The main contact is Tristan Squire (MA, Heritage Management), the founder of Squire Heritage Consulting (SHC). Between 2004 and 2006, he was a senior planner with a group of London architects and dealt with some projects involving listed buildings and sensitive urban areas (i.e. Camden Stables Market, New Bond Street and the City). After that he worked as a conservation advisor to two London Boroughs where he produced a suite of conservation area appraisals. Since 2007 he has worked in an independent capacity for a wide range of clients in different parts of England and abroad. He trained at York University (1993) and has a specialist qualification in management and training (CMI). Tristan is an affiliated member of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation.

We work in association with a number of experienced professionals, balancing the personal and business aspirations of clients with the constraints and opportunities imposed by the historic built environment.

Development in historic settings increasingly requires a full understanding of the impacts on heritage assets and community interests. We have worked on unique listed buildings in London and the south east as well as modest groups of high street, village or estate buildings nationwide, nevertheless valued for their interest and significance.

Historic resources are an integral part of the built environment and from that perspective, their presence affects everyone. Everyone lives in a city, a town, a suburb, or a rural setting, and everyone is affected by the physical world around them. Our history and culture are embodied in this physical world, which inevitably traces the passage of time. It is our collective heritage.

Historic England is the national authority responsible for ensuring the protection of England’s historic environment. They produce conservation guidance, comment on applications affecting important heritage assets and manage the listing system.

Historic England  provide expert advice through its local planning teams. It also holds a wealth of historical information that can be assessed via the Heritage Gateway online and through its archive in Swindon

The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (the IHBC) is the UK’s professional body for historic environment conservation specialists, working in areas that help secure the conservation of historic places, buildings, sites or areas. They offer a range of useful information on the historic environment, including news and technical resources.

The potential for buildings and structures, landscapes and neighbourhoods, to be historic, is central to the interest and expertise of the following Statutory Consultees who should be consulted in more important applications;