Dianna Fletcher

Dianna is an architect by background with over 25 years experience of working on complex heritage projects across multiple sectors.

She has a pragmatic, pro-development approach and has expert knowledge of historic environments. Dianna has comprehensive experience of restoration and regeneration projects particularly within the public sector, as well as new build projects within an historic setting.

She has extensive project management experience and is adept at managing large teams and working collaboratively with clients, complex stakeholder groups as well as problem solving, with a proven ability to resolve complex issues with tact, diplomacy, and integrity.

Her particular passion and experience is the sensitive and sustainable conservation and renewal of the historic built environment and she loves bringing historic buildings back into sustainable use; shaping the built environment to create places that people love to work and live in, and ensuring inclusion for all.

Dianna has a strong track record of producing masterplans for existing estates, and these build on existing and historic qualities, allowing strategic growth for the future.

As head of our heritage and conservation team, Dianna has overall responsibility to our clients. To ensure clients receive an outstanding level of service, she supports and develops her team to be the best they can be.

Dianna will be a part of the panel at the CIOB’s annual heritage conference - The Future of Heritage Conservation in May.

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Insights 22.11.21

The process of completing heritage assessments is not what it once was. Certain things used to be OK to say, or sufficient for the job. Not now. The margin for error is now so slim, and the structure for justifying your conclusions so well established , that there is little wriggle room. Therefore, the buzz word is 'thoroughness'.

Why we need to make heritage assessments 'thoroughly thorough'

Blog 20.03.20

Historic England has issued a draft updated advice note on tall buildings. Interestingly, this guidance highlights that the evolution of skylines is inherent to all towns and cities, and that some of the most important historic buildings were once the tallest within their built environment.

Tall Buildings Advice Note from Historic England

Blog 23.02.21

The government is consulting on revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which was last updated in 2019, to include guidance on the altering or removal of statues, plaques and memorials. We explain what the process could look like if the revisions are accepted following the end of the consultation period on 27 March 2021.

Statues, plaques, and memorials – new policies for old history

Blog 15.02.21

Following government release of the draft National Model Design Code (NMDC), a consultation is currently underway with the deadline for responses to be submitted by 27 March. Our heritage and design team outlines the proposed requirements set out in the design code in our latest blog.

2021: The New Beautiful