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STONE ROOF CONSERVATION BEST PRACTICE - ADVANCED NOTICE
The English Heritage stone roof working group is writing a best practice guide for stone roofing. It covers conservation planning and practical details. The planning sections based on current Principle Planning Guides (PPG) will be posted here shortly as a draft for development and we invite you to send you comments to Terry. The practical guidance will follow shortly afterwards. Much of building conservation planning guidance is based on interpretation and case law so we need to know if you think we've got it right.
The Government is currently reviewing the official guides PPG15 & 16. When this process is complete this development draft will be up-dated.
THESE ARE THE CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION

2.0 INVESTIGATION
2.1 Purpose of the investigation
2.2 Extent of the works
2.3 Age of the property
2.4 Listing grade of the building
2.5 Age of the roof. When it was last re-slated
2.6 Roof archaeology and recording
2.7 Roof condition
2.8 Roofing proposals
2.9 Geology of the stone slates
2.10 Plants and animals

3.0 LISTED BUILDING MATTERS
3.1 General
3.2 Repairs
3.3 Curtilage and unlisted buildings
3.4 Buildings at risk
3.5 Urgent work and repairs notices
3.6 Unauthorised works 
3.7 Demolitions

4.0 MATERIALS, DESIGN
4.1 Stone slates
4.2 Ridges or cresting
4.3 Battens and laths
4.4 Fixings
4.5 Sarking/Underfelt/Underlay/Roofing Membranes, Insulation and Ventilation
4.6 Leadwork
4.7 Mortar
METHODS 
4.8 The importance of detailing
4.9 The introduction of new detailing
4.10 Preparation of the stone slates
4.11 Repairs vs re-slating
4.12 Random slating principles
4.13 Existing Roofs
4.14 Detailing at Roof Edges
4.15 Eaves
4.16 Verges and Gables
4.17 Valleys
4.18 Hips
4.19 Abutments
4.20 Ridges
4.21 Use of mortar

5.0 PLANNING ISSUES
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Development plans and planning permission for material alterations
5.3 New buildings affecting the setting of a listed building
5.4 Other planning issues
5.5  Minerals planning

6.0 LOCAL GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION
6.1 Local guidance documents
6.2 Technical guides
6.3 Databases
6.4 Contractors, agents and supplier lists

7.0 VALUE ADDED TAX

8.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS 

9.0 REFERENCES

ANNEX A FRAMEWORK FOR GRANT SCHEMES

ANNEX B FRAMEWORK FOR REGIONAL STONE SLATE ROOFING GUIDES

ANNEX C ARCHAEOLOGY AND RECORDING OF STONE SLATE ROOFS

ANNEX D GLOSSARY OF STONE ROOFING TERMS
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