 29/05/2020

IHBC’s Virtual School, #IHBCVirtualSchool2020, times not convenient?  Delegate recordings support ‘CPD when suits’, explore planning for people and places, around a global pandemic (from only £15+VAT)

If you cannot make the IHBC’s 2020 Virtual School ‘Old Towns | New Futures’… Reflections and Speculations from a Global Pandemic, on 19 June, remember that delegates still get great value (from only £15+VAT) with recordings to review for CPD … Continue reading

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IHBC Highlights Supreme Court (Dill) judgement on GII listing at Idlicote House, Shipston-on-Stour

A substantial contribution to case law has been made in the context of a Supreme Court judgment relating to a pair of Grade II (GII) listed lead urns on pedestals at Idlicote House, Shipston-on-Stour, also listed GII, that had been … Continue reading

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IHBC welcomes BEFS’ new ‘COVID Historic Environment Response Forum’ (CHERF), chaired by Prof Ian Baxter

The IHBC has welcomed the new initiative by BEFS to consolidate and lead responses to the pandemic in Scotland’s built heritage sector through its new COVID-19 Historic Environment Response Forum (CHERF), chaired by Prof Ian Baxter, a member of the … Continue reading

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IHBC responds to HE consultation draft Advice Note on ‘Tall Buildings’

The IHBC has submitted a response to the Historic England (HE) consultation on Tall Buildings

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IHBC’s HESPR pick this week from £1.1M+ costed works: Council seeks Design Review Panel support, valued £450K, closing 23 June

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services working to the IHBC’s standards – emails its members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick this … Continue reading

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Protection for Hepworth studio helps shine light on Wakefield, says Pontefract… Express

A studio owned by Wakefield’s Dame Barbara Hepworth has been granted a new protected status.

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IHBC CPD boost: Mainstream commercial property values, for BPTs and other heritage property bodies, via DBW

In times of economic uncertainty, selling a commercial property can be more difficult and the summary and tips via Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) – the construction industry knowledge base and host platform for the IHBC’s own Conservation Wiki – may … Continue reading

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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 75: HES unveils initial findings of COVID-19 impact survey

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has published preliminary findings from its research into the impact of COVID-19 on the country’s heritage sector.

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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 76: England’s Culture Secretary announces Cultural Renewal Taskforce

England’s Culture Secretary has announced representatives from the arts, cultural and sporting worlds who will join a new taskforce aimed at helping getting the country’s recreation and leisure sector up and running again.

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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 77: The impact of COVID-19 on planning, from the Planning Portal

The UK had lifestyle and business operating restrictions imposed on 23 March 2020, which have had a significant impact on the planning and construction industries, as now reviewed in a  report from the Planning Portal. image: for illustration purposes only … Continue reading

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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 78: Lichfields and PAS on ‘How are local authorities adapting?’

In partnership with the Planning Advisory Service (PAS), planning consultancy Lichfields has developed a ‘live tracker on how Councils are working through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond’.

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BDP’s £4bn Parliament refurbishment could be ‘ditched for quick fix’

BDP’s £4 billion refurbishment of the Houses of Parliament could be shelved in favour of a downsized scheme, media has reported. image: Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament

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Lockdown light relief: The Great Exhibition Virtual Tour, from The Royal Parks

Thanks to today’s technology, the Royal Parks can now offer a virtual tour of the Crystal Palace. 

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