Our Practice
Using the past to create a better future
Purpose
Heritage Innovation was founded on a straightforward conviction: that cultural heritage — archaeology, historic buildings, landscapes and the communities that surround them — is not an obstacle to progress but a foundation for it.
Our purpose is to help clients and communities harness that foundation to create social, economic and environmental benefits for future generations.
We go beyond regulatory compliance. Good heritage advice doesn't just satisfy planning conditions or discharge obligations — it identifies opportunities, manages risks, and delivers outcomes that genuinely add value to projects and places.
How we work
Heritage Innovation is a boutique practice, which means clients work directly with senior expertise on every project. There are no junior staff, no account managers, no dilution of the quality of advice between instruction and delivery.
Where projects require specialist knowledge beyond our core competencies, we draw on an extensive network of trusted associates — specialists across a range of disciplines and territories who are selected for each project on the basis of fit, not convenience. This means the team assembled for your project is always the right team for your project.
Our ethical commitment
Ethics is not a constraint on good heritage practice — it is the foundation of it.
Heritage Innovation's approach to every project is shaped by a commitment to independent, transparent and ethical professional conduct. That commitment is reflected in our published work, our professional accreditations, and the way we engage with clients, communities and regulators.
Heritage Innovation has delivered projects across the UK and internationally, working on everything from UNESCO World Heritage Sites to locally significant historic buildings and landscapes.
Some recent clients and project partners
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