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Urban regeneration

As the only one of Britain’s largest archaeological consultant/contractors to be based in the middle of a major urban conurbation, MOLA has plenty of experience in dealing with extensive urban regeneration projects. MOLA provides everything from consultancy,  design input and risk assessment at masterplanning stages; new PPS5 Historic Environment Assessments and the archaeological chapters of Environmental Statements at planning stage; to major fieldwork projects, and public-facing exhibitions,  displays and events as part of the client’s coordinated outreach programmes. 

Major examples include:

London 2012 Olympics Park (London Development Agency/Capita Symonds): pre-bid consultancy and advice; provision of Environmental Statement archaeology and built heritage chapters; predictive modelling with SI work; site evaluation strategy and implementation; extensive mitigation fieldwork; outreach programme as part of Olympic Delivery Authority’s community engagement.

Spitalfields, London (Spitalfields Development Group/Hammerson plc): pre-planning advice; desk-based assessment; evaluation; excavation; built heritage recording; preservation and conservation of remains for display; heritage-based outreach and promotion, including visitor centre.

More London, Southwark (More London): pre-planning advice and consultancy, followed by several phases of evaluation, mitigation fieldwork and built heritage recording associated with this long-running regeneration of London’s Southbank. 

Marefair Northampton, (Great Portland Estates): risk modelling, research and mitigation fieldwork in advance of extensive town centre redevelopment comprising retail, residential and public realm. 

Bath, Southgate (Morley Fund Management): extensive built and buried heritage studies and terrain modelling, followed by large-scale fieldwork programmes to support town centre regeneration.

Gloucester (Gloucester Urban Regeneration Partnership): strategic built and buried heritage studies for masterplan within historic core, including infrastructure hubs around the docks, canals and railway; together with a review of engineering designs to preserve an important Scheduled Monument at the Blackfriars development.   

Rugby (English Partnerships): risk appraisal and environmental impact assessment for new town centre proposal.

Oxfordshire and Sussex (Montagu Evans): statements of heritage significance and townscape assessment to support masterplanning for redevelopments in several historic town centres, with associated Listed Building and Conservation Area issues. 

New Business Enquiries

To make an enquiry about commissioning work, please email newbusiness@mola.org.uk or call 020 7410 2200.

Museum of London Archaeology is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales with company registration number 07751831 and charity registration number 1143574.

Registered office: Mortimer Wheeler House, 46 Eagle Wharf Road, London N1 7ED.