Working on Business Growth and Heritage
Working on Business Growth and Heritage
In 2022, the Council appointed the company to update the Fishergate Hill Conservation Area Character Appraisal, which involved undertaking a visual assessment of all the properties within the conservation area. The work has redefined the special interest of this city centre conservation area and has assisted the Local Authority in identifying buildings of high architectural […]
Blackburn with Darwen CouncilOur team has been providing heritage support to the Council during its updating of the Local Plan. This essential work has involved assessing the impacts of new Local Plan site allocations—for both housing and business uses—on the borough’s important heritage assets, and identifying where mitigation measures or changes might be needed to […]
Lancashire Local Heritage Lists ProjectLancashire is one of 22 areas to have benefitted from a share of £1.5 million of Government funding to develop or improve local heritage lists. Like many regions across the country, Lancashire has a varied coverage of Local Lists, with some Local Authority areas already having established lists and showing a […]
Project: The Foundry, Hammerton Street, BurnleyGrowth Lancashire was appointed to provide a Heritage Impact Statement to help resolve an issue regarding window replacements in the impressive former Proctors Mill, which was being converted into 26 self-contained apartments. The Grade II listed, 8-bay, 4-storey former Spinning Block, along with its chimney and engine house, lies in […]
Rossendale Council: Throughout 2021, the company has been helping Rossendale Council with its planning duties in relation to the assessment of the impacts of development on heritage, including listed buildings and development in conservation areas. In Bacup Town Centre, we have also been assisting the Local Authority with projects identified through its High Street Heritage […]
Preston City Council: in 2021 the Council appointed the company to update the Inglewhite Conservation Area Character Appraisal, which has involved undertaking a visual assessment of the properties in theconservation area. The work will re-define the special interest of the small rural village and help the Local Authority to preserve its high architectural and historic […]
Chorley Council: Over the last year, Growth Lancashire has continued to provide the Council with heritage and conservation advice in relation to improvements to the Grade I listed Astley Hall as a key visitor and leisure attraction for the local area. Within the grounds and alongside the historic house are acres of stunning parkland, the […]
Project: Spring Cottage, Manchester Road – Madina Masjid NelsonGrowth Lancashire was appointed to provide a Heritage Statement to help identify the historic importance of the buildings on the site. Spring Cottage is a Grade II listed building and illustrates a superb example of a Victorian villa constructed for the expanding middle classes in the early […]
Peer Networks is a national initiative funded by the Government Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Launched in 2020 as a pilot, it encourages business leaders to learn, share and grow via practical, no-nonsense support from other local businesses. The initiative’s longer-term aims are focused on reducing the UK productivity gap by helping business […]
In Burnley, there are 288 listed buildings, accounting for 5% of all designated heritage assets within Lancashire as a whole. This includes the Grade II listed Yorke House. Situated next to Burnley Mechanics and the Town Hall near to the junction of Yorke Street and Manchester Road, the premises are located on one of the […]
