Using Heritage Impact Assessments Successfully 2

Continuing a look at how Heritage Impact Assessments can be used to examine and mitigate change in historic environments.

Heritage Impact Assessments are an essential and valuable process for the heritage and development sectors to seek a balance between sometimes conflicting objectives.

As a core part of many heritage consultants’ work, the resulting statements are read by a range of audiences – professional and public – to understand ‘significance’ and ‘harm’ and how to interpret these ideas in different contexts. In this two-part webinar series, we will look at how to do effective assessments, as well as unusual case studies, and forthcoming best practice guidance.

This is an important part of the planning process and raises many issues for debate about assessing and managing change successfully.

Speakers on 23 June:

• Welcome & Introduction, Louise Thomas, HTVF Director
• The role of Heritage Impact Assessments as part of the Local Plan review and evidence base, Maurice Brophy, Service Manager for Planning and Housing Strategy, Lancaster City Council
• New World Heritage Impact Assessment (WHIA) Guidance, Sarah Court, Archaeologist, Instead Heritage and ICCROM Focal Point
• Case Study: Culham Science Centre and Nuneham Courtney House, Oxon, Helen Ensor, Practice Director, Donald Insall Associates

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