Standing Building Survey
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"A programme of work intended to establish the character, history, dating, form and archaeological development of a specified building, structure or complex and its setting" (Institute for Archaeologists Standards and Guidance).
A Standing Building Survey is undertaken as part of the planning process in order to inform the creation of a strategy for the conservation, alteration or demolition of the standing building and its setting, and to preserve a record of the layout, chronology and surroundings of the building.
The work involves an extensive survey of the building and its setting and the formulation of a photographic record. A Standing Building Survey informs the development of suitable and sympathetic conservation strategies and form an integral part of the CoBRA (Conservation-Based research and analysis) approach advocated by English Heritage.