We combine archaeology, planning law, and heritage business strategy under one advisor — so your project moves from investigation to repair to income without the usual hand-offs.

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Assess & Plan

Every project starts with a plain answer: what you need, what it costs, within 48 hours. We investigate what you've got, what's wrong, and what it takes to make it viable.

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Repair & Reuse

We help you navigate the consents, find the grants, and manage the work — so your building is repaired properly and ready for a new life, not just patched up.

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Start with the screening.

Tell us what you're dealing with — an extension, a churchyard, a farm, a site — and we'll tell you within 48 hours what it actually needs.

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For Homeowners

Extending or renovating a period or listed home?

Get a straight, fixed-fee answer before you commit to architects, insurance, or a planning application that could be refused. We combine archaeology and planning law under one advisor, so you get one clear answer, not a referral to someone else.

  • Rapid heritage screening, 48 hours
  • Fixed-fee heritage statements
  • Listed building consent advice
  • Retrofit vs. conservation guidance
  • Sale-readiness heritage checks
  • No surprise invoices

Services

Every project starts by answering one question, for one decision, right now — that's Assess. Some findings also get filed permanently somewhere public and searchable — a Historic Environment Record, a Local List, a statutory plan — and that's Record. A few services genuinely do both, so they're tagged twice. Build isn't a report at all — it's something the public pays to visit, join, or hire. Browse all thirty-one below, or filter by stage.

On-call Watching Brief
On-call Watching Brief Discover More from £300 pd
Archaeologist present during groundworks to monitor and record discoveries. Used when there is moderate risk of archaeology but full excavation is not justified.
Rapid Pre-App Screening
Rapid Pre-App Screening
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Fast heritage review before submitting a formal planning application. Helps identify risks early and improves your chances of a smooth pre-application response.
Oral History Recording
Oral History Recording
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Professional recording and archiving of personal memories and stories. Captures living memory and community heritage for future generations.
Local Heritage List Nomination
Local Heritage List Nomination
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Preparation of nominations for locally significant buildings and assets. Helps protect non-listed heritage through planning policy.
Neighbourhood Plan Heritage Chapter
Neighbourhood Plan Heritage Chapter
Discover More from £800
Heritage evidence and policy wording for neighbourhood plans. Strengthens local planning documents with robust heritage justification.
Provenance Research
Provenance Research
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Tracing the history and ownership of objects or artworks. Essential for due diligence, restitution cases, and museum acquisitions.
Archive and Local History Digitisation
Archive & Local-History Digitisation
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Digitising historical documents, maps, and photographs. Makes archives accessible for research, education, and public engagement.
Heritage Statement
Householder Heritage Statement
Discover More from £800
Detailed heritage report supporting planning and listed building consent applications for house extensions and alterations. Required for properties in conservation areas or listed buildings.
Listed Building Consent Advisory
Listed Building Consent Advisory
Discover More from £150/hr
Expert advice on works to listed buildings. Use when you need professional guidance on design, materials, or policy compliance before submitting an application.
DBA plus HIA plus Watching Brief Bundle
DBA + HIA Bundle
Discover More from £1,500
Combined package covering desk-based assessment, heritage impact assessment, and monitoring. Perfect for medium-risk developments needing comprehensive heritage cover.
Resistivity and Geophysical Survey
Resistivity & Geophysical Survey
Discover More from £400
Non-intrusive underground scanning to detect buried archaeology. Useful before development to map potential features without digging.
Object Authentication and Identification
Object Authentication & Identification
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Expert examination of artefacts to verify age, origin, and authenticity. Commonly used by museums, collectors, and auction houses.
Farm Historic-Landscape Survey
Farm Historic-Landscape Survey
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Assessment of historic farmsteads and landscapes. Used for farm diversification, conversion of buildings, or stewardship schemes.
Cultural Heritage Interpretation Report
Cultural Heritage Interpretation Report
Discover More from £400
Written interpretive materials and narratives that bring cultural heritage to life. Creates accessible stories that connect people with their heritage.
Guided Trails and History Tours
Guided Trails & History Tours
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Led walking tours and heritage trails. Great for engaging the public with local history and generating income for heritage projects.
Building Acquisition Restoration and Reuse Advisory
Restoration & Reuse Advisory
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Advice on acquiring, restoring, and repurposing historic buildings. Helps developers and community groups bring old buildings back into use.
Education Field Programmes
Education Field Programmes
Discover More from £150
Curriculum-linked archaeology and history sessions for schools. Brings heritage to life through practical outdoor learning.
Tourist Information and Experience Days
Tourist Information & Visitor Days
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Staffing heritage sites with knowledgeable guides. Enhances visitor experience and supports local tourism.
Heritage Brand Development
Heritage Brand Development
Discover More from £800
Creating strong brands and identities for heritage organisations, attractions, and projects. Helps with marketing and visitor engagement.

PhD-level archaeological expertise.

Technical authority with clients and heritage bodies, from desk-based research through to fieldwork — the foundation every assessment and report is built on.

  • Desk-based assessment & HER research

    Full review of the Historic Environment Record and mapping before any site visit or report begins.

  • Significance & impact assessment

    Establishing what makes a site significant, and how a proposal actually changes that.

  • Site survey & fieldwork supervision

    On-the-ground work carried out and supervised to CIfA methodology.

  • CIfA-accredited methodology

    Every report follows the professional standard clients and councils expect to see.

Accreditations
Chartered Institute for Archaeologists
Institute of Historic Building Conservation
Historic England
Portable Antiquities Scheme
National Lottery Heritage Fund
Chartered Institute for Archaeologists
Institute of Historic Building Conservation
Historic England
Portable Antiquities Scheme
National Lottery Heritage Fund

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