In the UK, heritage assets are buildings, monuments, sites, places, areas, or landscapes identified as having a degree of significance meriting consideration in planning decisions. These assets are valued for their historic, archaeological, architectural, or artistic interest.

Types of Heritage Assets:

Designated Heritage Assets – legally protected and formally recognized:
- Listed Buildings – buildings of special architectural or historic interest.
- Scheduled Monuments – nationally important archaeological sites.
- Registered Parks and Gardens – designed landscapes of special interest.
- World Heritage Sites – designated by UNESCO for their global cultural significance.
- Conservation Areas – areas of special architectural or historic interest.
Non-Designated Heritage Assets – identified by local planning authorities:
- These might include locally listed buildings, historic buildings or features not formally protected but still considered important for their character and contribution to local heritage.

Legal and Planning Framework:

Governed by the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which sets out how heritage assets should be conserved and enhanced.
Local planning authorities must consider the significance of heritage assets when assessing development proposals, even if they’re non-designated.

How En-Plan can assist you

We have a proven track ecord of dealing with the deve;lopment of heritage assets from Listed Buildig to non-designated heritage assets and we can provide sensitively designed schemes to gain planning approval and can provide the Heritage Statements required to accponpany any formal planning application for development affecting a heritage asset.

We knwo that our Planning Consultancy and Architectural services can wok in harmony to produce viable applications that look to balance the needs of the asset with modern devlopment needs to improve accommodation and design.