Latest Advice and Guidance
This page highlights our most recent advice and guidance on a wide range of heritage-related topics. All of our advice is free to download from relevant sections of the website and the Publications pages.
This page includes the following lists:
New advice and guidance
List of our new advice and guidance documents published in the last six months.
-
Heat Pumps in Historic BuildingsPublished 22 September 2025Findings that can be used to inform future work and strategy when installing and operating ground source heat pumps (GSHP) in historic buildings.
-
Understanding the Environmental Performance of Historic Buildings for ConservationPublished 4 September 2025
Steps needed to minimise the risk of environmental deterioration to building fabric and contents when planning remedial work, upgrades or alterations.
-
Peatlands and the Historic Environment: Guidance for Carrying out Peat RestorationPublished 7 August 2025
Guidance for managing peatland restoration projects, with a particular focus on maximising the benefits of these schemes for peatland heritage.
-
Scaffolding for Historic BuildingsPublished 29 July 2025
An overview of approaches and design issues to consider when scaffolding or other temporary works are required for historic buildings or structures.
Revised and updated advice and guidance
Below is a list of other advice and guidance documents we've revised and updated in the last six months.
-
Waterlogged WoodPublished 12 December 2025
Guidance on excavation, recording, sampling, selection, storage, assessment, analysis, conservation and curation of waterlogged archaeological wood.
-
Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings - Application of Part L of the Building Regulations to Historic and Traditionally Constructed BuildingsPublished 3 September 2025
Guidance provides advice on implementing energy efficiency measures and thermal upgrades to comply with Building Regulations Part L where practicable.
-
Marine Geophysics: Data Acquisition, Processing and InterpretationPublished 8 July 2025
Techniques for conducting geophysical survey and processing and interpretation techniques that can reveal information about the marine environment.
-
Listed Buildings and CurtilagePublished 17 June 2025
This advice note gives hypothetical examples to assist in deciding whether a building has a curtilage.
Technical Conservation Guidance
Download our brochure listing all our current free-to-download technical conservation guidance and research reports.