Getting advice on your heritage asset
Unfortunately we unable to provide informal advice on heritage matters.
If you own or are considering buying a listed building and want to undertake alterations or repairs, you will need to seek your own advice on any detailed conservation matters from a conservation professional.
For help with finding a conservation professional with the skills and experience you require please see Historic England's how to find the right professional help page.
You may also find the directory of building conservation and the Royal Institute of British Architects conservation register useful for finding a particular building specialist.
Advice on many aspects of building conservation is available from a number of specialist organisations and interest groups, with the main ones set out below:
- Historic England publishes a wealth of free resources on a variety of different conservation issues
- Historic Environment Scotland publishes many different resources on a number of issues. Some of the guidance will be specific to Scotland, however many publications such as those on different building materials will be applicable to Salford
- The Institute of Historic Building Conservation publishes several free publications including one on maintaining your property and one on valuing historic places and full members can assist you in providing specialist advice
- The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings(SPAB) offers a free building conservation advice service
- The Georgian Group publishes a series of advisory leaflets for building owners on specific building features, however there is a small charge for these
- The Victorian Society publishes a range of information leaflets on the care of Victorian houses, however there is a small charge for these
Specific planning and heritage advice can be achieved by engaging with the pre application process in the form of a bespoke scoping meeting.
For more details see pre-application planning advice.