Heritage Works for Housing: Case Study Resources

Ancoats Dispensary

Developer: Great Places
Region: North West
Type: Institutional
Era: 1870s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 39
# in New Build Element: 0
Status: Completed 2024

Great Northern Warehouse

Developer: Trilogy
Region: North West
Type: Industrial and Commercial
Era: 1890s
Designation : Grade II*
# Homes in Historic Building: 0
# in New Build Element: 746
Status: PP and LBC Granted

Former Terry's Factory

Developer: PJ Livesey Henry Boot Developments PLC
Region: Yorks.
Type: Industrial and Commercial
Era: 1920s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 163
# in New Build Element: 0
Status: Completed 2017

Ivor House

Developer: Muse
Region: London
Type: Industrial and Commercial / Institutional
Era: 1930s
Designation : Non designated heritage asset
# Homes in Historic Building: 26
# in New Build Element: 168
Status: Completed 2018

Weir Mill

Developer: Capital&Centric
Region: North West
Type: Industrial and Commercial
Era: 1790s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 87
# in New Build Element: 171
Status: On site

Park Hill

Developer: Urban Splash
Region: Yorkshire
Type: Residential
Era: 1960s
Designation : Grade II*
# Homes in Historic Building: c.1000
# in New Build Element: 0
Status: On site and ongoing phased regeneration

King Edward VII Sanatorium

Developer: City and Country
Region: South East
Type: Institutional
Era: 1900s
Designation : Grade II*
# Homes in Historic Building: 54
# in New Build Element: 0
Status: Completed 2021

Murrays Mill

Developer: Manchester Life Development Corporation and Loom Cotton
Region: North West
Type: Industrial and Commercial
Era: 1790s
Designation : Grade II and Grade II*
# Homes in Historic Building: 108
# in New Build Element: 16
Status: Completed 2017

New Little Mill

Developer: Manchester Life Development Corporation
Region: North West
Type: Industrial and Commercial
Era: 1820s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 56
# in New Build Element: 12
Status: Completed 2019

Crusader Works

Developer: Capital&Centric
Region: North West
Type: Industrial and Commercial
Era: 1840s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 126
# in New Build Element: 75
Status: Completed 2024

Eyewitness

Developer: Capital&Centric
Region: Yorks.
Type: Industrial and Commercial
Era: 1850s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 60
# in New Build Element: 37
Status: PP and LBC Granted

Talbot Mill

Developer: Capital&Centric
Region: North West
Type: Industrial and Commercial
Era: 1850s
Designation : Non designated heritage asset
# Homes in Historic Building: 114
# in New Build Element: 88
Status: PP granted

Avro

Developer: Urban Splash
Region: North West
Type: Industrial and Commercial
Era: 1820s
Designation : Grade II*
# Homes in Historic Building: 31
# in New Build Element: 0
Status: Completed 2021

Lister Mills

Developer: Urban Splash
Region: Yorks.
Type: Industrial and Commercial
Era: 1830s
Designation : Grade II*
# Homes in Historic Building: 297
# in New Build Element: 30
Status: Completed 2019

St James’ Hospital

Developer: PJ Livesey
Region: South East
Type: Institutional
Era: 1870s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 151
# in New Build Element: 58
Status: PP and LBC Granted

Kings Gate School

Developer: PJ Livesey
Region: North West
Type: Institutional
Era: 1850s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 34
# in New Build Element: 81
Status: On site

Tapton Court

Developer: PJ Livesey
Region: Yorks.
Type: Residential
Era: 1860s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 34
# in New Build Element: 4
Status: On site

Brunswick Mill

Developer: Arrowsmith Investments
Region: North West
Type: Industrial and Commercial
Era: 1840S
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 153
# in New Build Element: 124
Status: On site

Eckersley Mill

Developer: Heaton Group
Region: North West
Type: Industrial and Commercial
Era: 1880s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 137
# in New Build Element: 817
Status: On-site

German Warehouse (107-111 George Leigh street)

Developer: McCauls, GW Developments
Region: North West
Type: Industrial and Commercial
Era: 1870s
Designation : Non designated heritage
# Homes in Historic Building: 5
# in New Build Element: 5
Status: Completed 2018

Basil House

Developer: Beech Holdings
Region: North West
Type: Industrial and Commercial
Era: 1870s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 37
# in New Build Element: 0
Status: Completed 2017

Battersea Power Station

Developer: Battersea Project Phase 2 Company Limited
Region: London
Type: Industrial and Commercial
Era: 1950s
Designation : Grade II*
# Homes in Historic Building: 169
# in New Build Element: 85
Status: Completed 2022

The General

Developer: City and Country
Region: South West
Type: Industrial and Commercial and Institutional
Era: 1850s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 107
# in New Build Element: 74
Status: Completed 2021

Chapters, Park Lane

Developer: Chapter Build Group
Region: East of England
Type: Institutional
Era: 1880s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 20
# in New Build Element: 0
Status: Completed 2022

Royal Sea Bathing Hospital

Developer: RJH Margate One Ltd
Region: South East
Type: Institutional
Era: 1790s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 188
# in New Build Element: 84
Status: Completed 2015

Bridgewater House

Developer: Watch this Space
Region: North west
Type: Industrial and Commercial
Era: 1910s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 20
# in New Build Element: 33
Status: PP and LBC Granted

BBC Television Centre

Developer: BBC and Stanhope PLC
Region: London
Type: Institutional
Era: 1950s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 162
# in New Build Element: 780
Status: Phase 1 completed

Tobacco Warehouse, Stanley Dock

Developer: Stanley Dock Properties Ltd
Region: North West
Type: Industrial and Commercial
Era: 1900s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 538
# in New Build Element: 0
Status: Phase 1 completed

Faraday Works (37 Bowater Road)

Developer: Landsec U+I
Region: London
Type: Industrial and Commercial
Era: 1860s
Designation : Grade II, Non designated heritage asset
# Homes in Historic Building: 279
# in New Build Element: 95
Status: Application registered

Centre Point

Developer: Almacantar
Region: London
Type: Industrial and Commercial
Era: 1960s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 82
# in New Build Element: 13
Status: Completed 2018

Withington Ale House/ White Lion Public House

Developer: Brookhouse Group
Region: North West
Type: Public House
Era: 1880s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 6
# in New Build Element: 0
Status: Completed

White Hart Inn, Hadleigh

Developer: Private Individual
Region: South East
Type: Public House
Era: 1500s
Designation : Grade II*
# Homes in Historic Building: 1
# in New Build Element: 0
Status: Completed 2023

45 High Street, Wargrave (The White Hart)

Developer: Private Individual
Region: South East
Type: Public House (Inn)
Era: 1600s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 6
# in New Build Element: 0
Status: Application in process/ no decision yet

Wildernesse House

Developer: Pegasus Life
Region: South East
Type: Institutional
Era: 1800s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 23
# in New Build Element: 8
Status: Completed 2017

Temple Gardens

Developer: Bath and Stratford Homes
Region: South West
Type: Public House
Era: 1600s
Designation : Grade II, Non designated heritage asset
# Homes in Historic Building: 2
# in New Build Element: 7
Status: Completed 2017

Fairmile Hospital

Developer: Linden Homes, Thomas Homes, Homes & Community Agency
Region: South East
Type: Institutional and Commercial
Era: 1860s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 95
# in New Build Element: 220
Status: Completed 2015

The Garden Quarter

Developer: City & Country
Region: South East
Type: Institutional
Era: 1920s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 160
# in New Build Element: 27
Status: Completed 2024

Welsh Streets

Developer: Placefirst
Region: North West
Type: Residential
Era: 1870s
Designation : Non designated heritage asset
# Homes in Historic Building: 179
# in New Build Element: Yes, but in later phase
Status: Refurbishment completed in 2022, new phase under construction

Wood Street Townhouses

Developer: Watch this Space
Region: North West
Type: Institutional
Era: 1870s
Designation : Non designated heritage asset
# Homes in Historic Building: 3
# in New Build Element: 2
Status: Completed 2021

Randall's Uxbridge

Developer: Inland Homes
Region: London
Type: Industrial and Commercial
Era: 1930s
Designation : Grade II
# Homes in Historic Building: 17
# in New Build Element: 41
Status: Completed 2022

Debenhams Plymouth

Developer: BuildVantage Ltd (Mr Ravi Kumar)
Region: South-West
Type: Industrial and Commercial
Era: 1950s
Designation : Non designated heritage asset
# Homes in Historic Building: 117
# in New Build Element: 50
Status: PP approved 2023.

The Custard Factory

Developer: Oval
Region: Midlands
Type: Industrial and Commercial
Era: 1900s
Designation : Grade II*, Grade II, non-designated heritage asset
# Homes in Historic Building: 0
# in New Build Element: 1850
Status: Outline application approved 2020

Coco Works

Developer: Latimer
Region: Yorks.
Type: Industrial and Commercial
Era: 1920s
Designation : Non designated heritage asset
# Homes in Historic Building: 225
# in New Build Element: 38
Status: Completed 2023

Heritage Works for Housing

Historic England aims to support developers in their journey to reusing historic buildings. This guidance highlights how historic buildings can be reused, repurposed and refurbished to provide residential development. It outlines the process from buying a historic building to long-term occupation and management; and the key challenges and approaches to overcome.

These pages provide case studies of successful reuse of historic buildings into new homes, creating sustainable and dynamic places to live. Historic buildings are a tangible opportunity to address ongoing industry challenges, including the housing requirement whilst minimising carbon impacts.

Introduction
Process
Managing Change
The Interface of New and Old
Glossary
Case Study Resources (current page)


Historic England engaged Deloitte LLP to assist with the preparation of this Publication / Guidance which uses information provided by Historic England as well as research undertaken by Deloitte to provide guidance on the process for use of historic buildings for residential purposes. Any views, conclusions, insights, and/or recommendations within this Publication / Guidance are Historic England's alone.