White Young Green (WYG) offers a full range of services relating to the historic environment. Working in close liaison with local planning authorities, English Heritage, specialist conservation groups and consultants, WYG’s specialist team of town planners, and conservation specialists can ensure that, from the outset, key issues affecting the historic environment are identified, appraised, and properly managed. 

Our capabilities include:

  • Identification and analysis of the elements of the historic environment likely to be relevant to development proposals and advice on their likely significance.
  • Advice on planning strategy to address the historic environment issues in conjunction with development proposals.
  • Advice on representations on development plan conservation policies and policy guidance when affecting clients’ sites or buildings.
  • Assessing means of addressing historic building issues though the planning process – often in conjunction with specialist conservation architects and archaeological consultants, structural and design assessments
  • Conservation area character assessments
  • Submission of applications for planning permission and for listed building or conservation area consent, related negotiations, advice on related conditions to be attached to permissions and on obligations in planning agreements
  • The preparation, submission and conduct of appeals in connection with local authorities’ decisions on planning applications and listed building/conservation area consent applications, including acting as expert witnesses when necessary.