POSTPONED

**This event is postponed until further notice.

The setting of buildings, monuments and historic areas is fundamental to how people appreciate their cultural value and significance. But it is a complex and contentious issue for decision-makers. In the context of official guidance and wide-ranging experience of practical casework, this course explains why the setting of historic places matters, and the principles and practical skills of sound assessment and decision-making.

The course will be of particular interest to those involved with heritage issues in planning decisions, especially major developments affecting sensitive locations. Such involvement could be as planning or heritage consultants; planning officers; agency regulators; historic environment curators; or representatives of amenity societies or other voluntary bodies. It will also be of use to those who commission studies such as conservation plans, heritage assessments or specialist studies for strategic and project scale environmental assessments.

Programme

Wednesday 6 May

09.30 am            Preliminary outline of course and introductions – George Lambrick

09.45 am            Introduction: Principles, Guidance and Examples – George Lambrick

10.50 am            Discussion

11.00 am            Coffee

11.30 am            Making the case: setting issues from a legal perspective – David Woolley QC

12.20 pm            Discussion

12.30 pm            Lunch

1.30 pm              Principles of visual assessment and its communication – Ian Houlston

2.20 pm              Discussion

2.30 pm              Setting issues in managing heritage properties of national and international significance – Karin Taylor

3.20 pm              Discussion

3.30 pm              Tea

3.45 pm              Topic tbc – Stephen Carter

4.35 pm              Discussion

4.45 pm              Archaeology and setting – a view from a National Park – Ken Smith

5.35pm               Discussion

5.45 pm              Break

7.00 pm              Dinner

8.00 pm              History in the view: some Oxford perspectives – Julian Munby

8.45 pm              Discussion

Thursday 7 May

9.00 am              Field trip briefing – George Lambrick

9.20 am              Field trip – led by George Lambrick with Michael Pirie

12.00 noon         Return

12.20 pm            Completion of field assessments and discussion – led by George Lambrick

1.00 pm              Lunch

2.00 pm              Tall buildings, history in the view and setting issues – Richard Morrice

2.50 pm              Discussion

3.00 pm              Mitigating setting effects on linear transport schemes – George Lambrick

3.50 pm              Discussion

4.00 pm              Final Q&A session and overall discussion – led by George Lambrick

4.15 pm              Tea/Course disperses

 

Course Director

George Lambrick, Archaeology and Heritage Consultant

Tutors

Stephen Carter, Headland Archaeology

Ian Houlston, LDA Design

Richard Morrice, Historic England

Julian Munby, Oxford Archaeology

Michael Pirie, Green College

Ken Smith, formerly Cultural Heritage Manager for the Peak District National Park

Karin Taylor, National Trust

David Woolley QC (formerly Landmark Chambers)