Steven Orr
About
Steven is an experienced historic environment specialist and environmental planner with over 20 years in practice. He leads LUC’s historic environment team.
His work spans research, strategic planning, policy and guidance development, conservation plans, and impact assessment.
Steven has a particular specialism in the setting of heritage assets. He has developed planning guidance for a number of World Heritage Sites, trained National Trust employees, and contributed to the design and assessment of sites ranging from individual bespoke development to major infrastructure.
He has a passion for upland archaeological landscapes, which is lucky as he spends a lot of time dealing with them! Steven advocates a collaborative approach to planning for heritage, bringing together clients, specialists and regulators to build relationships and promote sensitive, creative design responses.