A Historic Building Survey is undertaken as part of the planning process in order to preserve a record of the layout, chronology and surroundings of the building and to inform any strategy for the conservation, alteration or demolition of the structure and its setting. The work involves a survey of the building and its setting and the formulation of a photographic record. The level of work to be completed can range from a Historic England Level 1 to Level 4, with Level 4 being the most detailed. A Standing Building Survey informs the development of suitable and sympathetic conservation strategies and forms an integral part of the CoBRA (Conservation-Based Research and Analysis) approach advocated by Historic England.
The typical built heritage services we provide include:
- Consultancy and Advice
- Building Assessments and Appraisals
- Production of plans, cross sections and elevations
- Heritage Statements, Impact Assessments and Setting Studies
- Recording and Analysis of historic buildings of all types
- Architectural and historical research
- Historic building surveys including condition surveys
- Commission and supervise historic fabric conservation and restoration work
- Watching brief during building alterations or re-development
- Assistance in gaining Listed Building Consent
- Photogrammetric building surveys
- Digital ‘reconstructions’ of what buildings looked like through their different phases