Urbis provides excellence in cultural heritage consulting with strategic advice at the highest level. Heritage conservation is an integral part of the planning system and requires expertise in the assessment and management of places. The issues are generally not ones that are static and require a proactive approach to ensure that the significance of the place is understood and the opportunities for change are successfully managed.

The process for the understanding of and the resolution of matters involving places that are considered to be of significance demands sympathetic relationships with all levels of government. Our experienced team can offer critical expertise in every aspect of cultural heritage conservation, including heritage studies, conservation management plans, heritage impact statements, interpretation, archival recording, architectural conservation supervision and expert witness representation.

We aim to integrate projects involving heritage places into their urban context with sensitivity and imagination.

Our heritage team is supported by some of the most qualified urban and strategic planners, urban designers, social planners, social researchers, property experts, valuers and economists in Australia.

Urbis will:

• Work with your team to understand the complete context of your heritage needs.
• Identify the significance of places and develop strategies for opportunities and constraints.
• Work with your team to provide an integrated outcome.
• Take responsibility, if required, to steer your project through the entire consent authority process.
• We can project manage all consultants in the assignment.
• Work with the team to shape developments and planning exercises so that they are responsive to user needs and developer requirements.
• Provide expert evidence in Courts, Tribunals and Panel forums.