Trethowan Heritage offers expert services in heritage planning, conservation and adaptive reuse. We partner with clients across private, commercial and government sectors to deliver heritage outcomes that respect cultural values and promote sustainable, meaningful change. Our approach is rooted in authenticity and traditional craftsmanship, ensuring that every project maintains the unique character of heritage places while supporting their ongoing use and relevance.
Our heritage consultancy service can assist with heritage planning and management through the identification, analysis and assessment of the historic environment; and the compilation of Heritage Impact Statements, Conservation Management Plans, and heritage and typology studies. We provide heritage advisory and advocacy services to individuals, businesses and Government bodies. We also offer practical restoration advice and can provide documentation, monitoring and supervision of conservation works. Our team have diverse areas of expertise and experience, and often collaborate with an experienced and extended team of external professionals. We are dedicated to the successful delivery of projects across heritage services.
The services we offer include:
Strategic
- Heritage studies
- Place assessments
- Expert Witness Services
- Conservation Management Plans (CMPs)
- Historical research
- Heritage interpretation strategies
Statutory
- Preliminary advice for projects at heritage listed places
- Support for planning applications to local Council, including preparation of Heritage Impact Statements (HIS)
- Support with all stages of the Heritage Victoria process including heritage permit applications and permit conditions
- Permit strategies for complex and large-scale projects
- Post-permit assistance
Professional Affiliations / Qualifications
Mark Stephenson – Heritage Director
Education
- BSc (Hons) Arch. & Bldg Conservation, Uni. of Glamorgan, UK, 2002-2004
- BTEC National & Higher National Diplomas in Building Studies. Suffolk, UK, 1992–1996
Membership
- ICOMOS, 2009 – Current
- National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
- Coburg Historical Society