Services
Heritage advisory for considered development
Studio Doma provides specialist heritage consultancy services for property owners, designers and public sector clients navigating change within historic places.
Our work is grounded in statutory heritage frameworks and best-practice conservation principles, supporting projects that respect significance while allowing places to evolve.
We work across residential, commercial and civic contexts, offering clear advice, well-researched documentation and practical strategies for managing heritage constraints.
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Early Heritage Advice
Understand the risks, opportunities and approval pathway before committing to a design or purchase.
Heritage Advice & Feasibility
Early guidance on heritage opportunities, constraints and development potential before you commit to a design or project direction.
Due Diligence & Pre-Purchase Advice
Identify heritage controls, risks and approval considerations before purchasing a property or progressing a development opportunity.
Heritage Planning Pathways
Clarify the planning controls, approval processes and heritage documentation likely to be required for your proposed works.
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Research & Significance
Build a clear, evidence-based understanding of a place, its history and what matters.
Site History & Heritage Significance
Historical research and significance assessment establishing how a place has evolved and what elements contribute to its heritage value.
Curtilage Analysis
Define the land, setting and spatial relationships that contribute to the significance of a heritage place.
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Impact & Approvals
Assess proposed change and provide clear heritage documentation to support an application.
Heritage Impact Assessment
Evaluate the potential effects of complex or sensitive development on heritage fabric, significance, setting and context.
Demolition Report
Assess the heritage implications of removing a building or structure and its contribution to the significance of the surrounding place.
Statement of Heritage Impact
Explain how proposed works will affect heritage significance and demonstrate whether those impacts are acceptable under relevant planning controls.
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Conservation & Interpretation
Plan for the long-term care of heritage places and communicate their stories meaningfully.
Conservation Management Plan
Provide a long-term framework for conserving, managing, using and sensitively adapting a heritage place.
Photographic Archival Recording
Create a systematic and permanent photographic record of a place before significant fabric is altered or removed.
Heritage Interpretation
Communicate the history and significance of a place through engaging content thoughtfully integrated with its design and ongoing use.