Heritage and Archaeology – Page 3
Heritage significance, harm tests, listed building consent and archaeological evidence.
Heritage and Archaeology articles – page 3
210 articlesTreasure finds during an archaeological evaluation
A hoard found during trial trenching triggers a duty to notify the coroner within 14 days. What counts as treasure, how rewards are shared and where the real programme risk sits.
Historic shop and pub interiors as listed fabric
Bar backs, counters, panelling and etched glass in a listed pub or shop are part of the listed building. What that means for a refurbishment, and how to keep a fit-out lawful.
Curtilage listing: what is protected beyond the building
Section 1(5) of the 1990 Act treats structures within the curtilage as part of the listed building if they predate 1 July 1948. Nothing in the title or the list entry will tell you.
Preservation in situ and foundation design that works
Preservation in situ moves archaeological cost from excavation into structural design and monitoring. It fails most often because the drainage was drawn after the foundations.
Trial trenching percentages and what triggers excavation
Evaluation sample percentages are set by the curator in a written scheme of investigation. What drives the figure, and which results escalate a site to full excavation.
Amenity societies and how to deal with their objections
Society objections are usually about one piece of fabric. This sets out who must be notified, what each society covers, and the amendments that actually resolve a letter.
Post-excavation programmes and how long they take
Fieldwork is the visible cost; the assessment, analysis, dating, publication and archive deposition outlast the build. This is how to sequence and word the condition.
Palaeoenvironmental sampling in an archaeological evaluation
Environmental sampling is specified in one line and then costs three months. This sets out the techniques, the assessment and analysis decision point, and what belongs in the written scheme.
Waterlogged deposits and why they change the approach
Anoxic deposits preserve timber, leather and environmental records that dry sites lose. Why mitigation becomes a groundwater question, and what monitoring has to cover.
Industrial heritage: mills, kilns and adaptive reuse
A mill or kiln takes its interest from how it worked. How to assess process significance, handle fixed machinery in law, and plan daylight and remediation around retained fabric.
Converting historic farm buildings without losing significance
The heritage case for a barn conversion turns on volume, openings and curtilage. Get those three right and most of the rest of the application follows.
Milestones, signposts and other small listed structures
A milestone in your verge may be a listed building. The consent regime is identical to the one that applies to a listed farmhouse, and so are the penalties.
War memorials: listing, relocation and works
A great many war memorials are listed in their own right, so cleaning, re-lettering and relocation all need consent. The order in which you approach it matters.
Boundary walls, railings and gates: when consent is needed
A garden wall at a listed house is often part of the listing itself. That single fact changes what you can repair, rebuild or take down without consent.
Historic paving, setts and kerbs in conservation areas
Historic setts and York stone paving are usually highway land, where resurfacing is not development and the conservation area duty does not reach. The controls are elsewhere.
Removing, retaining and reinstating chimney stacks
Chimney stacks are assessed twice over: once for what they contribute to the roofscape, and once for what removing the breast below does to the building.
Dishes, aerials and flues on protected buildings
Small external fixings cause a disproportionate number of listed building enforcement cases. The rule that catches people is that consent and planning permission are separate questions.
Dormers in conservation areas: what usually gets approved
Permitted development for roof enlargement does not apply in conservation areas, so every dormer needs permission. Here is what gets approved and what the appraisal actually says.
Conservation rooflights and openings in historic roofslopes
A rooflight in a historic roofslope is assessed twice, for the appearance of the slope and for the timbers cut underneath. Here is what to draw and what to expect.
Air source heat pumps in heritage settings
Permitted development rights never removed the need for listed building consent. What an air source heat pump application on a historic building has to cover, inside and out.
Secondary glazing in listed buildings: design and consent
Secondary glazing is the intervention conservation officers accept most readily, provided it is reversible and detailed with care. Here is how to specify it and what the consent position is.
Deep urban archaeology: assessing remains under a city site
In a long-occupied city centre the question is not whether archaeology is present but how deep it sits and how much survives. Here is how to build a deposit model, stage evaluation and design foundations around the answer.
Insulating solid walls in a listed building
Solid wall insulation is the costliest heritage retrofit measure and the most likely to cause decay. Here is the consent position, the condensation risk, and the evidence a conservation officer will expect.
Damp in listed buildings: breathable repair and consent
Injected damp proof courses and cement tanking need listed building consent and often make a solid wall worse. Here is how moisture moves, how to diagnose the cause properly, and how to present a breathable repair.
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