Listed Buildings & Heritage Property 

Working on heritage property requires a deep understanding of the heritage asset, its significance, and any proposed work's impact on that significance. Significance can be categorised by understanding the heritage values, such as evidential value, historical value, aesthetic value, and communal value, and the weight afforded to each value will be unique for each heritage asset.  

Experienced in heritage property projects across Dorset, Somerset, Devon, Wiltshire and Hampshire, Symonds & Sampson’s Building Surveyors have an in-depth knowledge of traditional repairs and techniques that complement our design and planning services. We work with third-party specialists to establish the heritage asset's significance before designing sympathetic works to respect and enhance its heritage values. This is often done by finding an alternative viable use for the heritage asset or simply carrying out routine maintenance and repair.  

Once formal consent has been granted, we can work with clients to fully understand the extent of the proposed work to their often period or listed property and what a contractor must know to complete the project. This process will be at the forefront of the designers' and clients' minds from the very early stages of inception, and our early involvement can make the accumulation of detail more straightforward.  

We regularly use a pool of trusted and approved local building contractors who are experienced in heritage property. We can advise you on the most appropriate method of procuring your project and assist you.