Birmingham Conservation and Heritage Panel (BCHP)
The Birmingham Conservation and Heritage Panel (BCHP) advises on developments that affect the city's historic buildings and places. It has met since 2022.
The panel is made up of professionals from the heritage and design sectors, based in Birmingham and elsewhere. They meet each month to review development proposals and plans, and to help our officers assess and critique schemes.
The panel's advice covers how conservation work fits with our transport, housing, cultural and economic strategies.
The panel does not make decisions. It advises the Planning Committee on large and complex schemes, so that decisions account for historic buildings and their surroundings.
Download the BCHP terms of reference
Current members
- Alexa van Heerden – Chair
- Jack Hanson – Vice Chair
- Phill Shepherd – Vice Chair
- Annabel Keegan
- Brian Tefula
- Charlotte Davies
- Matthew Bott
- Matthew Vaughan
- Phoebe Farrell
- Tim Bridges
Page last updated: 18 September 2026