What types of surveys are needed before renovating or restoring a historic building?

Heritage restoration projects typically require a combination of specialist survey disciplines, rather than a single survey type. Depending on the site, surveys may include: Measured building surveys for internal layouts and elevations 3D laser scanning for complex architectural detail Topographical surveys to map external levels, access, and surroundings Structural monitoring surveys where movement or settlement […]

Case Study: Security-Critical Surveying for HMP Manchester

OVERVIEW: Site Surveying Services were commissioned to deliver a coordinated suite of surveys at HMP Manchester, one of the UK’s most secure and historically significant prisons. The project centred on the panopticon and surrounding external areas, requiring a combination of topographical surveying, PAS 128 utility mapping, and a measured building survey in Manchester to support […]

Case Study: Darwen Market Hall – Surveying for Regeneration

Project Overview: Darwen’s Market Hall and adjoining Grade II listed Library Theatre are at the heart of the town’s cultural and civic identity. Back in 2022, Site Surveying Services were commissioned to deliver a comprehensive survey package to support the redevelopment and regeneration plans for these landmark buildings. COntinued Engagement: In 2024 & 2025, following […]

Heritage Without Guesswork: Why Laser Scanning is Rewriting Conservation

For decades, heritage conservation has been a battle between preservation and progress. Architects, planners and conservationists have often been forced to choose: protect history as it stands, or risk altering it in the name of modernisation. Should we leave a building untouched to protect its character? Or intervene to adapt it for modern use and […]

Case Study: Laser Scanning in the Lake District

Combining heritage, history and high-precision surveying in the heart of the Lake District Project Overview: Sitting above the shimmering waters of the Lake District, offering panoramic views of the surrounding fells, this property is as rich in history as it is in beauty. Our Brief:   To deliver a detailed topographical survey of the lands […]

Scanning Clitheroe Castle

Clitheroe Castle Compilation of Scanning Techniques Site Surveying Services have collaborated with its sister company, Tri-Tech, to provide an innovative compilation of scanning techniques to the iconic Clitheroe Castle. Situated majestically in Lancashire’s picturesque landscape, Clitheroe Castle has long been a local landmark steeped in history and cultural significance. Site Surveying Services joined forces with […]

The Exchange – Surveying Blackburn

History of the Exchange The Grade II listed ‘Exchange’ in Blackburn was initially opened as the Cotton Exchange in 1865. Blackburn was then at the centre of Lancashire’s textile industry, with mills all across the town. Even from the start, the building was used for a variety of purposes and was renowned for the reading […]