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Cultural Heritage and Archaeology

We’re passionate about what we do; working closely with our clients to find solutions and deliver successful outcomes. Our expertise reduces risk throughout the project lifecycle and can add lasting heritage benefits to projects.

Our archaeology team is one of the largest in the UK and part of an integrated environmental team that includes landscape and townscape, ecology and geotechnical and ground risk specialists.

Working across the UK we provide professional advice and services to our clients across the entire spectrum of historic environment; whether built or cultural heritage, the setting of heritage assets, or archaeology.

A holistic approach

  • Pre-planning feasibility, due diligence, master planning, opportunity and constraints
  • Planning application, consents, and discharge of planning conditions
  • Heritage opportunity stakeholder engagement, recreation, tourism and well-being, asset management and placemaking.

Providing certainty and value to our clients

  • Expert advice throughout all stages of a project, maximising opportunities and reducing risk
  • Control and design scope of work to ensure that it is proportionate to requirements
  • Monitoring and assurance of specialist fieldwork to ensure costs are kept to a minimum

Flexible and scalable 

We work on behalf of clients in both public and private sectors, on development projects which range from national and international infrastructure developments, such as High Speed Rail 2, to smaller projects such as the restoration of the Grade II listed Lion Head mooring rings along the Victoria Embankment. 

Testimonials

" This is an excellent project plan. It is specific to the site, contains a detailed background based on previous research, and the methodological sections, including the sampling strategy are well-thought out and relate to the range of potential features likely to be encountered. Well done to everyone involved in the production of this first-class document. "

Scientific Advisor, Historic England, 2018

" WSP (LM JV) have really upped the ante on the historic environment recently, and Area North are now the ‘go-to’ team for ideas and guidance. "

Historic Environment Manager (North), HS2, 2018
LEB Area H Roman Lime Kiln Excavated

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