Advice
Historic England publishes an extensive range of expert advice and guidance to help you care for and protect historic places.
Historic England publishes an extensive range of expert advice and guidance to help you care for and protect historic places.
Find out what advice and guidance we have published in the last six months.
Browse and download from our A-Z list of Historic England advice and guidance.
Search our wide range of publications including books, periodicals and guidance documents.
Our advice on heritage and the planning system is there to help both professionals and owners of older buildings to understand how heritage fits into the wider planning agenda.
Repurposing and redeveloping our built heritage has the potential to help create dynamic, comforting and sustainable places to live.
The requirements for each of the principal types of statutory consent are summarised on the relevant pages within this section of the website.
This page sets out how the planning system works to protect historic places.
This page sets out what conservation areas are and how they are designated and managed.
Our technical guidance on looking after historic buildings and sites including climate change adaptation, retrofit and energy efficiency advice; plus briefing on recording, and information and project management.
How to maintain and repair historic buildings, including advice on the types of materials and treatment methods to use.
How to look after building services such as electrics, heating, plumbing and ventilation in historic buildings.
This section is aimed at those responsible for recording, curating and maintaining information about the historic environment.
See our advice and guidance on archaeological science.
Look for advice about fire safety and emergency planning in the heritage sector.
How to care for historic designed landscapes including public parks, trees, and lakes, and advice on wildlife, pests and diseases.
How to survey historic places to the best standard possible, using our wide-ranging technical survey guidance.
A range of technical advice to support retrofit for increased energy efficiency in historic buildings.
If your home is listed, in a conservation area, or simply an older building you can find lots of free, independent, practical advice here on maintaining, repairing and improving it.
Finding out about the history of a house - who lived in it and when it was built - can be a challenging but rewarding experience.
Find out what living in an older or listed building or in a conservation area means for owners.
See our advice on looking after an older home, including how to carry out a maintenance check and where to find professional help.
Find out how to cut your fuel bills and carbon footprint in ways that are sympathetic to the historic character of your building.
Find out what permission you will need when making changes to older homes and see our advice on best practice.
We’re facing a global crisis. Historic England recognises the need for urgent action and is committed to achieving net zero.
We are researching and promoting how the historic environment can positively contribute to overall global sustainability through adapting and mitigating.
Find position statements, advice, research and training on climate change and the historic environment.
A strategy for Historic England’s response to the climate, energy and biodiversity crisis.
This plan sets out our baseline for reducing carbon emissions and our approach to achieving Net Zero by 2040.
If you are involved in caring for a place of worship, such as a church or a synagogue, or you want to find out how to de-clutter your street, you'll find helpful advice here.
Information for groups and communities to find out more about your historic place and look after heritage.
Find out how we can help you to look after your place of worship, from churches to mosques and synagogues to temples.
Advice and funding for the care of heritage in rural settings as well as research and techniques for managing changes to rural heritage.
Guidance on the conservation of historic cemeteries and burial grounds and their monuments.
Find out what Historic England is doing to tackle the problem of crime against historic places.
Our Heritage at Risk programme protects and manages the historic environment. We work with owners, friends groups, developers and other stakeholders to find solutions for 'at risk' historic places and sites across England.
Find out what’s at risk near you by searching the Heritage at Risk Register.
Explore key trends revealed in our latest Heritage at Risk Register and explore the latest news on Heritage at Risk in your region.
The Heritage at Risk programme helps us understand the overall state of England's historic sites.
Find out how we have been helping historic places near you to unlock the economic potential of heritage with our Heritage Action Zones scheme.
Funding to find new ways to champion and revive our historic high streets through the High Streets Heritage Action Zones scheme.
This initiative harnesses our extensive and wide-ranging expertise to help breathe new life into unloved places and achieve sustainable growth.
Find out how we can help you to unlock the economic potential of a historic site in your area with our new Heritage Action Zones scheme.
Find out about our four-year programme of cultural activity across England, continuing until 2024.
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