Significance is now a core concept within our planning process. Its assessment is a key part of management and of development within the historic environment. This course will introduce the process, show you what is involved in preparing assessments of significance, teach you how to read and judge such assessments, and explore the ways in which they can be used. At the end, you should be convinced about the value of significance as a planning and management tool.
Heritage Values and the Assessment of Significance
Overview
Programme details
Wednesday 5 July
09.15 Registration and coffee/tea
09.45 Introduction
10.10 Definitions and Overarching Concepts
10.25 Does Heritage Matter?
11.15 Coffee/tea break
11.35 Does Heritage Matter? (continued)
11.50 Assessments of significance - why, what and how?
12.30 Class exercise - establishing the scope of an assessment of significance
13.15 Lunch
14.00 Group working on case study - developing an assessment of significance
15.30 Coffee/tea break
15.50 Group working on case study - developing an assessment of significance continuation
16.45 Public engagement issues relating to heritage assessments
17.30 Discussion of issues from the first day
18.00 Break
19.00 Dinner
Thursday 6 July
08.00 Breakfast (residents only)
09.00 Review of groups' assessments
09.30 Group exercise - critique of some heritage statement examples
11.00 Coffee/tea break
11.20 Resume of what has been learned
11.30 Key issues to be considered in preparing assessments of significance
12.40 Settings and views
13.15 Lunch
14.00 Group working on a case study involving the setting of a designated asset and key views
15.15 Coffee/tea break
15.45 Group working - using the assessment to develop principles to guide and manage change within the historic environment
17.00 Exercise and discussion on substantial harm
17.45 Break
19.00 Dinner
Friday 7 July
07.45 Breakfast (residents only)
08.30 Depart Rewley House for site visit to Bletchley Park
13.00 Lunch (back at Rewley House)
13.45 Structured discussion on issues arising from site visit
14.45 Coffee/tea break
15.10 Impact assessments
16.30 Discussion of outstanding issues from course
16.45 Course disperses
Fees
| Description | Costs |
|---|---|
| Tuition (includes coffee/tea) | £540.00 |
| Accommodation: Single B&B (2 Nights Wed & Thurs) | £189.60 |
| Dinner Option Day 1 (3 courses) | £24.30 |
| Dinner Option Day 2 (3 courses) | £24.30 |
| Lunch Option Day 1 - Baguette | £6.10 |
| Lunch Option Day 1 - Hot (3 courses) | £16.50 |
| Lunch Option Day 2 - Baguette | £6.10 |
| Lunch Option Day 2 - Hot (3 courses) | £16.50 |
| Lunch Option Day 3 - Baguette | £6.10 |
| Lunch Option Day 3 - Hot (3 courses) | £16.50 |
Payment
Payment of fees must be made in full at the time of booking.
Please note that businesses and organisations can be invoiced on provision of a Purchase Order and completed application form. These can be emailed to the CWHE Programme Administrator, email: cwhe@conted.ox.ac.uk.
Tutors
Dr Stephen Bond
Course Director
Stephen Bond runs heritage consultancy Heritage Places, providing advice relating to the historic environment and its conservation for national and local government, public sector funding bodies, property management, development and institutional clients, charitable trusts, and other professional advisors. He is joint author of Managing Built Heritage – the role of cultural values and significance, the second edition of which was published by Wiley‐Blackwell in 2016.
Mr Henry Russell
Course Co-Director
Reading University. Henry Russell is a member of the Church of England’s Church Buildings Council and formerly Chair of Gloucester Diocesan Advisory Committee. He is a member of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings’ casework committee.
Application
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Accommodation
Accommodation for this three-day course is at Rewley House for Wednesday and Thursday nights only.
Depending on availability it may also be possible to extend your stay, please enquire at the time of booking for availability and prices. These can be emailed to the CWHE Programme Administrator, email: cwhe@conted.ox.ac.uk.
All bedrooms are modern, comfortably furnished and each room has tea and coffee making facilities, Freeview television, and Free WiFi and private bath or shower rooms.