Museum of London - Archaeology

If you need advice from a heritage consultant and would like an informal chat about any of these products, contact Jon Chandler, Head of Historic Environment Assessment, on jchandler@mola.org.uk or 020 7410 2265.

Historic environment risk assessment (level 1: basic)

Is heritage going to be a significant risk to my site – are there any showstoppers?
3 working days
Price on request

The product:

A high level assessment of archaeology and built heritage risks

Identify risks early

Rapid turnaround

Essential tool in negotiation and early feasibility studies

Due diligence (pre-acquisition, early project planning and budget forecasts)

Who it's for:

Planners, developers, organisations with multiple sites, large landowners, utility companies, infrastructure companies

Historic environment risk assessment (level 2: detailed)

What are the key heritage risks or opportunities and what further work am I going to need?
15 working days (10 days for Greater London)
Price on request

The product:

A detailed assessment of archaeology and built heritage risks with the client in mind. Incorporates baseline information from the Historic Environment Record

Informs scheme design

Understanding constraints may save time and money in the design process

Informed discussions with planning authorities

Can be upgraded to a historic environment assessment at a later date for a planning application

RIBA Stage A 

Who it's for:

Development teams of single sites or teams requiring a more detailed measure of risk and indication of programme and cost

Historic environment assessment (Heritage Statement)

Your planning application
15 working days
Price on request

The product:

Formal documents to accompany a planning application in a standardised format and PPS5 compliant

Description of baseline conditions, factors which may have compromised asset survival, Statement of Significance, assessment of potential impact and recommendations for mitigation

Tailored to your needs: archaeology and built heritage, or archaeology only. Our Standing Buildings Team would assess the significance of any structures within the site and the immediate vicinity, along with possible visual impacts upon the setting/context of designated buildings/areas

RIBA Stages B to C

Can form an EIA technical appendix to an Environmental Statement

Who it's for:

Development teams at the stage of making a planning application

Heritage booklet

Promoting your development
15 working days
Price on request

The product:

Promote your scheme with a bespoke booklet

Lively, engaging text for the general public/customers, fully illustrated with archive photographs and  historic maps and plans

Significant cost saving if we are modifying your existing historic environment assessment

Who it's for:

Marketing teams promoting their development scheme. Particularly suited to multi-tenanted properties, hotels, office reception and other public areas
Download an example (PDF 2mb, opens in a new window)

iPhone web page / WiFi point

Promoting your development
15 working days
Price on request

The product:

Promote your scheme during and post construction

Engage public interest with interactive content to replace or complement site information boards

Impress clients and visitors with an entrance foyer WiFi point

Who it's for:

Property owners (completed development), construction companies (during development)

The Assessment Team

We are one of the largest heritage planning consultancies in the UK. The team carries out around 200 projects throughout the country each year, ranging from small schemes to major infrastructure, and has developed broad expertise in both rural landscapes and complex, deeply stratified urban stratigraphy. We work with closely with MOLA built heritage, geoarchaeology and geomatics teams, and use the latest GIS, CAD, air photo rectification and sub-surface deposit modelling software.