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- First ‘priority CPD’ guidance out for #IHBCReading2024 School, globally accessible from only £30+VAT: ‘Management’ Competences -‘Legislation & Policy’, ‘Finance & Economics’, 12/13-15 June 23/04/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Canal and River Trust on ‘Our impact: transforming places, enriching lives’ 23/04/2024
- New closing date of 30 April for IHBC’s two Marsh Awards: ‘civic contributions by retired members’ and ‘successful learners’ 23/04/2024
- IHBC issues 2024 AGM reminders: To voting members, ‘Please complete your proxy form’, and for all, to register in advance for Robyn Pender on ‘… energy in buildings…’, 30/04 23/04/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: ALL HESPR member staff get IHBC member rate at #IHBCReading2024 Virtual School, 14 June, only £30+VAT (Code required) 23/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Controversial demolition of closed Museum of London and office block expected 23/04/2024
- Intangible Cultural Heritage: UK becomes the 183rd State to join UNESCO’s Convention 23/04/2024
- HES: New Report on Connections Between Properties in Care and the British Empire 23/04/2024
- 10 New Design Code Pathfinder areas selected 23/04/2024
- BEFS Policy Map for Scotland’s Existing Built Environment Policy Overview Map, Spring 2024 23/04/2024
- Budget boost for farmers and environment with extension to Agricultural Property Relief 23/04/2024
- ADF announces its 2024 brief: ‘Rethinking Home-Adapt and Reuse’ 23/04/2024
- IHBC’s next OPEN & FREE ‘Management’ CPD Pre-School webinars for #IHBCReading2024 School theme, ‘Place & Building Care…’: ‘Enforcement’ (03/05) and ‘Munstead Wood’ estate (16/05) 19/04/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ signpost: ICE advice for engineers to close the gender pay gap following on RAE research 19/04/2024
- IHBC issues 2024 AGM reminders: To voting members, ‘Please complete your proxy form’, and for all, to register in advance for Robyn Pender on ‘… energy in buildings…’, 30/04 19/04/2024
- New closing date of 30 April for IHBC’s two Marsh Awards: ‘civic contributions by retired members’ and ‘successful learners’ 19/04/2024
- ‘Money is still not the barrier’: Bursaries extended for IHBC’s 2024 School, #IHBCReading2024, 12/13-15 June – ‘Submit now to be next on the list!’ 19/04/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR pick from £112K+ works this week: Heritage team seeks engineering services for canal restoration, £70K, to 10/05 19/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Claim – Torbay’s planning rules are being flouted due to lack of enforcement 19/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Proposals for £65m University Centre Blackpool set for decision 19/04/2024
- Copenhagen and Paris mayors discuss lessons learned after fires wreck landmarks 19/04/2024
- Joint statement on England’s Natural and Historic Environment published by NE, HE and Lottery: ‘Integrating the Management of the Natural and Historic Environment’ 19/04/2024
- Architects etc. – Professional Practical Experience Commission – Call for evidence, to 24/04 19/04/2024
- Office for Place Update: Free Places at 2024 Design Code Schools for LPA officers 19/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: European Architecture Prize Philippe Rotthier 2024, closing 30/04. 19/04/2024
Monthly Archives: July 2020
Boulouki, Greece’s ‘Itinerant Workshop for Traditional Building Techniques’, seeks funding support
Boulouki, the ‘Itinerant Workshop for the Traditional Building Techniques’, which is dedicated to developing good practices for the safeguarding and dissemination of traditional knowledge cultural heritage in remote areas of Greece, is undertaking a fundraising programme.
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IHBC’s Chair highlights concerns over England’s ‘Build Build Build – Proposed Changes to Secondary Legislation’
IHBC Chair David McDonald has registered with England’s Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government the Institute’s serious concerns over how ‘some of the recently announced proposals relating to permitted development rights in planning (PD) may have unforeseen and detrimental … Continue reading
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Malcom Airs OBE, IHBC’s PP etc. on ‘… date stones… of Dorchester-on-Thames’, on YouTube: View and boost your ‘Evaluation’ CPD online!
Malcolm Airs OBE, IHBC’s Past President (PP), Past Chair and much more, has helped make a film directed by his son Thom, ‘videographer, photographer and content creator’, about the date stones of Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire: ‘The Hidden Meaning of Date Stones … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £565M+ costed work this week: Infrastructure body seeks solutions-based designs for service hubs, valued £5K-20K, closing 15/09
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’: Massive cash boost for historic derelict Derbyshire railway station
A grant worth hundreds of thousands of pounds has been awarded to repair a historic Derbyshire railway station that is the last of its kind, reports Derbyshire Live.
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England’s new planning laws: ‘Full planning applications will not be required to demolish and rebuild unused buildings as homes’
New laws laid in Parliament mean that ‘full planning applications will not be required to demolish and rebuild unused buildings as homes’. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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Oriel College’s ‘Inquiry into the Rhodes statue etc.’: Commission details announced
Oriel College has announced details of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into the Rhodes statue, which will be chaird by Carole Souter CBE, a former Chief Executive of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and current Master of St. Cross College.
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National Trust sues building firm after fire ravaged Clandon Park
The National Trust’s Clandon Park, near Guildford, attracted more than 50,000 visitors a year before a catastrophic blaze in April 2015 caused by a fault, and now the Trust is suing a construction company and a firm of building surveyors … Continue reading
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CCC’s report to Parliament says COVID-19 can be an historic turning point in tackling the global climate crisis
Ministers must seize the opportunity to turn the COVID-19 crisis into a defining moment in the fight against climate change, according to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) Annual Report to Parliament.
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‘Ransom strip’ at Edinburgh Accies development goes to appeal after case rejected by judge – Owners surprised at court ruling
Owners of the so-called ransom strip at the controversial Accies development in Stockbridge have lodged an appeal after losing the legal battle over the status of the narrow piece of land.
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Ombudsman criticises Warwick planners following loss of bat habitat: £1K to local group
Warwick District Council is to pay a local wildlife group £1,000 and provide new hibernation boxes for bats after it failed to properly consider the impact a development might have on local wildlife when it approved a planning application said … Continue reading
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Working paper update on ‘Measuring economic impact of cultural heritage at territorial level’, from EPSON
The European Spatial Planning Observation Network (EPSON) reports on research into the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, which shows that over 23000 events were organised, reaching more than 12.8 million participants, ‘demonstrating the potential impact that cultural heritage can … Continue reading
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Darwin Initiative: Application for Fellowship Awards now open, closing Jan 2021
Darwin Initiative: applications are now open for a Darwin Fellowship Award which is aimed at building capacity in developing countries with a closing date of 19 January 2021.
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IHBC and partners – from POS and CPRE, to RTPI and RIBA – support LGA-led call to ‘Keep planning local’ following ‘BUILD, BUILD, BUILD’ trope
The IHBC has added its name alongside partners from across England in supporting a call led by the Local Government Association (LGA) to ‘urge the UK Government to keep planning in England local’, debunking ‘Any suggestion that planning is a … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: Dezeen’s ‘Mews houses taking advantage of London’s backstreets’
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 members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, including notices gleaned from across the development sector’s … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the (city) doorstep’: South Bank’s IBM building gets Grade II listed status
Plans to alter the IBM building on the South Bank have been thrown into doubt after the Government listed the building at Grade II, writes London SE1 News.
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ALGAO UK updates on impact of Covid-19 on LA Archaeology Services
ALGAO:UK has published a rapid survey of members to find out how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the work of archaeological advisors to local authorities (LAs) across the UK.
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MHCLG’s new planning rules to protect cultural heritage
Theatres, concert halls and live music performance venues to be protected according to new planning rules from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG). image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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Blackpool Central Pier fire
Some 50 firefighters have been tackling a blaze on Blackpool’s Central Pier.
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CPRE calls for greater green ambition and shares vision for ‘building back better’
CPRE has set out its vision to regenerate the countryside and ourselves – and says the government’s plans make a mockery of its ‘so-called green recovery’. image: for illustration purposes only Open Government Licence v3.0
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National Trust response to Prime Minister’s speech on recovery
The National Trust has responded to the Prime Minister’s speech concerning recovery plans, advocating a ‘build back better’ approach that ‘will only happen if the Government ‘takes this opportunity to think differently, embraces a genuinely holistic approach to recovery and … Continue reading
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Scotland’s good practice COVID-19 guidance for museums, galleries and heritage attractions
New guidance, part of a suite from Scottish Government, is intended for museums, galleries and heritage attractions as they reopen.
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Network Rail launches competition to shape Britain’s future railway stations: Registration ends 11 September
The competition from Network Rail and RIBA Competitions will give architects, engineers and designers the chance to improve the travel experience for the millions of passengers who use Britain’s railway, and leave a lasting legacy on station design, with closing … Continue reading
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Daphne Jackson Fellowships – for research after career breaks – are now available to Arts and Humanities researchers
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has announced that Daphne Jackson Fellowships – that offer male and female academics the opportunity to return to research following a career break of two years or more when taken for family, caring … Continue reading
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Kick-start nature’s recovery and absorb a third of UK emissions, says Wildlife trust
New report from The Wildlife Trusts shows how investing in nature would reap big dividends in tackling climate crisis.
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