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Heritage statements

If you are applying for listed building consent, planning permission or a certificate of lawfulness, the council will usually ask for a heritage statement. Tell us what you are planning and we will reply with what you need and a fixed price.

  • Fixed prices from £495, agreed before we start
  • Ready in 10 working days, written by Peter Clarke, heritage specialist
  • No payment until you ask us to go ahead

Get your price

Tick your answers and your fixed price comes up. No payment yet.

What are you planning?

Not sure which you need? Read our guide or ask us for help

What's included

Included
  • Research on the building's history and significance, including the list entry, historic maps and planning history
  • An assessment of the impact of your works, in the terms the council uses
  • A written heritage statement ready to submit with your application
  • One round of minor revisions
  • The same statement for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Works, if that is your route
Not included
  • Drawings, measured surveys or structural advice
  • Planning fees and the application itself
  • Further rounds after a design change
How long
10 working days from receiving your drawings and photographs
Who does the work
Every report is written by Peter Clarke, a heritage specialist with 40 years in real estate.

Need it sooner? Accelerated turnaround is available on every service for 25% on top, subject to capacity. Recept Heritage is not VAT-registered, so the price shown is the price you pay.

Heritage statement or heritage impact statement?

Heritage statement Heritage impact statement
For Work to the listed building itself, including extensions New building that affects a listed building, a conservation area or another heritage asset
Application Listed building consent, or a certificate of lawfulness Planning permission
Site visit Only if needed, such as most extensions Usually included
Price From £495 £1,250, or £495 for a small conservation area job

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