Heritage Services

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Planning, Listed Building Consent
& Appeals

We support our clients throughout the planning process for listed building consents, planning applications and appeals.

  • Heritage & design advice prior to application
  • Pre-applications
  • Full Application submission, advice  & management
  • Appeal submission & advice
  • Council negotiations
  • Discharge of conditions application & advice
  • Planning committee attendance & participation
These heritage services are in conjunction with the relevant report or assessment, as listed below.
Regency townhouses in a seaside coastal town

Heritage Reports & Assessments

We provide several types of bespoke, well researched reports & assessments, including the following:

 

  • Heritage Statements
  • Heritage Impact Assessments
  • Visual Impact Assessments (Townscape)
  • Conservation Management Plans 
  • Heritage Partnership Agreements
  • Conservation Area Appraisals
  • Appeal Statement of Case (heritage matters)
  • Historic Building Recording

Typically, we provide the above reports as part of our wider heritage consultancy services, which may include heritage, design & planning advice.

historic window and brickwork

Heritage Feasibility

Whether it is pre-purchase advice or getting an early opinion on your design aspirations, heritage feasibility studies play an important role in understanding the significance, risks & potential of your heritage asset at an early stage. We provide the following:

 

  • Pre-purchase advice
  • Initial advice (written opinion)
  • Assessment of heritage significance
  • Building history report
  • Design options appraisal 
These services may inform a future planning proposal, or may be for interest purposes only. 
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Unauthorised Works

Unauthorised works occur when consent has not been obtained for works carried out to a listed building. This can result in enforcement action & prosecution. We can help our clients navigate this process.

 

  • Survey of unauthorised works
  • Research into building & planning history
  • Advise on unauthorised work reversal, mitigation & regularisation
  • Applications for unauthorised work resolution
  • Council negotiations
  • Unauthorised works prevention (on-site construction advice)

Our heritage services apply to:

  • Listed buildings at all grades
  • Locally listed buildings & non-designated heritage assets
  • Unlisted historic buildings
  • Any building within a Conservation Area
  • Any building in a historic setting
  • Other heritage designations, including parks & gardens
  • National Parks, AONBs & Green belt

We have experience working throughout the UK, with a particular focus on providing heritage services in London & the South East of England. 

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