Historic Building Recording
Our Historic Buildings and Conservation Team offers a range of integrated services to enable clients to develop and refurbish properties efficiently and economically:
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Heritage Statement (HS)
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Building Assessment
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Conservation Plan
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Building Recording
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Written Scheme of Investigation for Historic Building Recording (WSI)
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Cultural Heritage Chapter for Environmental Statement
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Historic Buildings Fabric and Material Analysis
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Specialist HBR Graphics Support
Fill in the form or call Head of Historic Buildings and Landscapes Charlotte Matthews on 01962 857 335 to discuss your built heritage requirements.
Our recent projects include:
Fabric Analysis
Fabric Analysis at Oxburgh Hall, a National Trust property in Norfolk, prior to repairs.
Conservation
Built Heritage Survey during conservation of the Kew Pagoda at the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Redevelopment
Historic Building Recording of St. Bartholomew’s Hospital prior to conversion to residential units.
Residential
Historic Building Recording of a Grade II listed farmhouse prior to refurbishment.
Demolition
Historic Building Recording of a redundant former industrial complex prior to demolition.
Many historic buildings are listed, so any renovation alteration or demolition will need to be recorded. Whether you’re the owner of a residential property or a large-scale developer, we can help. The key to managing heritage risk is to consider its implications as early as possible in the development process; our Historic Buildings team will allow you to plan ahead by undertaking a rapid appraisal of the level of work needed through a site visit and research.
This may include:
Building Assessment – A Building Assessment focuses on a specific building, defining its architectural or historic interest, thereby indicating which elements of a building are more and less sensitive to alteration.
Conservation Plan – The long-term management of historic buildings and areas requires a thorough understanding of the historic development and importance of the resource and its component parts and materials.
Building Recording – A detailed archaeological record of a building, group of buildings or landscape is often specified as a condition of Listed Building Consent, Conservation Area Consent or Planning Consent. It is also necessary when designing for conservation works.
Heritage Statement – A Heritage Statement (HS) outlines the impact of a development on a historic building and it’s setting.
Written Scheme of Investigation for Historic Building Recording – The written scheme of investigation (WSI) details methods for the resolution of planning conditions.
Cultural Heritage Chapter for Environmental Statement – Cultural Heritage Chapters record not just the tangible aspects of the setting (the buildings and their landscape) but also the intangible ones: how places are experienced eg through oral history.
Specialist Graphics – Our built heritage reports are accompanied by illustrations undertaken by our dedicated HBR graphics specialist.
PCA is committed to guiding our clients from the early stages of the development process, through planning consent to the discharge of relevant planning conditions. We undertake all negotiation with the Archaeological Advisors to Local Authorities and national bodies such as Historic England and CADW on behalf of our clients, to ensure that our clients’ requirements are fairly represented.
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