If you intend to extend or alter a Listed Building in a manner would affect its character then you need to apply for Listed Building Consent.

It is important to consider that an owner of a Listed Building is described as a ‘temporary custodian of the nation’s heritage’. The protection of the nation’s heritage is deemed to be so important that it is a criminal offence to carry out alterations which need Listed Building Consent without obtaining it first.

Paul Ashton Architects were invited to bid for a project to adapt and refurbish a number of spaces in LIPA. Paul Ashton Architects were placed second. LIPA offers training in Acting, Dance, Music and Theatre and Performance Design.

Paul Ashton + HBMA have secured planning permission at committee for the redevelopment of a former Carmelite Monastery in Liverpool. The site is to become a new respite centre and hospice for the regional children’s charity Claire House.

Two projects that I was involved in were highlighted by English Heritage in their book 'Constructive Conservation'. The publication identified 20 projects that were exemplars of a creative approach to developing listed buildings in the UK.