The Planner Heritage Planning 2015 sector guide

HERITAGE PLANNING 2015 SECTOR GUIDE

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CONTENTS

2015 SECTOR GUIDE

HERITAGE

PLANNING Redactive Publishing Ltd 17 Britton Street, London EC1M 5TP 020 7880 6200

EDITORIAL Tel: 020 7324 2736 editorial@theplanner.co.uk Editor Martin Read Features editor Simon Wicks Reporter Laura Edgar Consultant editor Huw Morris Sub-editor Deborah Shrewsbury Picture editor Claire Echavarry Consultant creative director Mark Parry A DV E RT I S I N G & MARKETING Senior sales executive Lee-Anne Walsh – 020 7324 2753 Senior sales executive Darren Hale 020 7880 6206 Recruitment sales Sabmitar Bal — 020 7880 7665 P RO D U C T I O N Production manager Jane Easterman Senior production executive Aysha Miah

4 Heritage planning in numbers 5 Introduction

Issues 6 Policy 7 Legal 8 Financial 9 Professional 10 Community 11 Influential people 12 Resources

Profiles 14 CASE STUDY: Donald Insall Associates

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15 CASE STUDY: The Built Heritage Consultancy 16 CASE STUDY: Buttress Architects 17 PROFILE: Nash Partnership 18 PROFILE: Johnson Brook 19 PROFILE: Border Archaeology 20 PROFILE: Donald Insall Associates 21 PROFILE: WYG

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PUBLISHING Publishing director Joanna Marsh SUBSCRIPTIONS Ryan.hadden@redactive.co.uk

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INFO: HERITAGE IN NUMBERS

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THE UK’S RANKING IN THE WORLD AS A DESTINATION FOR ITS BUILT HERITAGE NATIONS BRAND INDEX

£8.5 BILLION THE AMOUNT DOMESTIC AND OVERSEAS TOURISTS SPEND ON HERITAGE ACTIVITIES

134,000+ 28 £5BN+ £375 THE NUMBER OF WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN THE UK

THE NUMBER OF JOBS IN HERITAGE TOURISM

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HERITAGE TOURISM’S DIRECT CONTRIBUTION TO THE UK’S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

THE AMOUNT INVESTED BY THE HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND IN PROJECTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY EACH YEAR

1 MILLION THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO VISITED THE NATIONAL HERITAGE LIST FOR ENGLAND, THE ONLY OFFICIAL DATABASE OF ALL NATIONALLY DESIGNATED HERITAGE ASSETS

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INTRODUCTION

OUR HERITAGE ASSETS ARE ECONOMICALLY CRITICAL

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Martin Read Editor, The Planner

“IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTATE THE IMPACT OF THE COURT OF APPEAL’S BARNWELL MANOR RULING BACK IN FEBRUARY 2014” theplanner.co.uk

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hese being designated as ’snapshot guides’ of individual sectors – each a deliberate attempt to capture all the activity relevant to a sector in the 12 months prior to and immediately post publication – it’s obvious that the first order of business in May 2015 should be to mention the recent general election. Whatever the ramifications of the result for matters such as city devolution and Northern powerhouses, what’s certain is that it defines a very clear direction of travel for the funding of public agencies across the country. With further cuts now certain to come, how will the country’s remaining historic environment specialists possibly cope?

In the heritage sector there’s not a country in the union that hasn’t been affected by important policy shifts in the past 12 months, such as the fundamental reorganisation of English Heritage splitting into two organisations, with one of the resulting new entities, Historic England, set to play a key role in planning. Scotland’s Historic Scotland and Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland will do the opposite this autumn by merging into one organisation. And most recently Wales has introduced its Historic Environment (Wales) Bill, which among other things will obliges already strained local authorities to create and maintain historic environment records that will inform planning or redevelopment decisions (the success of which will be interesting to follow). Nothing so specific in Northern Ireland, but the fundamental change to the structure of local government, and thus planning services, may itself affect planning in the heritage sector.

Although it’s just outside our 12-month sweep of relevant events, it would be difficult to understate the impact of the Court of Appeal’s Barnwell Manor ruling back in February 2014, the ramifications of which continue to affect decisions involving wind turbines and heritage sites. Our newly settled state of political affairs means that conflict in this area is only likely to continue.

At the end of the day the value of the United Kingdom’s heritage assets to the economy continues to be extraordinary. We undervalue the need for robust management and planning of it at our peril.

I mentioned that this is only the second of our sector snapshot guides, so for the uninitiated here’s the idea – these annual guides, designed to showcase the work of organisations active in the sector, also detail the specific people, policy, places and plans shaping the sector in the year of publication. We’re always open to suggestions about how we can improve the product.

Finally, a word about our sponsors or, more specifically, the opportunity to become one. If you represent an organisation that would like to see examples of its work displayed in our next guide – it’s out in August and focused on green infrastructure – then please do get in touch. Details of how to reach our sales team are on page 23.

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POLICY

FINDING NEW APPROACHES TO HERITAGE MANAGEMENT

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“THE WAY FORWARD WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR THE SECTOR WILL BE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS GENERATED OUTSIDE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT”

he past 12 months set in train a series of changes in heritage management across the UK that will start to play out in the next 12 and beyond. In April, English Heritage split into two organisations. The first, which retains the English Heritage name, will look after the National Heritage Collection, consisting of more than 400 historic sites. Historic England will cover planning, heritage designation, conservation while providing research, guidance and grants.

Scotland is also undergoing reform. Historic Scotland and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland merge in October. The new body, Historic Environment Scotland, takes heritage regulation from government.

In May the Welsh Government introduced legislation to protect Wales’s heritage. The Historic Environment (Wales) Bill aims to make it more difficult for people to escape prosecution for criminal damage to a monument by claiming ignorance of its status or location. Under the bill: ● Ministers will have powers to take immediate action if a scheduled monument is threatened and oblige owners who have damaged monuments to undertake repairs. Local authorities can take action to halt decay and recover the costs of any urgent works; ● Create an independent panel to provide the ministers with expert advice on policy and strategy affecting the historic environment; ● Require local authorities to create and maintain Historic Environment Records to inform planning or redevelopment decisions; ● Establish a comprehensive register of nationally important historic parks and gardens on a statutory basis; and ● Make it easier for owners to manage their listed buildings and scheduled monuments by introducing Heritage Partnership Agreements.

These long-term management plans aim to eliminate the need for repeated consent applications for similar works.

Northern Ireland is also seeing changes. Local government has been reduced from 25 local authorities to 11. The big question here is how the delegated planning services will work as heritage managers.

Institute of Historic Building Conservation director Seán O’Reilly says: “The way forward with the greatest potential for the sector will be through partnerships generated outside central government, as no one will have the finances to really make a difference to development or to the quality of heritage management these days.”

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LEGAL

BARNWELL MANOR RULING LEAVES ITS MARK

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“OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS WE WILL SEE MORE PRAGMATIC DECISIONS BEING ISSUED THAT WILL BETTER REFLECT THE BALANCING OF HARM VERSUS BENEFITS AS SET OUT IN THE NPPF” theplanner.co.uk

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he Court of Appeal’s decision in February 2014 on Barnwell Manor continues to reverberate in the world of heritage planning.

West Coast Energy had applied to build four 91-metre wind turbines on land close to the 17th century lodge in Northampton.

The developers won an appeal that was overturned by the High Court in 2013. The Court of Appeal subsequently ruled that under section 661 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, the desirability of preserving the setting of listed buildings should be given “considerable importance and weight”.

The implications of the ruling have surfaced in several other cases in the past 12 months. The secretary of state overruled an inspector’s advice to approve three turbines in Norfolk, taking a different view on the weight attributable to their impact on a grade I listed church’s setting in a conservation area. He was concerned that the turning blades of one turbine would intrude on views in one direction even though it was 1.2 km away. Although recognising that the harm caused to the church setting and the conservation area’s character and appearance would be less than substantial, he found that these, along with local landscape harm, outweighed the scheme’s renewable energy benefits.

Indeed, the secretary of state has mentioned Barnwell Manor in several recovered appeal decisions including schemes at Burton Agnes in Yorkshire, Wigton in Cumbria and the former Asfordby mine in Leicestershire.

Considerable importance and weight has been given to harm to the setting of heritage assets even where less than substantial harm is caused.

The cases highlight a tension between the heritage policy in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and the statutory obligation in the 1990 Act. “We are still seeing overly cautious decisions from inspectors, although we seem to be at a turning point,” says CGMS director Jason Clemons.

“While there will always be a statutory duty under Section 66 to have special regard to preserving the special interest of listed buildings and their settings, it is our view that over the next 12 months we will see more pragmatic decisions being issued that will better reflect the balancing of harm versus benefits as set out in the NPPF.”

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FINANCIAL

HERITAGE IS AN EARNER HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT

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“HERITAGE LINKED WITH TOURISM IS THE COUNTRY’S FIFTH BIGGEST INDUSTRY, GENERATING A WHOPPING £127 BILLION A YEAR”

oliticians, economists and business leaders are routinely guilty of at best underestimating and at worst failing to acknowledge heritage’s impact on the UK economy. The view from overseas is somewhat different.

There are 28 World Heritage Sites and countless numbers of places of interest including churches, castles, monuments, historic houses, museums and galleries, so it is little wonder that the UK is ranked fourth in the international league of popular destinations for built heritage. Yet surveys of councillors consistently show museums, galleries, tourism and leisure are prime targets for funding cuts – a trend set to continue as public spending faces future squeezes.

This is shortsighted and some number-crunching starts to reveal heritage’s considerable impact, which is almost hidden in plain sight.

Research by consultancy Oxford Economics found heritage-based tourism directly accounts for at least £5 billion of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and 134,000 jobs.

This means it outstrips other economic sectors including advertising, brewing and distilling, car manufacturing, and paper products as well as roads and railway building.

More than half the UK’s population makes a trip to experience the atmosphere of a historic town or city at least once a year. But, crucial as this is, heritage is not just about visits to historic buildings, monuments of places of interest. Nor is it merely about the country’s industrial, maritime or transport past.

Factor in the country’s landscapes, parks and wildlife sites and a bigger picture emerges. Around 1.2 billion visits are made to the UK’s countryside each year by tourists from home and abroad.

Indeed, according to the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, heritage linked with tourism is the country’s fifth biggest industry, generating a whopping £127 billion a year. This is roughly the same as the financial service sector’s contribution to the UK economy.

The impact becomes all the more staggering once the indirect effects of heritage tourism – goods and services from other UK industries and workers’ spending – is considered. Oxford Economics puts this at £14 billion in GDP and 393,000 employees.

Since the financial crisis and amid a fragile recovery, heritage has continued to step up to the plate while other parts of the economy have stumbled.

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PROFESSIONAL

LOSS OF EXPERTISE PUTS OUR HISTORY IN JEOPARDY

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“IT IS ALSO DIFFICULT FOR LISTED BUILDING OWNERS AND DEVELOPERS WHO, IN TOO MANY INSTANCES, CAN NO LONGER GET THE SUPPORT AND ADVICE THEY NEED FROM THE LOCAL COUNCIL” theplanner.co.uk

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t’s the 800-pound gorilla in the room. As the new government prepares to outline significant cuts in public spending, historic environment specialists across local government again fear the swish of the axe.

Research into the declining numbers of officers – by English Heritage, the Association of Local Government Archaeological Officers, and the Institute of Building Conservation (IHBC) – is currently being updated.

But judging by earlier surveys in the past six years, the tealeaves do not look good.

According to the latest available figures released last July, there were 835 historic environment specialists providing advice to local authorities in England. This represents a continuing trend that began in 2006 that has seen numbers plummet by more than 32 per cent in overall historic environment officers. This breaks down into a drop of 26 per cent in archaeological advisers, including historic environment records officers, and a 35 per cent fall in conservation advisers.

In the 12 months to July 2014, the number of archaeological advisers dropped by 9.5 per cent while conservation specialists fell by 2.4 per cent.

As specialist advisers continued to decline, the number of planning application decisions and listed building consent decisions increased by 2 per cent and 4 per cent respectively.

The trend of declining specialist advisers and rising applications is prompting widespread fears that there will not be enough capacity within local government to properly assess the implications of schemes on the historic environment. This lack of understanding also puts at risk the ability of councils to properly manage and care for their local heritage.

“Relentless cuts in conservation service continue for another year to threaten the future of our historic buildings,” says IHBC chair Mike Brown. “The loss of 35 per cent of conservation posts since 2006 has had a devastating effect on local authorities, which often are no longer even able to carry out their statutory conservation duties.

“Although this will be hard on the professionals who have lost their jobs while also exposing the nation’s heritage to the real risk of harm, it is also difficult for listed building owners and developers who, in too many instances, can no longer get the support and advice they need from the local council to help them protect our heritage and to prosper.”

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COMMUNITY

PUBLIC SHOWS A GROWING AWARENESS OF HISTORIC SITES

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“HISTORIC ENGLAND ESTIMATES THAT 38 PER CENT OF PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN ACTION TO PROTECT A LOCAL SITE OR BUILDING FROM DAMAGING CHANGE OR BECOMING DERELICT OR DISUSED”

esignated heritage assets come in all shapes and sizes – buildings, monuments, ancient remains, battlefields, parks and gardens are among the categories listed for protection. The latest research unveiled by Historic England in March shows a surge in popular enthusiasm for such sites and a growing trend for people to recognise the varied types of heritage across the nation.

Almost everyone in England – 99.3 per cent of the population to be exact – lives within a mile of a listed building or site. Moreover, people want to find out more about them. Visits to the National Heritage List for England, the only official database for nationally designated heritage assets, topped one million this year for the first time.

Indeed, the public not only recognises but also wants to protect nationally significant sites in their area. Historic England estimates that 38 per cent of people have taken action to protect a local site or building from damaging change or becoming derelict or disused.

It says this suggests a higher-than-expected willingness among the public to protect heritage around them.

According to a recent survey by the watchdog, country houses and castles are the most commonly valued parts of the historic environment, with 70 per cent saying these are important and worth preserving. Monuments and memorials came a close second with 67 per cent, followed by ancient archaeological sites with 66 per cent. Yet a substantial proportion of the public considers places of worship, maritime history such as wrecks and submarines, parks and gardens, railway infrastructure, shipyards and factories as important facets of the heritage fabric.

People in the North-East are the most interested in their local heritage at 70 per cent, closely followed by the South-West and London – both on 69 per cent – and the South-East with 68 per cent. People in the South-East and South-West are the most active in protecting their heritage, both scoring 41 per cent in the survey.

And although the historic environment covers everything from prehistoric remains to postwar office buildings, a significant majority of respondents had used very modern ways of making their voices heard; social media and internet petition are the methods of choice for taking action to protect historic places.

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INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE

MARCUS BINNEY, PRESIDENT, SAVE BRITAIN’S HERITAGE

KATE MAVOR, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, ENGLISH HERITAGE

The president of SAVE Britain’s Heritage, the country’s most influential conservation group, Binney has spearheaded numerous campaigns to preserve and reuse endangered historic buildings for more than 40 years. He was instrumental in saving Calke Abbey and remains one of the country’s most prominent architectural historians and authors.

CAROLE SOUTER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND Joining the fund in 2003 from English Heritage, where she was planning and development director, Souter is in charge of the largest dedicated funder of heritage projects in the UK. To date, 37,000 projects have received £6 billion. Among notable schemes, the fund has led a renaissance of the UK’s parks, with more than 700 benefiting from grants.

HELEN GHOSH, DIRECTOR GENERAL, NATIONAL TRUST A former career senior civil servant, Ghose heads an organisation that protects a panoply of the most historic places and spaces across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as well as managing more than 250,000 hectares of land of outstanding natural beauty. With a membership of around four million, the trust is bigger than the three main political parties combined. theplanner.co.uk

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Taking over the reins in May, Mavor will lead English Heritage into a new era as a charity. Mavor was previously chief executive of the National Trust for Scotland, where she introduced a fiveyear plan to bring the charity back from financial collapse. Before that, she was chief executive of the interpreting service Language Line, where she led a management buyout.

KATE CLARK, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, CADW Clark took over the Welsh Government’s historic environment service in May 2014 with a brief to conserve and interpret the principality’s history while supporting the economy by providing jobs and attracting tourists. Originally from Australia, and with a background in museums and heritage, she oversees Cadw’s management of monuments, statutory responsibilities and specialist policy.

SIR MOIR LOCKHEAD, CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL TRUST FOR SCOTLAND Starting his career as a 15-yearold apprentice mechanical engineer, Lockhead is a former chief executive of transport operator FirstGroup, where he led a management and employee buy-out of the company before steering it to become a £6 billion business.

Born in County Durham, Lockhead describes himself as “fascinated by the stories of people and places and how we were all shaped by our environment and our past”.

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RESEARCH, RESOURCES AND POLICY RESEARCH AND POLICY Architectural Heritage Fund – Annual Review 2013­14 www.tinyurl.com/o3bbr8q

programme www.gov.uk/case­programme Taking Part www.gov.uk/government/collections/ taking­part

Cadw

Heritage Lottery Fund

www.cadw.gov.wales Caring for Military Sites of the Twentieth Century www.tinyurl.com/ore8x4y Introducing Twentieth Century Military Sites www.tinyurl.com/n27bdvn Directory of community heritage organisations in Wales WCVA report on archaeological, civic and conservation societies Both available at www.tinyurl.com/ qfe3aes Publication of Archaeological Reports – notes to editors www.tinyurl.com/qxwvsoy

www.hlf.org.uk Challenge and Change: HLF and Cultural Value www.hlf.org.uk/challenge­and­ change#.VU_IWCj0VSU Economic impact of UK heritage tourism economy www.hlf.org.uk/economic­impact­ uk­heritage­tourism­economy#.

VU_Hvyj0VSU Investing in success – heritage and the UK tourism economy www.hlf.org.uk/investing­success­ heritage­and­uk­tourism­economy#.

VU_JdSj0VSU New ideas need old buildings www.hlf.org.uk/new­ideas­need­old­ buildings#.VU_Ivyj0VSU

Valuing the Welsh Historic Environment: Economic Impact Technical Report www.tinyurl.com/nmzrdu9

State of UK Public Parks www.hlf.org.uk/state­uk­public­ parks#.VU_JICj0VSU

Valuing the Welsh Historic Environment www.tinyurl.com/kz5os4b

Values and benefits of heritage www.hlf.org.uk/values­and­benefits­ heritage#.VU_I9yj0VSU

Valuing the Welsh Historic Environment: A Monitoring Framework www.tinyurl.com/keh9apf Valuing the Welsh Historic Environment – Summary www.tinyurl.com/kxy8sun 2013 – Visitor Research www.tinyurl.com/klaous9

Department for Culture, Media & Sport www.gov.uk/government/ organisations/department­for­ culture­media­sport Culture and Sport Evidence

Historic England

www.historicengland.org.uk Heritage Protection Guide www.historicengland.org.uk/advice/ hpg/ Heritage at Risk www.historicengland.org.uk/advice/ heritage­at­risk Historic Environment Good Practice Advice in Planning Note 1 ­ The Historic Environment in Local Plans Historic Environment Good Practice Advice in Planning Note 2 ­ Managing Significance in Decision­Taking in the

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Historic Environment Historic Environment Good Practice Advice in Planning Note 3 ­ The Setting of Heritage Assets www.historicengland.org.uk/images­ books/publications

Historic Towns Forum

www.historictownsforum.org Community Engagement Update www.historictownsforum.org/ publications

Institute of Historic Building Conservation www.ihbc.org.uk

Information and Partnerships www.tinyurl.com/mxczd76 1/14 Planning Authority duties in the provisions of appropriate specialist conservation advice www.tinyurl.com/ky5taev Planning Related applications for Judicial Review www.tinyurl.com/kc4h68b Private sector conservation trading analysis www.ihbc.org.uk/resources/IHBC­ HESPR­survey­2014 Stopping the rot – a guide to enforcement action to save historic buildings www.ihbc.org.uk/recent_papers/ docs/Stopping_theRot_accessible. pdf Valuing Historic Places www.tinyurl.com/k86ebjx

National Trust

Landscapes for Everyone – creating a better future www.ntplanning.files.wordpress. com/2015/01/landscapes­for­ everyone.pdf Land Map www.ntlandmap.org.uk/ theplanner.co.uk

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ORGANISATIONS Architectural Heritage Fund www.ahfund.org.uk/ Cadw www.cadw.gov.wales Civic Voice www.civicvoice.org.uk English Heritage www.english­heritage.org.uk Heritage Lottery Fund www.hlf.org.uk Historic England www.historicengland.org.uk Historic Towns Forum www.historictownsforum.org

PROFILES + CASE STUDIES

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National Trust www.nationaltrust.org.uk

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National Trust for Scotland www.nts.org.uk

Donald Insall Associates The Built Heritage Consultancy

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SAVE Britain’s Heritage www.savebritainsheritage.org/index. php

Buttress Architects

Visit England www.visitengland.com

Nash Partnership

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CASE STUDY: DONALD INSALL ASSOCIATES

DONALD INSALL ASSOCIATES HISTORIC BUILDINGS CONSULTANCY 12 Devonshire Street, London W1G 7AB Tel: 020 7245 9888 Email: historicbuildings@insall­ architects.co.uk Web: www.donaldinsall associates.co.uk Linkedin: https://www.linkedin. com/company/donald­ insall­associates Twitter: https://twitter.com/ InsallArch

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he impressive Silvertown site lies along the southern edge of the Royal Victoria Dock in East London and includes the Pontoon Dock, a southern offshoot of the dock built originally for the repair of ships.

The 62-acre site includes one Grade II-listed building, Silo D – a grain silo dating from about 1920 – and the vast, locally listed Millennium Mills complex.

OUR SERVICES • Full range of heritage planning advisory services • Production of historic buildings reports/heritage statements/visual impact assessments • Analysis of significance • Historic buildings research to inform proposals • Advice on post­planning implementation & conditions • Conservation management plans • Conservation Area appraisals & • Appeals, including expert witness at public inquiries • Pre­application advice to inform proposals • Liaison between local authority and applicant/owner • Excellent understanding of planning law and policy

The Project: We have advised client Silvertown Partnership on the demolition of various parts of the site including the restoration and conversion of the remainder of the Millennium Mills complex; the conversion and development of the listed Silo D; works of repair and restoration of the dock walls; infilling and excavation of parts of the dock area; and the placing of structures in, on or over the dock area.

Its Impact: We are helping Silvertown become the creative capital of London, a purpose-built scheme for leading-edge brands, businesses and people to unleash their creativity.

The Results: Our expertise, which involved thorough research, detailed justification and an expert assessment of significance of various parts of the site, was critical to unlocking the site’s potential and ensuring that a balanced yet commercially viable scheme was put forward to the London Borough of Newham. The newly revitalised Silvertown – containing new residential and commercial quarters, a school and public open space – will once again be a hub for commerce and trade, innovation and ideas.

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C A S E S T U D Y : B U I LT H E R I T A G E C O N S U LT A N C Y

THE BUILT HERITAGE CONSULTANCY 36 Sulivan Court Fulham, London SW6 3BY 5 The Chambers Vineyard Abingdon OX14 3PX Tel: 020 7371 7660 Email: office@builtheritage. com www www.builtheritage.com LinkedIn James Weeks OUR COMPANY We advise public and private clients on conservation and development involving listed buildings, conservation areas, historic landscapes and townscapes. Our specialist reports and advice develop from rigorous research and analysis, combined with expert understanding of the policy context. We think strategically to identify solutions that unlock the full potential of every site.

OUR SERVICES • Design advice • Heritage statements • Conservation plans • Feasibility studies • Appeals • Characterisation studies • Townscape assessments • Building recording • Environmental statements

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e advised on the development of 200 dwellings on this highly complex site, containing industrial, residential and commercial buildings, a Grade II listed country villa and several non-designated heritage assets within the Taplow Conservation Area. The site also features prominently within the setting of the Grade I listed Maidenhead Bridge, an Anglo-Saxon burial mound, several conservation areas, and two registered parks and gardens.

The Project: The scheme by Berkeley Homes included apartment blocks and numerous houses along the riverside, the conversion of the listed building into apartments, extensive alterations to several non-designated assets, public realm improvements, and a new bridge over a celebrated reach of the River Thames. We provided strategic advice on the heritage issues, and ensured that both the master plan and the detailed design of each element responded appropriately to the various opportunities and constraints. We assisted the developer in negotiations with the local authority and Historic England, securing the suitable replacement of nondesignated assets that could not be converted, and resolving the heritage issues before the application was submitted.

The Result: Our work culminated in an overarching heritage statement that considered the historical development and heritage value of the various buildings, and justified the proposed works in the context of local and national policies. In addition we worked with other consultants on a separate environmental statement integrating built heritage with archaeology, townscape, and other issues.

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CASE STUDY: BUTTRESS ARCHITECTS

BUTTRESS ARCHITECTS

41 Bengal St Manchester M4 6AF Tel: 0161 236 3303 Email: contact@buttress.net Web: www.buttress.net Linkedin ­ https://www.linkedin. com/company/ buttressarchitects Twitter ­ @buttressarch OUR COMPANY

Buttress: Buildings that people like to look at and love to use.

We provide architecture, heritage and masterplanning to clients across the country and work in the residential, commercial, education, healthcare and arts sectors. Experts, not egos, we’re thinkers as much as makers; and believe that architecture is as much about people as buildings, and that buildings should be shaped by their surroundings, their role and the people who’ll use them.

We enjoy the unusual, the complex and the challenging; giving life to buildings and award­winning buildings to clients and the community.

OUR SERVICES • Architecture • Masterplanning and regeneration • Heritage consultancy • Design in context • Heritage impact assessments • Condition surveys • Conservation plans

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n example of Buttress Architects’ contemporary architecture in a complex heritage environment; planning has been granted for the second phase of the Chapel Street regeneration scheme in Salford with the English Cities Fund (ECf).

The Project: Designed as modern terraces, the scheme comprises 36 new townhouses which sit in a conservation area, next to the grade II* listed neoclassical St Philip’s Church and the Georgian Square it fronts. The development has a purposefully restrained design and simple palette to respond to its setting, with one row redefining the corner of St Philip’s Place and the others enclosing a new landscaped courtyard behind the church. The whole scheme references its context and creates a high-quality development that adds value to the particular urban setting.

Our Approach: Whether contemporary design within a heritage environment, restoring or conserving protected buildings or providing standalone heritage advice, our approach is underpinned by understanding of the value, significance and importance of heritage assets and place. We believe in the positive development of our built heritage; keeping and adding to what makes a building or place special by understanding and responding to it with creativity and sound understanding. Complementing our passion for creative design and re-use, the depth of understanding we have of the history, significance and value of a place or building contributes positively to the planning process, and consultation on projects.

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PROFILE: NASH PARTNERSHIP

NASH PARTNERSHIP 23a Sydney Buildings, Bath BA2 6BZ Tel: 01225 442424 Email: mail@ nashpartnership.com Web: www. nashpartnership.com Twitter: @NashPLLP LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/ company/nash­ partnership

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eritage is important on so many levels. It provides people and places with an identity, sense of permanence and shared values.

Heritage assets have an elevated status in the planning system and are a core feature of our work. Over the past 25 years we have built a strong portfolio of projects involving heritage assets, including works of repair and refurbishment, large-scale developments that incorporate listed buildings and other assets, proposals affecting setting, condition surveys and conservation management plans. Central to our approach are: • Project management systems to identify heritage issues and opportunities at an early stage; • An understanding of the components of heritage significance; • Engagement with stakeholders; and • Combining conservation, design, planning, research and regeneration skills to enable conservation-based change.

Founded by a former conservation officer, we have built a reputation on understanding heritage significance and how it can be used and conserved. We know that, to maximise the potential of development, we need to work with the historic context by understanding what gives it value. We understand how, in renovating or extending listed properties, we need to work with the building and its historic significance and respond positively to legal requirements. This includes analysing the building and its constraints, undertaking condition surveys and obtaining approvals for repair and alteration. No matter what the scale of the project, our sensitive and informed approach is crucial to achieving policy objectives, meeting client aspirations and breathing new life into the historic environment.

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PROFILE: JOHNSON BROOK

JOHNSON BROOK Coronet House, Queen Street, Leeds LS1 2TW Tel: 0113 887 0120 Email: mike@johnsonbrook. co.uk web: www.johnsonbrook. co.uk twitter: #johnsonbrook01 LinkedIn: Johnson Brook

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Our Company he conservation of England’s built heritage remains a key element of the sustainable development agenda and an established part of the UK planning system. The majority of development applications now raise issues in respect of listed buildings, conservation areas, scheduled monuments and other heritage assets of local historic or architectural interest. Understanding and working with this built heritage is now essential to unlocking the development potential of land and buildings and securing a speedy and positive planning decision.

The Johnson Brook Heritage team was established in 2014 as part of an expanding planning and development consultancy practice based in Leeds. The team works nationally and provides a range of services in the field of built and area heritage planning including planning and listed building consent applications and appeals, expert witness, development viability and option appraisals, environmental statements and National Planning Policy Framework-compliant heritage assessments of proposed developments. The team also undertakes community and stakeholder consultation and provides training and CPD on heritage issues. It works with a wide range of clients in both the public and private sector including NHS trusts, police authorities, national and local house builders, and with developers and investors in the retail and commercial sectors.

The company’s head of heritage, Mike Bottomley, has more than 20 years of experience working as a built heritage specialist for local government and the private sector. If you would like to discuss your project needs, please contact Mike in the first instance.

“Understanding and working with this built heritage is now essential to unlocking the development potential of land” 18 Sector Information Guide 2015 – Heritage Planning

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PROFILE: BORDER ARCHAEOLOGY

BORDER ARCHAEOLOGY Tel: +44 (0)1568 610101 Email: info@ borderarchaeology. com Web: borderarchaeology. com Regional offices Bristol Leeds Leominster London Milton Keynes Newport Winchester OUR SERVICES Archaeology Pre­planning research, advice and consultancy Historic landscape impact assessment Fieldwork Post­excavation services Palaeoenvironmental Sciences facility – Milton Keynes Built Heritage Urban & rural heritage advice, research & advocacy Historic building recording Architectural history Community Relations We proudly support our clients in fully engaging with and managing community relations

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Our Company stablished in 1997, we have nearly two decades’ experience solely in the provision of commercial archaeology and built heritage services. Working throughout the UK, we have established longterm relationships with clients who can rely on us for our pro-active and commercial approach to archaeological and heritage issues.

Acting as both consultant and contractor and regionally located in seven offices across the UK, we can demonstrate expertise in successfully managing the archaeological and geo-archaeological components of both infrastructure & construction projects.

We fully appreciate the need to integrate archaeology and construction and engineering at an early stage for the avoidance of undue delays and costs.

We value all our customers whether major construction, utility companies, SMEs or private individuals.

We are an ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001 accredited company.

“We have established long-term relationships with clients who can rely on our pro-active and commercial approach to archaeological and heritage issues”

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PROFILE: DONALD INSALL ASSOCIATES

DONALD INSALL ASSOCIATES HISTORIC BUILDINGS CONSULTANCY 12 Devonshire Street, London W1G 7AB Tel: 020 7245 9888 Email: historicbuildings@ insall­architects.co.uk Web: www.donaldinsall associates.co.uk Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/ company/donald­ insall­associates Twitter: twitter.com/InsallArch

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Our Company ell-known for our conservation architectural services, over the past decade Donald Insall Associates has also become a leading heritage consultant, helping clients achieve listed building consent and planning permission in historically sensitive locations.

Based in London but with capacity across the UK, we work with clients’ architectural and planning teams to unlock the potential of heritage sites.

Our approach to the regeneration of historic sites and buildings is distinguished by the expertise of our advice and quality of our reports. Our contribution to the planning process is authoritative and respected by local authorities, Historic England and other stakeholders. We have a creative and constructive approach to guiding change in the historic environment, which is borne of our passion for historic places and our commitment to make them work for modern life. Our team includes practitioners from backgrounds including senior conservation officers, Historic England inspectors and academic historians and architects. We advise on: Georgian and Victorian houses & public buildings; 20th century industrial & military structures; country houses; new buildings in the setting of heritage assets; and large-scale redevelopment proposals. Our experience with schemes in sensitive locations includes advising on: the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station for Treasury Holdings; the development of a retail/residential area in Covent Garden for CapCo; the refurbishment and extension of the Senate House in Bloomsbury, a Grade II* listed building for SOAS; and the revitalisation of Regent Street for the Crown Estate.

“We have a creative and constructive approach to guiding change in the historic environment” 20 Sector Information Guide 2015 – Heritage Planning

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PROFILE: WYG

WYG GROUP 5a Doolittle Mill Ampthill Bedfordshire MK45 2ND Tel: 01908 787436 Mobile: 07747 270 397 Email: chris.surfleet@wyg. com Web: www.wyg.com Twitter: @wyggroup Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/ company/wyg­group OFFICE LOCATIONS: Ampthill Belfast Birmingham Bristol Cardiff Cumbria Edinburgh Guildford Leeds London Manchester Milton Keynes Southampton Wellington

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Our Company YG ranks as one of the top planning consultancies in the UK. Our planning teams are now more than 115-strong and based in offices throughout the UK, combining essential local knowledge with an unrivalled depth of national and international expertise.

We pride ourselves on our creative thinking as well as our extensive knowledge of changing planning policy and underlying socio-economic trends. This, along with our long-standing experience of development proposals, achieves the best outcomes for clients. Our services include major planning applications, appeals and strategic project management as well as research, policy support and development management. Our clients reflect every aspect of the private, public and voluntary sectors.

Our heritage team combines built heritage and archaeological skills as well as experience covering a wide range of project types and scales.

We value detailed research, accurate analysis and robust assessment as a prerequisite for interpreting and articulating evidence within the planning process.

Development within historic environments also demands appropriate management of heritage assets and potential impacts if sustainable outcomes are to be achieved. We encourage the assessment of opportunities and constraints at an early stage in a project and involvement through the design and development process.

Our heritage service is offered nationwide, supported by an expanding team of built environment professionals offering complementary skills in urban design, architecture, structural engineering, mechanical & electrical engineering, landscape design and surveying.

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DIRECTORY The Environment Partnership Address: Harborough Innovation Centre, Airfield Business Park, Leicester Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire LE16 7WB Telephone: 01858 383120 Email: mh@tep.uk.com Our historic environment team provides professional advice on how constraints can be identified and mitigated. We tailor our response to the needs of each unique project and services include feasibility studies, heritage statements, impact assessment, sensitive design solutions, archaeological work, identification of heritage benefits and expert witness at public inquiry.

Border Archaeology

Telephone: + 44 (0)1568 610101 Email: info@borderarchaeology.com Website: www.borderarchaeology.com Regional Offices: Bristol, Leeds, Leominster, London, Milton Keynes, Newport, Winchester Full contact details are available on the website Border Archaeology has nearly two decades’ experience in resolving archaeological and built heritage issues intrinsic to the planning process. Border has established long-term relationships across the UK with clients who value their proactive and commercial approach.

MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) London Mortimer Wheeler House 46 Eagle Wharf Road London N1 7ED Telephone: 020 7410 2200 Northampton: Tel: 01604 700 493 Birmingham: Tel: 01216 988 580 Web: mola.org.uk Email: business@mola.org.uk MOLA provides independent advice and professional services in archaeology and built heritage. With offices across the UK, MOLA’s 250 staff discharge planning conditions swiftly and expertly. With more than 40 years of experience, MOLA is a leading heritage consultancy and expert in archaeological fieldwork and a range of specialist services.

The Conservation Studio Address: Brackendene House, Carron Lane, Midhurst GU29 9LD Telephone: 01730 816710 / 07900 266783 Email: info@ theconservationstudio.co.uk Web: www. theconservationstudio.co.uk Contact: Eddie Booth For 21 years providing specialist heritage services throughout the UK: research, conservation planning and management, training and expert witness. Clients include over a third of the local authorities as well as owners, developers and communities.

The Conservation Studio is listed by the IHBC as a Recognised Historic Environment Service Provider.

ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001-accredited company.

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Specialist heritage, planning & conservation advice

Our Heritage Team advises on all aspects of the historic environment and has a wide experience of the needs and requirements of both those who care for the historic environment and developers who wish to release the potential of their sites. Our service is based on an informed understanding of issues and a commercial appreciation of the development process.

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Built heritage assets assessments.

Archaeological site assessments.

Townscape and urban design.

Statements of significance.

EIA heritage impact assessments.

Heritage asset designations.

Research and recording.

Enabling development.

Expert witness at hearings and enquiries.

Working in a large multi disciplinary team.

For further information: Jason Clemons 020 7832 1484 jason.clemons@cgms.co.uk Paul Chadwick 020 7832 1478 paul.chadwick@cgms.co.uk 140 London Wall, EC2Y 5DN

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