Heritage Consultant Sydney
Trace Heritage is a specialist heritage consulting practice based in Sydney, providing expert heritage services across Greater Sydney and New South Wales. We work with property owners, architects, developers, and local councils to navigate heritage requirements and deliver high-quality outcomes.
Our Heritage Services
Statements of Heritage Impact
Required for development applications involving heritage-listed properties or properties within Heritage Conservation Areas. Our Statements of Heritage Impact assess the potential effects of proposed works on heritage significance and provide recommendations for sympathetic development.
Learn more →Conservation Management Plans
Strategic documents that establish the heritage significance of a place and set out policies for its management, conservation, and future use. Essential for State Heritage Register items and complex heritage sites.
Learn more →Archival Recording & Measured Plans
Professional photographic documentation, measured drawings, and 3D modelling to create comprehensive records of heritage buildings prior to alteration or demolition. We follow NSW Heritage Office guidelines for archival recording.
Learn more →Historical Research
In-depth research into the historical development, ownership, and significance of properties and sites. Our research supports heritage assessments, conservation management plans, and heritage interpretation projects.
Heritage assessments →Heritage Interpretation Strategies
Strategies to communicate the heritage significance and values of a place to the community. Heritage interpretation can include signage, public art, digital media, and integrated design elements that tell the story of a site.
Learn more →Statements of Environmental Effects
Comprehensive environmental assessments addressing heritage considerations within broader planning submissions. Our SEE reports are prepared for development applications where heritage is a relevant consideration.
Heritage advice for development →Why Choose Trace Heritage
- —Qualified heritage professionals with postgraduate qualifications in heritage conservation and architecture
- —Experience across local government, private practice, and academic sectors
- —Expert Witness experience in the NSW Land & Environment Court
- —Projects ranging from small-scale residential alterations to sites of international significance
- —Design-led approach that champions high-quality architectural interventions
Areas We Serve
We provide heritage consulting services across Sydney and Greater NSW, including the Inner West, Eastern Suburbs, North Shore, Northern Beaches, Hills District, Western Sydney, and regional NSW. We work with all local councils and government heritage agencies.
Contact our team to discuss your heritage project requirements.
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