Heritage Consultants
Heritage consultants advise on the significance of historic buildings and places and on how proposed change will affect them. Their core work is the documentation that planning authorities require: heritage statements, heritage impact assessments, conservation management plans and statements of significance. Many also negotiate with conservation officers, support appeals, and advise on listing, delisting and enforcement matters. Appoint one when a planning or Listed Building Consent application needs its heritage case made properly, when a scheme is meeting resistance, or when a significant building needs a long-term conservation plan.
What this category covers
- Heritage statements and heritage impact assessments
- Statements of significance and conservation management plans
- Advice on Listed Building Consent and planning applications
- Negotiation with conservation officers and support at appeal
- Listing, delisting and enforcement advice
Adelphi Architecture
Adelphi Architecture is an architectural studio in Riding Mill, Northumberland, that offers ...
Alan Baxter
Alan Baxter is a London consultancy whose portfolio combines engineering advice with ...
Alan Dickinson Chartered Surveyor
Alan Dickinson MRICS is a Chartered Building Surveyor and Historic Buildings Consultant ...
Alex Oliver Associates
Alex Oliver Associates is an RIBA Chartered practice of architects, master planners ...
Alex Stevenson Building Conservation & Design
Alex Stevenson Building Conservation & Design is a historic buildings consultancy in ...
Andrew Townsend Architects
Andrew Townsend Architects is a conservation practice in Faringdon, Oxfordshire, established in ...
Andrew’s Building Conservation Ltd
Andrew’s Building Conservation Ltd (ABC) is a chartered building surveying company and ...
Anthony Swaine Architecture Ltd
Anthony Swaine Architecture Ltd continues a practice first set up in 1945 ...
Antony Gibb Ltd
DESIGNERS AND HISTORIC BUILDINGS CONSULTANTS: An IHBC recognised Historic Environment Service Provider ...
AR Architecture
AR Architecture works for owners of listed buildings and historic houses, providing ...
When a heritage consultant earns their fee
Most councils require a heritage statement with any application affecting a listed building or conservation area. For minor, uncontentious work a short proportionate statement may be all that is needed; for anything substantial, the quality of the heritage case often decides the application.
A good consultant does more than describe the building. They assess its significance, weigh the harm and benefit of what is proposed, and frame the scheme so that decision-makers can consent to it lawfully. That framing is most valuable early, while the design can still move; a consultant brought in after refusal can only argue with what exists.
Ask about relevant casework: building types, local authorities dealt with, and appeal experience. Many consultants are members of the IHBC (Institute of Historic Building Conservation), which is a reasonable marker of professional standing.
Fees are usually modest relative to the cost of a refused application and a redesign, which is the comparison worth making.
Guidance for heritage consultants
Technical guidance from Tuscan Foundry, written for architects, surveyors and conservation professionals.
- Listed Building Consent: What Needs It, What Does NotRepair versus alteration, curtilage, conservation areas, pre-application advice and enforcement across the UK.
- Writing a Conservation Specification That Gets Comparable TendersSchedules, named methods, trial areas, contingency and records, so that three prices mean the same thing.
- Grade I and Grade II* Listed Buildings: Legal Obligations, Conservation Standards, and Cast Iron Rainwater SystemsLegal obligations and conservation standards by grade.
- Navigating Listed Building Consent: A Complete Guide for Property OwnersA complete guide to Listed Building Consent.
- The Preservation of Cast Iron Rainwater SystemsConservation principles applied to historic rainwater systems.
- Products For Heritage BuildingsHeritage-accurate cast iron rainwater products and where each is appropriate.
- Rooflights and Listed Building Consent: The Complete Permissions Guide for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern IrelandRooflight consent across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Questions to ask
What is a heritage statement and when is one required?
A document accompanying a planning or Listed Building Consent application that describes the significance of the affected heritage asset and assesses the impact of the proposals on it. Most local authorities require one for any application affecting a listed building or conservation area.
What is the difference between a heritage consultant and a conservation architect?
The consultant assesses significance and makes the planning case for change; the architect designs the change. On larger projects the two work together; on small ones a single practice may cover both roles.
Can a heritage consultant help after an application is refused?
Yes. Consultants regularly review refusals, advise on whether an appeal or a revised application is more promising, and prepare heritage evidence for appeals. Involving one before redesigning usually saves at least one further round.
All 119 businesses listed under Heritage Consultants
- A H Craftsman North Yorkshire
- Adelphi Architecture Northumberland
- Alan Baxter Greater London
- Alan Dickinson Chartered Surveyor East Sussex
- Alex Oliver Associates Wiltshire
- Alex Stevenson Building Conservation & Design Northamptonshire
- Andrew Townsend Architects Oxfordshire
- Andrew’s Building Conservation Ltd Shrewsbury
- Anthony Swaine Architecture Ltd Kent
- Antony Gibb Ltd Jersey
- AR Architecture Greater London
- Archaeology South-East East Sussex
- Architects Knox and Markwell County Down
- Architectural History Practice Greater London
- Armour Heritage Ltd Somerset
- Artemis Heritage Berkshire
- Arts Architecture International Kent
- Asset Heritage Consulting Ltd Oxfordshire
- Avalon Planning & Heritage Exeter
- b2 architects Somerset
- Bath Conservation Architects Somerset
- Bea Engineering Design Devon
- Beams Ltd Hertfordshire
- Blue Willow Heritage North Yorkshire
- Border Archaeology Ltd Greater London
- Brendan Teasdale Masonry Conservation Ltd Northumberland
- Building Research Establishment Ltd Hertfordshire
- Buttress Greater Manchester
- Cademuir Building Consultants Limited Scottish Borders
- Calibre Conservation Lincolnshire
- Cartmel Conservation Ltd Cumbria
- Catherine Woolfitt Associates Ltd Bristol
- Chantrey Conservation Architects Ltd Somerset
- Chapter 2 Architects Ltd Bath and North East Somerset
- Connolly Wellingham Architects Bristol
- Conservation Architects LLP Oxfordshire
- Conservation Architecture Rutland
- Cooper HBC Kent
- Creative Heritage Consultants Ltd Derbyshire
- Crooks Architecture West Yorkshire
- Desbruslais Chartered Surveyors West Sussex
- DHV Architects Bristol
- Donald Insall Associates Greater London
- drystone Craft Lancashire
- Ellen Leslie Ltd (Historical Research) Greater London
- Evans & James North Yorkshire
- Evolution Heritage Powys
- Ferguson Mann Architects Bristol
- Fourem Republic of Ireland
- Frew Conservation Perth and Kinross
- Gee & Co Ltd Devon
- Gould Architects Bath and North East Somerset
- HAPRO Ltd Hampshire
- Harrison Brookes Architects Somerset
- Hawkins Historic Limited Northamptonshire
- Headland Archaeology Edinburgh
- Heritage Matters Warwickshire
- Heritage Project Contracts Shropshire
- Heritage Unlimited
- Heritage Vision Ltd Devon
- Heritage Window Consultancy Somerset
- High-Tech Services Devon
- Hilary Byers Heritage Conservation Kingston upon Hull
- HIRC – Historic Interiors Research & Conservation
- Hirst Conservation Lincolnshire
- Historic Metalwork Conservation Company Shropshire
- Holland Heritage Monmouthshire
- Hook Mason Herefordshire
- Humble Heritage Ltd North Yorkshire
- Hutton + Rostron Surrey
- Ian Clark Restoration Hampshire
- Iceni Projects Greater London
- Imperial Building Conservation East Sussex
- Inspire Heritage Services Gloucestershire
- Isle Architects Norfolk
- J. Titmus and Herts Restoration Co. Hertfordshire
- James Clague Architects Ltd Kent
- Janus Conservation Ltd Oxfordshire
- John Coward Architects Cumbria
- John Mullen Building Surveying Bath and North East Somerset
- Lathams Nottinghamshire
- Listed Building Surveys East Sussex
- Liz Mayle Heritage Lincolnshire
- Loop Architects Wiltshire
- M O Kennett North Yorkshire
- Marrons Nottinghamshire
- Mel Morris Conservation Staffordshire
- Michael Swords Studio Greater London
- Mitchell & Dickinson Devon
- Montez Architecture Ltd Herefordshire
- Murphy Associates East Sussex
- Nash Partnership Bath and North East Somerset
- Nicholson Price Associates Wrexham
- Nick Joyce Architects Worcestershire
- Nils White Conservation Devon
- Node West Midlands
- Old Stone & Timber Ltd
- Overton Architects West Yorkshire
- Parsons Building & Maintenance Kent
- Paul Butler Associates Greater Manchester
- Place Services Essex
- Purcell Greater London
- Revive & Tailor Greater London
- RMA Heritage Hampshire
- Robinson & Hall Bedford
- Rock Davidson Associates Worcestershire
- Rodney Melville + Partners Warwickshire
- Smith Heritage Hampshire
- Spencer & Fry Hertfordshire
- Spencer Hall Historic Building Conservation Wiltshire
- St Ann’s Gate Architects Ltd Hampshire
- Sustainable Heritage Conservation
- TDR Heritage West Midlands
- The Ironwork Studio North Yorkshire
- Then Now When
- TheUrbanGlow Design & Heritage Ltd West Yorkshire
- Weiser Heritage Consultancy Cambridgeshire
- Whitworth Suffolk
- WS Heritage Greater London
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