Heritage Statements

A Heritage Statement, a Statement of Significance, or a Heritage Impact Assessment is usually required when submitting an application for Listed Building Consent, or for a development in a Conservation Area. Its size and detail should be proportionate to the significance of the building or area and the extent of the proposed works. In some cases applicants and their agents will need to commission a specialist consultancy such as JWRC Conservation to prepare a suitable document. We have the necessary experience in building analysis, historical research, and the planning system to produce reports that meet planning authorities’ requirements and make a successful application more likely.

Some Examples of our Heritage Statements

This Grade II* Listed country house in Cheshire was being used as offices. It had 17th century origins but had been extensively altered by late 20th century renovation works. We prepared a Heritage Statement to support proposals to convert it back into domestic use.

Pooley Bridge, a Grade II Listed masonry bridge in the northern Lake District, was almost completely destroyed by flooding in 2015. We were employed to prepare a Heritage Statement to support proposals for a replacement bridge.

The buildings on this site in central Preston are not Listed, but are in a Conservation Area. We were engaged to prepare an appraisal of their significance, to inform proposals for the redevelopment of the site.

This country house hotel in Lancashire dates from 1922 and is Listed Grade II. We were commissioned to prepare Heritage Statements to support several proposals for works to ancillary buildings and in the grounds.

This building in central Manchester is Listed Grade II and is in a Conservation Area. We were engaged to prepare a Heritage Statement to support an application to convert under-used parts of the building into an hotel. Our research showed that it had been built in the 1790s as a private house, then extended and converted into an hotel in the 1840s.

This building is Listed Grade II and is in a Conservation Area within the Peak District National Park. It had been empty for several years after it had ceased trading as a pub. Substantial works were needed to upgrade the building before it could be brough back into use as a pub. We prepared a Heritage Statement to support the proposals.