Heritage Statement Required? We'll Prepare It - Properly.
Keystone Heritage Consultancy produces Heritage Statements and Heritage Impact Assessments that meet planning authority requirements and get applications moving. Fixed fees. Fast turnaround. No surprises.
We work with homeowners, architects, planning consultants and housing developers across England.
WHAT IS A HERITAGE STATEMENT?
A Heritage Statement identifies the significance of any heritage assets affected by your proposal and assesses how your development will impact that significance. Planning authorities rely on it to make decisions in line with national and local planning policy.
You're likely to need one if your site:
Is a listed building or includes listed structures
Falls within a conservation area
Is close to scheduled monuments, registered parks, or other designated or non-designated heritage assets
Without one, your application may be declared invalid or delayed while further information is requested. A well-prepared Heritage Statement doesn't just satisfy the requirement - it actively strengthens your case for approval.
WHO WE HELP
Homeowners
Your council has asked for a Heritage Statement. Here's what that actually means.
If this is the first time you've encountered a heritage requirement, it can feel like an unexpected obstacle. It's really just a document that shows your local authority your project has been designed with an understanding of your property's history - and that any impact has been kept to a minimum.
We'll explain what's needed in plain English, carry out all the research and site work, and produce a report your planning officer can accept. You don't need to know anything about heritage policy. That's what we're here for.
What we do for you:
Explain the requirement so you know exactly what's involved
Visit your property and carry out all necessary research
Prepare a Heritage Statement written to planning authority standards
Keep you informed at every stage - no chasing, no confusion
Deliver on time, with a fixed fee agreed upfront
Send an Enquiry - we'll confirm scope, fee and turnaround
Architects & Planning Consultants
Specialist heritage input - ready when your application needs it.
When your application hits a heritage consultee requirement and you don't carry in-house heritage resource, you need a consultant who can step in quickly, communicate clearly, and deliver a report that holds up to scrutiny.
Our reports are evidence-led and proportionate - grounded in NPPF policy and Historic England guidance, and presented in a format planning officers can act on without follow-up queries.
What we do for you:
Heritage Statements and Heritage Impact Assessments prepared at short notice
Heritage Statements prepared to NPPF policy
Phased approach available - Statement of Significance to inform design, followed by Heritage Impact Assessment on final proposals
Consultation with Conservation Officers handled by us
Consistent quality across projects, whatever the programme pressure
Late heritage information requests are one of the most common causes of programme slippage. We work as a dependable extension of your team: concise, policy-compliant reports delivered when you need them, formatted to work seamlessly within your submission. We understand design programmes. We respond quickly, flag anything unusual early, and produce reports that planning officers and conservation officers can work with.
Send an Enquiry - we'll confirm scope, fee and turnaround
Housing Developers
Heritage assets - listed buildings, conservation area boundaries, registered parks - can shape a scheme's layout, density and design long before it reaches committee. Commissioning a Heritage Statement early means you understand your constraints at the appraisal stage, not when it's expensive to change direction.
We work on residential and mixed-use schemes of all scales, providing proportionate advice that supports planning officers in making a positive decision.
What we do for you:
Early-stage heritage constraint reviews to inform site appraisal and design
Heritage Statements and Heritage Impact Assessments scaled to the significance of assets affected
Settings assessments where nearby designated assets require consideration
Clear, commercially aware advice - we understand that heritage advice needs to serve the project, not obstruct it
Send an Enquiry - we'll review your site's heritage context
What's Involved?
A Heritage Statement normally includes:
A site visit including site photography
Review of online historic data
Research at the local record office
Analysis of historic maps /photographs
Consultation with the local authority Conservation
Officer and national heritage bodies, where necessary
Assessment of heritage assets and non-designated heritage assets including Conservation Areas or Scheduled Monuments
The assessment culminates in a Statement of Significance, considered under four headings: Architectural & Artistic Interest, Historic Interest, Archaeological Interest, and Setting prepared in line with NPPF national standards, the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) and the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists’ (CIfA) guidance. The significance of the heritage asset is then assessed against the impact of the proposed development.
Where necessary, the process can be phased— we can provide a Statement of Significance to inform design development, followed by a Heritage Impact Assessment once the final proposals are complete.
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