Daily Archives: 01/10/2021

IHBC update members, on ‘The way forward’: Getting over COVID-19 & under new governance… starting with Council (13/10), now open to ALL members and our IHBC@COP26 #IHBCHelpdesk

IHBC Chair David McDonald and IHBC President Mike Brown have written to all IHBC members highlighting plans for the future, including a pandemic recovery fund for Branches, progress on the new Council (13/10), with all members invited and our IHBC@COP26 … Continue reading

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Volunteer virtually with IHBC@COP26 on IHBC’s built and historic environment ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’, – because ‘Conserving our Places Conserves our Planet’

Volunteer at the virtual IHBC@COP26 ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ and support IHBC and our partners’ advice, insights and learning across the global COP26 network, because ‘Conserving our Places Conserves our Planet’, just contact our COP26 conservation #IHBCHelpdesk.

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IHBC welcomes HB&P – Historic Buildings & Places – part of the AMS re-cast, with audience survey closing 22/10

From 1 October a new branding and title Historic Buildings & Places (HB&P) will become the face of the distinguished national amenity society, the ‘Ancient Monuments Society’, with an audience survey closing 22 October to help as it looks further … Continue reading

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £5M+ works this week: Community enterprise seeks construction consultant on traditional buildings, closing 01/10

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the Director’s pick this week features the call from a community enterprise company for a … Continue reading

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IHBC features ‘Heritage  from the PDR-step’ 1: Campaigners push ahead with permitted development rights legal challenge

Environmental campaigners Rights: Community: Action (RCA) have pushed ahead with a threatened judicial review of the government’s expansion of permitted development rights (PDRs) reports YourHarlow, with The Court of Appeal scheduled to rule on 5 October. image: for illustration purposes … Continue reading

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IHBC features ‘Heritage  from the PDR-step’ 2: Reading BC wants to make it harder to create new flats in the town centre

New homes could be banned from being built in converted restaurants and shops, as Reading Borough Council (BC) considers that proposed changes to planning under Permitted Development Rights (PDRs), could threaten essential local shops, services and affordable housing etc.

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Welsh Consolidation Bill: Making planning and historic environment law simpler & more accessible

Mick Antoniw, the Welsh Government’s Counsel General, has launched a new programme to improve the accessibility of Welsh law, where ‘planning law will be simplified and modernised through a consolidation Bill’.

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CIAT President highlights concerns over semiotics in review of regulation of architects

A message from Eddie Weir President of CIAT has highlighted the need for clarity on the ‘views and opinions’ sought in the recent call for evidence for the review of the regulation of architects.

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Scottish Government appoints Dr Fiona Simpson as chief planner

The Scottish Government has appointed Dr Fiona Simpson as its new chief planner.

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ARB architects’ survey to help shape future CPD, closing 29/11

The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has launched a survey inviting architects to help shape the regulator’s approach to continuing professional development (CPD), closing 29 November.

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TCI Opinion Piece: … what does the Cabinet reshuffle mean for consultation?

The Consultation Institute (TCI) offers its take on what the re-shuffle might mean for consultation. image: for illustration purposes only – Open Government Licence v3.0

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