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<strong>Managing</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Protecting</strong> <strong>our</strong><br />

<strong>Historic</strong> Environment<br />

What is Changing?<br />

The <strong>Historic</strong> Environment (Amendment)<br />

(Scotl<strong>and</strong>) Act 2011 Explained<br />

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1. Gayfield Square Tenements, Edinburgh<br />

2. Urquhart Castle, Highl<strong>and</strong>s<br />

3. Ring of Brodgar, Orkney<br />

4. Wemyss Bay, Railway Station, Inverclyde<br />

5. Sundial <strong>and</strong> gardens at Drummond Castle,<br />

Perthshire<br />

6. Pitlochry power station,<br />

Tummel Valley, Perth <strong>and</strong> Kinross<br />

7. Excavation at Links of Noltl<strong>and</strong>, Orkney<br />

8. Village of Cullen, Morayshire<br />

9. Old School House, Logie, Angus<br />

10. Guthrie Castle, Angus<br />

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11. Hermitage Castle, Scottish Borders<br />

12.Inchmahome Priory, Lake of Menteith,<br />

Stirlingshire<br />

13. Drumnarig Castle - Topiary garden<br />

14. Orchardton Tower, Dumfries <strong>and</strong> Galloway<br />

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15. Mousa Broch, Shetl<strong>and</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s<br />

16. Stones of Stenness, Orkney<br />

17. Stones of Stenness, Orkney<br />

18. Sweetheart Abbey,<br />

Dumfries <strong>and</strong> Galloway


02 | <strong>Managing</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Protecting</strong> <strong>our</strong> <strong>Historic</strong> Environment What is Changing?<br />

Contents<br />

INTRODUCTION 04<br />

Definition of the <strong>Historic</strong> Environment 04<br />

HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT ROLES<br />

AND RESPONSIBILITIES 05<br />

Scottish Ministers 05<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> 05<br />

Planning authorities 05<br />

Owners <strong>and</strong> occupiers 05<br />

KEY ELEMENTS OF THE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT 06<br />

Designations 06<br />

Consents 07<br />

Properties in the care of Scottish Ministers 07<br />

Grants 07<br />

WHAT THE ACT WILL DO 08<br />

SCHEDULED MONUMENTS 09<br />

What is scheduling? 09<br />

Who is notified when a monument has<br />

been scheduled? 09<br />

Is there a right of appeal against scheduling? 09<br />

How do you check for the existence <strong>and</strong><br />

location of a scheduled monument? 09<br />

What is scheduled monument consent? 10<br />

What is the Class Consents Order? 10<br />

Map showing the location of Scotl<strong>and</strong>’s<br />

scheduled monuments 11<br />

CHANGES INTRODUCED BY THE ACT 12<br />

Scheduled monument consent 12<br />

Power of entry on l<strong>and</strong> where monument at risk 14<br />

Scheduled monument enforcement notices,<br />

stop notices <strong>and</strong> temporary stop notices 14<br />

Defences <strong>and</strong> offences 15<br />

Fines 15<br />

Definition of monument 15<br />

Scheduled monument process flowchart 17<br />

Stop <strong>and</strong> temporary stop notices flowchart 18<br />

LISTED BUILDINGS 19<br />

What is a listed building? 19<br />

What effect does listing have? 20<br />

Where can I search for a listed building? 20<br />

What is a Building Preservation Notice (BPN)? 20<br />

Listed building consent (LBC) 20<br />

Map showing the location of Scotl<strong>and</strong>’s<br />

listed buildings 21<br />

CHANGES INTRODUCED BY THE ACT 22<br />

Certificate that a building not intended<br />

to be listed 22<br />

Listed building enforcement: stop notices,<br />

temporary stop notices <strong>and</strong> fixed penalty notices 22<br />

Listed building consent (LBC) 22<br />

Fines 23<br />

Urgent works costs Urgent works to preserve<br />

unoccupied listed buildings 23<br />

Listed building process flowchart 24<br />

CONSERVATION AREAS 25<br />

What are conservation areas? 25<br />

When is conservation area consent required? 25<br />

Urgent works to preserve unoccupied buildings<br />

in conservation areas 25<br />

CHANGES INTRODUCED BY THE ACT 25<br />

New designations - gardens <strong>and</strong> designed<br />

l<strong>and</strong>scapes <strong>and</strong> historic battlefields 26<br />

Gardens <strong>and</strong> designed l<strong>and</strong>scapes 26<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> battlefields 26<br />

Other records<br />

What are Sites <strong>and</strong> Monuments Records (SMR)<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>Historic</strong> Environment Records (HERs)? 27<br />

CHANGES INTRODUCED BY THE ACT 27<br />

Statutory Inventories of gardens <strong>and</strong> designed<br />

l<strong>and</strong>scapes <strong>and</strong> of battlefields 27<br />

GRANTS 27<br />

CHANGES INTRODUCED BY THE ACT 28<br />

Recovery of grants 28<br />

Financial support for the preservation<br />

of monuments 28<br />

Development <strong>and</strong> underst<strong>and</strong>ing of matters<br />

of historic, etc interest: grants <strong>and</strong> loans 28<br />

PROPERTIES IN CARE (PIC) 29<br />

CHANGES INTRODUCED BY THE ACT 29<br />

Guardianship 29<br />

FUTURE WORK 30<br />

Further information <strong>and</strong> Advice 30<br />

Publications 30<br />

Brief guide to the <strong>Historic</strong> Environment<br />

(Amendment) (Scotl<strong>and</strong>) Act 2011 32<br />

Images: © Crown copyright reproduced c<strong>our</strong>tesy of <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong>. www.historicscotl<strong>and</strong>images.gov.uk


04 | <strong>Managing</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Protecting</strong> <strong>our</strong> <strong>Historic</strong> Environment What is Changing?<br />

Introduction<br />

The <strong>Historic</strong> Environment (Amendment) (Scotl<strong>and</strong>) Bill, which was<br />

passed in Parliament on 20 January 2011, received Royal Assent on<br />

the 23rd February <strong>and</strong> is now an Act. This education booklet has been<br />

updated to reflect the changes introduced during the passage of the<br />

Bill through parliament.<br />

This booklet is a guide to the practical management <strong>and</strong> protection of<br />

Scotl<strong>and</strong>’s <strong>Historic</strong> Environment. The booklet sets out how the provisions<br />

of the <strong>Historic</strong> Environment (Amendment) (Scotl<strong>and</strong>) Act 2011<br />

(“The Act”) will improve the management of the historic environment,<br />

by addressing specific gaps <strong>and</strong> weaknesses in the current heritage<br />

legislation framework <strong>and</strong> by aligning it with the planning regime where<br />

appropriate. The booklet explains the legal changes introduced by the<br />

Act <strong>and</strong> gives an overview of the designation <strong>and</strong> consent processes<br />

as well as providing further information <strong>and</strong> advice on the historic<br />

environment. The booklet also outlines the roles <strong>and</strong> responsibilities of<br />

organisations <strong>and</strong> individuals that manage change within the historic<br />

environment.<br />

Definition of the historic environment<br />

Our whole environment, whether rural or<br />

urban, on l<strong>and</strong> or under water, has a historic<br />

dimension that contributes to its quality <strong>and</strong><br />

character. It has been shaped by human<br />

<strong>and</strong> natural processes over thous<strong>and</strong>s of<br />

years. This is most obvious in <strong>our</strong> built heritage:<br />

ancient monuments; archaeological sites <strong>and</strong><br />

l<strong>and</strong>scapes; historic buildings; townscapes;<br />

parks; gardens <strong>and</strong> designed l<strong>and</strong>scapes;<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>our</strong> marine heritage, for example, in the<br />

form of historic shipwrecks or underwater<br />

l<strong>and</strong>scapes which were once dry l<strong>and</strong>.<br />

We can see it in the patterns in <strong>our</strong> l<strong>and</strong>scape –<br />

the layout of fields <strong>and</strong> roads, <strong>and</strong> the remains<br />

of a wide range of past human activities.<br />

Importantly, it also includes <strong>our</strong> buildings<br />

erected before 1919. Although the majority<br />

of older buildings are not listed, most provide<br />

flexible <strong>and</strong> often spacious domestic <strong>and</strong><br />

non-domestic accommodation. A huge<br />

investment of money, energy <strong>and</strong> materials<br />

went into these buildings – it would be poor<br />

stewardship of this inheritance to neglect it.<br />

The context or setting in which specific<br />

historic features sit <strong>and</strong> the patterns of past<br />

use are part of <strong>our</strong> historic environment. The<br />

historical, artistic, literary, linguistic, <strong>and</strong> scenic<br />

associations of places <strong>and</strong> l<strong>and</strong>scapes are<br />

some of the less tangible elements of the<br />

historic environment. These elements make<br />

a fundamental contribution to <strong>our</strong> sense of<br />

place <strong>and</strong> cultural identity. [S<strong>our</strong>ce: Scottish<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> Environment Policy (SHEP 2009)<br />

paragraph 1.2 ‘The <strong>Historic</strong> Environment’].


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1. The Cross, Beith, Ayrshire - before 2. The Cross, Beith, Ayrshire - after<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> environment roles <strong>and</strong><br />

responsibilities<br />

Scottish Ministers<br />

The Scottish Ministers’ policies for the historic<br />

environment are set out in the Scottish<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> Environment Policy (SHEP) which is a<br />

document produced <strong>and</strong> published for them<br />

by <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong>.<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> is an executive agency of the<br />

Scottish Government. It acts for, <strong>and</strong> provides<br />

advice to, Scottish Ministers on all matters<br />

relating to the historic environment including<br />

their statutory functions. For example,<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> carries out on behalf of<br />

Scottish Ministers their functions in relation to<br />

scheduled monuments <strong>and</strong> listed buildings,<br />

<strong>and</strong> actively welcomes preliminary discussion<br />

of proposals that will affect designated sites<br />

<strong>and</strong> buildings.<br />

Planning authorities<br />

Planning authorities are responsible for the<br />

day-to-day management of change through<br />

the planning <strong>and</strong> development management<br />

process at a local level. Their responsibility<br />

includes processing listed building <strong>and</strong><br />

conservation area consents <strong>and</strong> consulting<br />

external stakeholders, including <strong>Historic</strong><br />

Scotl<strong>and</strong>, on planning <strong>and</strong> other applications<br />

that might affect the setting of important<br />

historic environment assets.<br />

Owners <strong>and</strong> occupiers<br />

Owners <strong>and</strong> occupiers play a key role in<br />

helping to conserve <strong>and</strong> maintain <strong>our</strong><br />

rich assets.


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Key elements of the <strong>Historic</strong><br />

environment<br />

Statutory designations<br />

Scheduled monuments <strong>and</strong> listed buildings<br />

Many important monuments <strong>and</strong> buildings<br />

are legally protected by their designation as<br />

scheduled monuments or listed buildings.<br />

Scheduling <strong>and</strong> listing are entirely different legal<br />

processes. Monuments are designated under<br />

the Ancient Monuments <strong>and</strong> Archaeological<br />

Areas Act 1979 (‘the 1979 Act’); buildings are<br />

listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings <strong>and</strong><br />

Conservations Areas) (Scotl<strong>and</strong>) Act 1997 (‘the<br />

1997 Act’). By definition a scheduled monument<br />

is a monument of national importance. A listed<br />

building is, under the terms of the 1997 Act,<br />

a ‘building of special architectural or historic<br />

interest’. Scheduling <strong>and</strong> listing are carried<br />

out by <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> who act for Scottish<br />

Ministers on all matters relating to the historic<br />

environment.<br />

planning authorities though Scottish Ministers<br />

can, after consultation with a planning<br />

authority, also designate conservation areas.<br />

New statutory designations:<br />

Gardens <strong>and</strong> designed l<strong>and</strong>scapes<br />

Gardens <strong>and</strong> designed l<strong>and</strong>scapes of national<br />

importance are designated as such through<br />

inclusion in a published Inventory. This is now<br />

a statutory duty under the Act <strong>and</strong> is explored<br />

further on page 26. The criteria for assessment<br />

for inclusion within the Inventory of gardens <strong>and</strong><br />

designed l<strong>and</strong>scapes are set out in full in Annex<br />

4 of the SHEP. The Inventory recognises nationally<br />

important sites <strong>and</strong> guides the management<br />

of change affecting them by ensuring that<br />

the planning process takes into account<br />

the significance of this aspect of the historic<br />

environment.<br />

Conservation areas<br />

Conservation areas are defined under the<br />

1997 Act as ‘areas of special architectural or<br />

historic interest, the character or appearance<br />

of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance’.<br />

Most conservation areas are designated by<br />

1. St Mary’s Chapel, Wyre, Orkney 2. Unstan Chambered Cairn, Orkney<br />

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<strong>Historic</strong> battlefields<br />

The SHEP 2009 introduced policies to establish<br />

an Inventory of nationally important battlefields,<br />

similar to that already in place for gardens<br />

<strong>and</strong> designed l<strong>and</strong>scapes. It is now a statutory<br />

duty under the Act for Scottish Ministers<br />

to compile <strong>and</strong> maintain an Inventory of<br />

battlefields as appear to them to be of national<br />

importance. This is explored further on page<br />

26. The Inventory comprises a list of battlefields<br />

considered to be of national importance<br />

that meet the criteria set out in Annex 5 of the<br />

SHEP. The Inventory is currently being delivered<br />

in stages <strong>and</strong> will be completed by March<br />

2012. Protection of historic battlefields will be<br />

achieved <strong>and</strong> regulated through the planning<br />

system <strong>and</strong> policy.<br />

Consents<br />

Scheduled monuments <strong>and</strong> listed buildings<br />

Once a monument or building has been<br />

scheduled or listed, consent may be required<br />

for any works to that monument or building,<br />

including repairs <strong>and</strong> maintenance. The<br />

different legal processes are known as<br />

scheduled monument consent <strong>and</strong> listed<br />

building consent. If a monument is both<br />

listed <strong>and</strong> scheduled, only scheduled<br />

monument consent is required for any works.<br />

The scheduled monument consent process<br />

is managed by <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> for Scottish<br />

Ministers. The process of listed building consent<br />

is managed by the planning authorities. For<br />

certain listed building applications, if the<br />

planning authority is minded to approve<br />

consent, they must notify <strong>and</strong> obtain<br />

clearance from <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> (on behalf<br />

of Scottish Ministers) prior to issuing consent.<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> also provides guidance to<br />

planning authorities on the consideration of<br />

planning applications affecting sites on the<br />

statutory Inventory of gardens <strong>and</strong> designed<br />

l<strong>and</strong>scapes.<br />

Conservation areas<br />

Most unlisted buildings in conservation areas<br />

cannot be demolished unless conservation<br />

area consent is first obtained from a planning<br />

authority. If the planning authority is minded<br />

to grant consent, they must notify <strong>and</strong> obtain<br />

clearance from <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> (on behalf<br />

of Scottish Ministers) prior to issuing consent.<br />

Scottish Ministers may choose to allow the<br />

planning authority’s decision to st<strong>and</strong>, or<br />

choose to call in the application for their<br />

own decision.<br />

Properties in the care of Scottish Ministers<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> holds a number of properties<br />

in care or guardianship to ensure their<br />

long-term preservation for the public benefit.<br />

Together they form an estate comprising a<br />

collection of monuments which represents<br />

significant aspects of Scotl<strong>and</strong>’s past.<br />

Grants<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> provides a number of grant<br />

<strong>and</strong> funding schemes to support owners in<br />

the private, public <strong>and</strong> ecclesiastical sectors<br />

to meet the cost of high-quality building repairs<br />

<strong>and</strong> in the support of bodies <strong>and</strong> individuals<br />

involved in the fields of protection, investigation,<br />

education <strong>and</strong> promotion within the greater<br />

historic environment sector.


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1. Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow<br />

What the Act will do<br />

The Act amends three pieces of primary<br />

legislation on the historic environment:<br />

• The <strong>Historic</strong> Buildings <strong>and</strong> Ancient<br />

Monuments Act 1953<br />

• The Ancient Monuments <strong>and</strong><br />

Archaeological Areas Act 1979<br />

• The Planning (Listed Buildings <strong>and</strong><br />

Conservation Areas) (Scotl<strong>and</strong>) Act 1997<br />

• The Act harmonises aspects of the listing <strong>and</strong><br />

scheduling systems <strong>and</strong> aligns these systems<br />

more closely with Scotl<strong>and</strong>’s modernised<br />

planning regime; improves the ability of<br />

central <strong>and</strong> local government to work with<br />

developers <strong>and</strong> other partners; improves<br />

the capacity to deal with urgent threats <strong>and</strong><br />

increase the efficiency <strong>and</strong> effectiveness of<br />

deterrents; <strong>and</strong>, helps to ensure that <strong>Historic</strong><br />

Scotl<strong>and</strong> is able to meet the expectations of<br />

visitors in the 21st century.<br />

• The Act does not place any significant new<br />

burdens or duties on public or private bodies<br />

or individuals.<br />

• The Act contributes to the Scottish<br />

Government’s Purpose 1 , <strong>and</strong> introduces<br />

greater harmonisation of the law in this<br />

area improving the ability of the Scottish<br />

Ministers <strong>and</strong> the planning authorities to<br />

work with partners to manage Scotl<strong>and</strong>’s<br />

historic environment.<br />

• The Act is part of the Scottish Government’s<br />

programme to streamline, simplify <strong>and</strong> clarify<br />

the system for protecting <strong>and</strong> managing<br />

the historic environment <strong>and</strong> should be seen<br />

as complementing work which is already<br />

being taken forward by <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> in<br />

partnership with the local authorities.<br />

The three principal Acts are supplemented by<br />

various Scottish Government guidance:<br />

• National planning policy on the historic<br />

environment is set out in the consolidated<br />

Scottish Planning Policy (SPP).<br />

• SPP is supported by Planning Advice<br />

Notes (PAN).<br />

• The Scottish <strong>Historic</strong> Environment Policy<br />

(SHEP) sets out Scottish Ministers’ policy<br />

framework for the <strong>Historic</strong> Environment.<br />

• The <strong>Managing</strong> Change in the <strong>Historic</strong><br />

Environment guidance notes provide<br />

operational guidance (these will<br />

replace <strong>and</strong> exp<strong>and</strong> the now withdrawn<br />

Memor<strong>and</strong>um of Guidance on Listed<br />

Buildings <strong>and</strong> Conservation Areas).<br />

In addition to specific protection regimes,<br />

all historic assets are also subject to routine<br />

planning controls <strong>and</strong> policies set down by the<br />

relevant planning authority.<br />

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“To focus government <strong>and</strong> public services on creating a more successful country, with opportunities for all of Scotl<strong>and</strong> to fl<strong>our</strong>ish, through increasing<br />

sustainable economic growth”: see http://www.scotl<strong>and</strong>.gov.uk/About/scotPerforms/purposes


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2. Sweetheart Abbey, Dumfries <strong>and</strong> Galloway<br />

3. Mousa Broch, Shetl<strong>and</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s<br />

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Scheduled monuments<br />

What is scheduling?<br />

The Ancient Monuments <strong>and</strong> Archaeological<br />

Areas Act 1979 places a duty on Scottish<br />

Ministers to compile, maintain <strong>and</strong> publish<br />

a Schedule of monuments of national<br />

importance. Scheduling is the process of<br />

adding monuments to this list.<br />

Altogether, over 260,000 archaeological sites<br />

<strong>and</strong> monuments, architectural objects <strong>and</strong><br />

historic wrecks have been recorded in Scotl<strong>and</strong>.<br />

Of these, some 8,150 monuments are currently<br />

scheduled, with more added to the Schedule<br />

every year. The oldest scheduled monuments<br />

date from around 8,000-6,000 years ago, when<br />

people first settled in Scotl<strong>and</strong>; the most recent<br />

include Second World War gun emplacements<br />

<strong>and</strong> anti-invasion defences. In between is<br />

a range of monuments of all types, from<br />

prehistoric chambered cairns to Roman forts,<br />

from early medieval carved stones to industrial<br />

mills. Scheduled monuments are found across<br />

Scotl<strong>and</strong>, in town <strong>and</strong> countryside. <strong>Historic</strong><br />

Scotl<strong>and</strong>’s Monument Wardens visit scheduled<br />

sites periodically to monitor their condition<br />

<strong>and</strong> advise owners <strong>and</strong> occupiers on their<br />

management. <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> periodically<br />

reviews existing schedulings as part of its areabased<br />

scheduling programmes.<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> assesses monuments for<br />

scheduling against guidance <strong>and</strong> criteria set<br />

out by Scottish Ministers in the SHEP (Annex 1).<br />

Who is notified when a monument has been<br />

scheduled?<br />

Consultation <strong>and</strong> discussions take place with<br />

owners, occupiers <strong>and</strong> other interested parties<br />

all through the scheduling process, including on<br />

the field visit. Owners <strong>and</strong> occupiers are formally<br />

notified of the scheduling by <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong><br />

once the process has been completed; the<br />

planning authority is also informed. The fact<br />

that a site has been scheduled does not affect<br />

ownership of the l<strong>and</strong>, nor carry with it any<br />

additional rights of public access, nor bring with<br />

it any additional obligation to maintain a site.<br />

Is there a right of appeal against<br />

scheduling?<br />

While there is no appeal against scheduling, if<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> is minded to refuse scheduled<br />

monument consent, an applicant can have the<br />

case considered by an independent Reporter.<br />

The final decision is then taken by Scottish<br />

Ministers without the further involvement of<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong>.<br />

How do you check for the existence <strong>and</strong><br />

location of a scheduled monument?<br />

Some scheduled monuments are obvious, such<br />

as upst<strong>and</strong>ing prehistoric burial mounds or<br />

medieval castles. Others may be inconspicuous<br />

or not obvious to the naked eye, such as<br />

prehistoric settlements in cultivated areas<br />

which may only be visible from the air as crop<br />

marks. There are several ways to find out about<br />

scheduled monuments.


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As the designating body, information on<br />

scheduled monuments is available online from<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong>’s website: http://data.historicscotl<strong>and</strong>.gov.uk.<br />

Here you can download maps<br />

<strong>and</strong> copies of the legal documentation for<br />

each scheduled monument, as well as find out<br />

about other types of designation, such as listing.<br />

If you do not have access to the web, then<br />

you can request this information from <strong>Historic</strong><br />

Scotl<strong>and</strong> direct.<br />

Other s<strong>our</strong>ces of information on scheduled<br />

monuments are as follows:<br />

• Scheduling documents are available to<br />

anyone searching the Register of Sasines or<br />

the L<strong>and</strong> Register for the title to a property.<br />

• <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> also makes its data available<br />

on PASTMAP ,<br />

a website jointly developed with the Royal<br />

Commission on the Ancient <strong>and</strong> <strong>Historic</strong>al<br />

Monuments of Scotl<strong>and</strong> (RCAHMS), where<br />

you can search for information on Scotl<strong>and</strong>’s<br />

historic environment from multiple s<strong>our</strong>ces.<br />

What is Scheduled Monument Consent<br />

(SMC)?<br />

Once a monument is scheduled, the prior<br />

written permission of Scottish Ministers is required<br />

for most works, including repairs. This is a process<br />

known as scheduled monument consent.<br />

In 2009/10 <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> processed 238<br />

applications for SMC. If a monument is both<br />

listed <strong>and</strong> scheduled, only SMC is required<br />

for any relevant work. Development close to<br />

a scheduled monument which may have<br />

an adverse impact on its physical setting is a<br />

material consideration in the planning system.<br />

Any person carrying out unauthorised works<br />

or allowing unauthorised works to be carried<br />

out on a scheduled monument, such as the<br />

demolition or destruction of a scheduled<br />

monument without consent, is guilty of a<br />

criminal offence.<br />

What is the ‘Class Consents Order’?<br />

Under the Ancient Monuments (Class<br />

Consents) (Scotl<strong>and</strong>) Order 1996 (the ‘Class<br />

Consents Order’), consent is automatically<br />

conferred on certain works affecting scheduled<br />

monuments, with no need to obtain specific<br />

written SMC in each case. For example, if<br />

ploughing was taking place on the monument<br />

in a 10-year period up to the date when the<br />

works commence, then similar ploughing<br />

may continue without SMC. However, not all<br />

agricultural activity is automatically covered<br />

by class consents. It is important to note that<br />

most changes to an earlier agricultural regime<br />

(for example, deeper ploughing, sub-soiling or<br />

drainage works) would need SMC. Conversely, a<br />

change of use from ploughing to pasture would<br />

not require SMC.


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Map showing the location of<br />

Scotl<strong>and</strong>’s scheduled monuments<br />

n Scheduled monument<br />

(c) Crown copyright <strong>and</strong> database right [2010].<br />

All rights reserved.<br />

Ordnance Survey Licence number 100017509.


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Changes introduced by the Act<br />

Scheduled monument consent<br />

Inquiries <strong>and</strong> hearings<br />

Under the present legislative arrangements,<br />

before determining whether or not to grant<br />

SMC, Scottish Ministers must afford applicants<br />

an opportunity of appearing <strong>and</strong> being heard<br />

before a person appointed for that purpose.<br />

This may be done by means of an oral hearing<br />

or by means of a public local inquiry. The Act<br />

will remove this automatic right to be heard<br />

in connection with SMC applications. This will<br />

enable Scottish Ministers to proceed by the<br />

most suitable means of determining each<br />

application, through written submissions, a<br />

hearing or an inquiry, or any combination of<br />

these. This will ensure that the SMC process<br />

reflects the model used in planning.<br />

Refusal to entertain certain applications for SMC<br />

The Act introduces a power for Scottish<br />

Ministers not to entertain certain applications<br />

for SMC. This will apply where a similar<br />

application has been refused in the previous<br />

two years <strong>and</strong> there has been no significant<br />

change in any material considerations since<br />

the similar application was refused.<br />

1 2<br />

1. Inchmahome Priory, Lake of Menteith, Stirlingshire<br />

2. Excavation at Links of Noltl<strong>and</strong>, Orkney<br />

3. Guthrie Castle, Angus<br />

4. Orchardton Tower, Dumfries <strong>and</strong> Galloway<br />

3


14 | <strong>Managing</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Protecting</strong> <strong>our</strong> <strong>Historic</strong> Environment What is Changing?<br />

Retrospective SMC<br />

Under the present legislative arrangements,<br />

there is no legal mechanism to allow for the<br />

issue of SMC for work already carried out on<br />

a scheduled monument. In certain limited<br />

circumstances it may be appropriate <strong>and</strong> in<br />

the best interests of the scheduled monument<br />

to retain certain unauthorised works, e.g.<br />

where reversal of an intervention would be likely<br />

to lead to further damage of the monument.<br />

The Act will enable <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> to<br />

issue retrospective SMC for the retention of<br />

unauthorised works in line with the model used<br />

in planning.<br />

Power of entry on l<strong>and</strong> where monument<br />

at risk<br />

The Act will enhance the powers available to<br />

enable a person authorised by the Scottish<br />

Ministers to excavate for the purpose of<br />

archaeological investigation without the need<br />

for consent from the owner in certain rare<br />

circumstances, e.g. when a monument is at<br />

risk of imminent damage or destruction.<br />

Scheduled monument enforcement notices,<br />

stop notices <strong>and</strong> temporary stop notices<br />

Scheduled monument enforcement powers<br />

There are no provisions in the 1979 Act for<br />

enforcement <strong>and</strong> remedy where works have<br />

taken place on a scheduled monument<br />

without SMC (although it is an offence <strong>and</strong><br />

prosecution can take place). Equally, if<br />

unauthorised works are taking place <strong>and</strong><br />

causing damage to a scheduled monument,<br />

there is currently no legal mechanism to stop<br />

them quickly, other than by way of an<br />

Interim Interdict. The Act will introduce new<br />

powers to enable Scottish Ministers to serve<br />

scheduled monument enforcement notices,<br />

complemented by stop notices or temporary<br />

stop notices.<br />

Scheduled monument enforcement notice<br />

A scheduled monument enforcement notice<br />

will allow for the reversal or amelioration<br />

of unauthorised works to a scheduled<br />

monument, or works in breach of any condition<br />

attached to SMC. The enforcement notice<br />

cannot take effect until at least 28 days after<br />

the notice has been served. The Act therefore<br />

also introduces stop notices <strong>and</strong> temporary<br />

stop notices, which can stop unauthorised<br />

works to a scheduled monument more quickly.<br />

Stop <strong>and</strong> temporary stop notices<br />

A stop notice will come into effect not less<br />

than three <strong>and</strong> no more than 28 days after it<br />

was issued, unless Scottish Ministers consider<br />

there are special reasons to justify it taking<br />

effect immediately, <strong>and</strong> must accompany or<br />

follow an enforcement notice. Unlike a stop<br />

notice, a temporary stop notice can be issued<br />

even if no scheduled enforcement notice<br />

has been issued <strong>and</strong> will effect an immediate<br />

halt to unauthorised works. A temporary<br />

stop notice can only be in effect or be in<br />

force for a maximum 28 days to enable the<br />

most appropriate enforcement action to be<br />

considered <strong>and</strong> undertaken during this time.<br />

The provisions are based on the planning<br />

model.


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1<br />

1. Dryburgh Abbey, Scottish Borders<br />

2. Searchlight Battery, Cloch Point,<br />

Inverclyde<br />

2<br />

Defences <strong>and</strong> offences<br />

Under the present legislative arrangements, it<br />

is a defence under the 1979 Act to prove that<br />

certain unauthorised works to a scheduled<br />

monument were carried out in ignorance<br />

that it was scheduled or that the scheduled<br />

monument was in an area affected by the<br />

works.<br />

The Act allows lack of knowledge only to be<br />

used in defence where a person can show<br />

they took all reasonable steps to find out<br />

whether there was a scheduled monument in<br />

the area affected by the works.<br />

Fines<br />

The Act increases the maximum level of<br />

fines from £10,000 to £50,000 on summary<br />

conviction for causing or permitting to be<br />

executed any unauthorised works to a<br />

scheduled monument or for failure to comply<br />

with any condition attached to a SMC. This<br />

aligns with penalty levels in other legislation of a<br />

similar character. The most recent comparable<br />

legislation, the Marine (Scotl<strong>and</strong>) Act 2010,<br />

which deals in part with marine historic assets,<br />

introduces maximum fine levels of £50,000.<br />

Definition of monument<br />

The definition of monument is being extended<br />

to include ‘any site comprising any thing,<br />

or group of things, that evidences previous<br />

human activity’. This will allow Scottish Ministers<br />

to extend the range of historic environment<br />

assets that can be designated under the 1979<br />

Act, for example, scatters of flint tools which<br />

mark the sites of some of the earliest human<br />

occupation in Scotl<strong>and</strong>.


1. St Blane’s Church, Isle of Bute


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Scheduled monument process flowchart (green boxes are what the Act will change)<br />

Meaning of<br />

monument<br />

Monument is<br />

scheduled<br />

No works, no<br />

obligation<br />

Class<br />

consents<br />

Works<br />

Temporary<br />

stop notice<br />

Scheduled<br />

monument<br />

consent<br />

Unauthorised<br />

works<br />

Retrospective<br />

SMC<br />

Repeat<br />

applications<br />

Processed<br />

by HS<br />

Offence<br />

committed<br />

Enforcement<br />

notice<br />

Stop notice<br />

Provisional<br />

view<br />

Increased<br />

Fines<br />

Changes to<br />

defence of<br />

ignorance<br />

Removal of the<br />

automatic right<br />

to be heard<br />

Representations<br />

Approve<br />

Refuse<br />

• On receiving an application <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> will issue a provisional view to the applicant <strong>and</strong> other interested<br />

parties. The applicant can either accept this provisional view within 28 days or make representations to<br />

Scottish Ministers through <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong>. The right to make representation applies to anyone who wants to.<br />

• Of the 1,275 SMC applications received between 2005-2010, only two applications were refused consent


18 | <strong>Managing</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Protecting</strong> <strong>our</strong> <strong>Historic</strong> Environment What is Changing?<br />

Stop <strong>and</strong> temporary stop notices flowchart<br />

Unauthorised works<br />

Enforcement Notice<br />

(EN)<br />

Immediate cessation of<br />

works required<br />

Stop notice -<br />

Served at same<br />

time as EN or before<br />

EN takes effect<br />

No statutory<br />

right of<br />

appeal on<br />

stop <strong>and</strong><br />

temporary<br />

stop notices<br />

Temporary stop notice<br />

A stop notice will<br />

come into effect not<br />

less than three <strong>and</strong><br />

no more than 28 days<br />

after it was issued,<br />

unless Scottish Ministers<br />

considers there are<br />

special reasons to<br />

justify it taking effect<br />

immediately<br />

The notice takes effect<br />

from the time it is<br />

displayed on site <strong>and</strong><br />

can last for a period of<br />

up to 28 days<br />

During this time an<br />

enforcement notice<br />

<strong>and</strong> associated stop<br />

notice may be served<br />

Failure to comply with<br />

a temporary stop<br />

notice is an offence<br />

Failure to comply<br />

with a stop notice<br />

is an offence<br />

N.B. – Enforcement notice - any person on whom an enforcement notice is served, or any other person<br />

having an interest in the site to which the notice relates, may appeal on grounds set out in the Act.


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1<br />

2<br />

1. Broomhill Bridge,<br />

Cairngorms National Park<br />

2. Quartermile, Edinburgh<br />

3. Regal Community Theatre,<br />

Bathgate, West Lothian<br />

3<br />

Listed buildings<br />

What is a listed building?<br />

A listed building is a building of special<br />

architectural or historic interest. The listing<br />

applies to the property at the address named<br />

on the list <strong>and</strong> always covers both the interior<br />

<strong>and</strong> exterior.<br />

Under the Planning (Listed Buildings <strong>and</strong><br />

Conservation Areas) (Scotl<strong>and</strong>) Act 1997<br />

(‘the 1997 Act’), Scottish Ministers have a<br />

duty to compile a ‘list’ of buildings of special<br />

architectural or historic interest. This work is<br />

undertaken by <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> for Scottish<br />

Ministers. The criteria for identifying buildings<br />

which are of special architectural or historic<br />

interest are set out in the SHEP <strong>and</strong> are broadly:<br />

• Age <strong>and</strong> Rarity;<br />

• Architectural or <strong>Historic</strong> Interest; <strong>and</strong><br />

• Close <strong>Historic</strong>al Association.<br />

In total there are approximately 47,500 listed<br />

buildings in Scotl<strong>and</strong>. Listed buildings are<br />

assigned to one of three categories according<br />

to their relative importance.<br />

Category A<br />

Buildings of national or international<br />

importance, either architectural or historic,<br />

or fine little-altered examples of some particular<br />

period, style or building type. (Approximately<br />

8% of the total.)<br />

Category B<br />

Buildings of regional or more than local<br />

importance, or major examples of some<br />

particular period, style or building type which<br />

may have been altered. (Approximately 50%<br />

of the total.)<br />

Category C(S)<br />

Buildings of local importance, lesser examples<br />

of any period, style, or building type, as originally<br />

constructed or moderately altered; <strong>and</strong> simple<br />

traditional buildings which group well with others<br />

in categories A <strong>and</strong> B. (Approximately 42% of<br />

the total.)


20 | <strong>Managing</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Protecting</strong> <strong>our</strong> <strong>Historic</strong> Environment What is Changing?<br />

What effect does listing have?<br />

Listing gives a building statutory protection<br />

against unauthorised demolition, alterations<br />

<strong>and</strong> extension that may affect its special<br />

architectural or historic interest <strong>and</strong> allows<br />

change to be managed in a controlled way.<br />

There is no right of appeal against listing, but<br />

there is an internal review process <strong>and</strong> <strong>Historic</strong><br />

Scotl<strong>and</strong> reviews existing listings when requested.<br />

Where can I search for a listed building?<br />

Each local authority holds copies of the lists for its<br />

own area. The authority concerned will be able<br />

to tell you where you can see a copy of the list.<br />

Also, information on listed buildings is available<br />

online from <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong>’s website at <br />

Other s<strong>our</strong>ces of information on listed buildings<br />

are available as follows:<br />

• The Royal Commission on the Ancient <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Historic</strong>al Monuments of Scotl<strong>and</strong>.<br />

• PASTMAP , a website<br />

jointly developed with the Royal Commission<br />

on the Ancient <strong>and</strong> <strong>Historic</strong>al Monuments<br />

of Scotl<strong>and</strong> (RCAHMS), where you can<br />

search for information on Scotl<strong>and</strong>’s historic<br />

environment from multiple s<strong>our</strong>ces.<br />

What is a Building Preservation Notice<br />

(BPN)?<br />

A BPN is a form of temporary listing notice<br />

served by a planning authority to protect<br />

unlisted buildings, considered to be of special<br />

architectural or historic interest, <strong>and</strong> which are<br />

threatened by demolition or alterations which<br />

affect its character as a building of such special<br />

interest while Scottish Ministers decide whether<br />

the building should be listed.<br />

Listed Building Consent (LBC)<br />

LBC is required if you want to demolish a listed<br />

building or carry out works to a listed building,<br />

i.e. alter or extend it, in a way that would affect its<br />

character as a building of special architectural<br />

or historic interest.<br />

It is a criminal offence to demolish a listed<br />

building or alter or extend a listed building in<br />

any manner which would affect its character<br />

as a building of special architectural or historic<br />

interest without listed building consent.<br />

The planning authority may refer to <strong>Historic</strong><br />

Scotl<strong>and</strong> for advice at any stage during the<br />

consent process <strong>and</strong> must notify <strong>Historic</strong><br />

Scotl<strong>and</strong> of their intention to grant consent<br />

for developments affecting category A or<br />

B listed buildings <strong>and</strong> for all demolitions,<br />

regardless of category.<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> must then consider whether<br />

there are special circumstances – such as the<br />

particular importance of the building or the<br />

degree of national interest to recommend that<br />

the application is called in for their own decision.<br />

When the Scottish Ministers decide to call in a<br />

case, a Reporter is appointed who may arrange<br />

a public local inquiry, according to the wishes of<br />

either the applicant or the local authority.<br />

Using new powers under the Planning etc<br />

(Scotl<strong>and</strong>) Act 2006, <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> is currently<br />

rolling out the removal of the duty for local<br />

authorities to notify them of some B listed cases.


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Map showing the location of<br />

Scotl<strong>and</strong>’s listed buildings<br />

Listed Building<br />

• A<br />

• B<br />

• C(S)<br />

(c) Crown copyright <strong>and</strong> database right [2010].<br />

All rights reserved.<br />

Ordnance Survey Licence number 100017509.


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1 2<br />

1. British Home Stores, Princes Street, Edinburgh 2. Muckrach Castle, Cairngorms National Park<br />

Changes introduced by the Act<br />

Certificate that a building not intended<br />

to be listed<br />

Referred to as ‘Certificates of Immunity’, a<br />

certificate is a guarantee that a building will not<br />

be statutorily listed during the five years from<br />

the date of the certificate. Applications for a<br />

certificate will be subject to the same rigorous<br />

assessment process that is applied when<br />

considering the merits of any building for listing.<br />

Listed building enforcement: stop<br />

notices, temporary stop notices <strong>and</strong><br />

fixed penalty notices<br />

Enforcement provisions for listed buildings<br />

already exist under current legislation <strong>and</strong><br />

provide for a planning authority or the Scottish<br />

Ministers to serve a listed building enforcement<br />

notice. The Act introduces new powers to allow<br />

a listed building enforcement notice to specify<br />

such works as the planning authority or the<br />

Scottish Ministers require to be stopped.<br />

Stop notices <strong>and</strong> temporary stop notices<br />

A stop notice will come into effect not less<br />

than three <strong>and</strong> no more than 28 days after it<br />

was issued, unless there are special reasons<br />

to justify it taking effect immediately, <strong>and</strong> must<br />

accompany or follow an enforcement notice.<br />

Unlike a stop notice, a temporary stop notice<br />

can be issued even if no enforcement notice<br />

has been issued <strong>and</strong> will effect an immediate<br />

halt to unauthorised works. A temporary stop<br />

notice is only temporary for up to 28 days to<br />

enable the most appropriate enforcement<br />

action to be considered <strong>and</strong> undertaken<br />

during this time. Temporary stop notices for<br />

listed buildings can only be issued by planning<br />

authorities. The provisions are modelled on<br />

those in planning.<br />

Fixed penalty notice<br />

The Act also introduces a new power that will<br />

enable planning authorities only to issue fixed<br />

penalty notices as an alternative to prosecution<br />

in cases where a person is in breach of a listed<br />

building enforcement notice. The provisions are<br />

modelled on those in planning.<br />

Listed Building Consent (LBC)<br />

Declining to determine an application for LBC<br />

The Act introduces a power to enable local<br />

authorities to decline to consider a LBC<br />

application where a similar application has<br />

been refused in the previous two years. The Act<br />

sets out grounds for a planning authority to<br />

decline to determine an application for LBC<br />

in detail.


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Hearings in connection with applications for<br />

listed building consent <strong>and</strong> appeals<br />

Under the present legislative arrangements<br />

applicants <strong>and</strong> appellants can insist on being<br />

given an opportunity of appearing <strong>and</strong> being<br />

heard before a person appointed for that<br />

purpose. This may be done by means of an<br />

oral hearing or by means of a public local<br />

inquiry. The Act removes this automatic right<br />

to be heard in connection with listed building<br />

applications <strong>and</strong> appeals under the 1997 Act.<br />

This will enable Scottish Ministers to determine<br />

the most suitable means of determining each<br />

application, through written submissions, a<br />

hearing or an inquiry or any combination of<br />

these. This is in line with the model used in<br />

planning.<br />

Fines<br />

The Act also increases the maximum level of<br />

fines from £20,000 to £50,000 on summary<br />

conviction for the offences of executing,<br />

or causing to be executed, unauthorised<br />

works for the demolition of a listed building<br />

or for the alteration or extension of a listed<br />

building which affects its character as a<br />

building of special architectural or historic<br />

interest <strong>and</strong> failure to comply with conditions<br />

attached to listed building consent.<br />

Urgent works costs<br />

At present the planning authority <strong>and</strong> Scottish<br />

Ministers are limited to pursuing recovery of<br />

expenses for urgent works on a listed building<br />

from whoever was the owner at the time of<br />

notification. A new power in the Act enables a<br />

notice of liability for expenses for urgent works<br />

to be registered in the appropriate property<br />

register against the listed building. By enabling,<br />

in effect, a charge to be placed against the<br />

property itself, the new provision will provide<br />

that any new owner from time to time of the<br />

property will also be liable to pay the costs.<br />

Urgent works to preserve unoccupied listed<br />

buildings<br />

The Act provides an additional example of the<br />

types of works which may be carried out where<br />

such works appear to be urgently necessary<br />

for the preservation of a listed building.<br />

1 2


24 | <strong>Managing</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Protecting</strong> <strong>our</strong> <strong>Historic</strong> Environment What is Changing?<br />

Listed building process flowchart (green boxes are what the Act will change)<br />

Application for<br />

a Certificate of<br />

Immunity<br />

Certificate of<br />

Immunity<br />

No works, no<br />

obligations<br />

Building is<br />

listed<br />

Retrospective<br />

consent<br />

Works to a<br />

listed building<br />

Unauthorised<br />

changes<br />

Interim<br />

interdict<br />

Applications for LBC processed by<br />

Planning authority - certain applications<br />

sent to HS for a final view<br />

Temporary<br />

stop notice<br />

End of<br />

process<br />

Granted<br />

Refused<br />

or granted<br />

subject to<br />

conditions<br />

Call-in by<br />

Scottish<br />

Ministers<br />

Enforcement<br />

notice<br />

Stop notice<br />

Fixed penalty<br />

notice<br />

Removal of the<br />

automatic right<br />

to be heard<br />

Appeal<br />

Applications for LBC processed by planning authority: If a planning authority is minded to grant consent in a<br />

case involving an A or B listed building, this must be referred to <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> for a final view. Cases involving<br />

demolition of a C(S) building must also be notified to <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong>. <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> must then consider<br />

whether there are special circumstances – such as the particular importance of the building, the degree of<br />

national interest about the proposals – to recommend that the application is called in for their own decision.<br />

Call in: Currently, when Scottish Ministers decide to call in a case, a Reporter is appointed who may arrange<br />

a public local inquiry, according to the wishes of either the applicant or the local authority. The Act will enable<br />

Scottish Ministers to determine the most suitable means of determining each application, through written<br />

submissions, a hearing or an inquiry or any combination of these.<br />

In 2009-10, 2,038 cases were notified to HS. HS is currently rolling the removal of the duty to notify <strong>Historic</strong><br />

Scotl<strong>and</strong> of some B listed cases to local authorities, using new powers under the Planning etc Act 2006.


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1<br />

1. Old Town Conservation Area,<br />

Edinburgh<br />

2. Broughty Ferry Conservation Area,<br />

Dundee<br />

2<br />

Conservation areas<br />

What are conservation areas?<br />

Conservation areas are defined as ‘areas<br />

of special architectural or historic interest<br />

the character or appearance of which it is<br />

desirable to preserve or enhance’ under the<br />

Planning (Listed Buildings <strong>and</strong> Conservation<br />

Areas) (Scotl<strong>and</strong>) Act (‘the 1997 Act’). All<br />

planning authorities are required from time<br />

to time to determine which areas meet<br />

this definition <strong>and</strong> to designate them as<br />

conservation areas. There are over 630<br />

conservation areas in Scotl<strong>and</strong>. The public<br />

will normally be consulted on any proposal to<br />

designate conservation areas or to change<br />

their boundaries.<br />

When is conservation area consent<br />

required?<br />

Conservation area consent will normally be<br />

required for the demolition of an unlisted<br />

building within a conservation area. This<br />

process is managed by the planning<br />

authorities. If minded to approve consent the<br />

planning authority must obtain a final view from<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> prior to issuing consent.<br />

In 2009-10, 167 conservation area consent<br />

applications from planning authorities were<br />

notified to <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong>.<br />

Urgent works to preserve unoccupied<br />

buildings in conservation areas<br />

If it appears to Scottish Ministers that the<br />

preservation of a building in a conservation<br />

area is important for maintaining the character<br />

or appearance of that area, they may direct<br />

that an urgent works notice under section 49 of<br />

1997 Act (allowing urgent works to be carried<br />

out) shall apply to it as it applies to listed<br />

buildings.<br />

Changes introduced by the Act<br />

The Act amends the 1997 Act to ensure that<br />

stop notices <strong>and</strong> temporary stop notices will<br />

be available as enforcement tools in relation<br />

to unlisted buildings in conservation areas. This<br />

is consistent with other protection afforded to<br />

such buildings by virtue of section 66(3) of the<br />

1997 Act (control of demolition in conservation<br />

areas).


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1 2<br />

New statutory designations<br />

Gardens <strong>and</strong> designed l<strong>and</strong>scapes<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> compiles <strong>and</strong> maintains a<br />

statutory Inventory of Gardens <strong>and</strong> Designed<br />

L<strong>and</strong>scapes on behalf of Scottish Ministers.<br />

The purpose of the Inventory is to identify<br />

sites of national importance <strong>and</strong> to provide<br />

information on them as a basis for the<br />

sustainable management of change.<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> assesses sites for inclusion in<br />

the Inventory against guidance <strong>and</strong> criteria set<br />

out by Scottish Ministers in the SHEP (Annex 4).<br />

The Inventory was first published in 1987. It<br />

currently contains 386 sites ranging from<br />

the policies of historic country houses, to<br />

botanic garden collections, urban parks,<br />

small plantsman’s gardens, <strong>and</strong> even some<br />

cemeteries. The older sites in the Inventory<br />

contain the earthwork remains of medieval<br />

gardens, while the most recent are innovative<br />

20th century gardens by designers <strong>and</strong> artists.<br />

The Inventory is available to search online via<br />

the <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> website at <br />

The website, PASTMAP www.pastmap.org.uk<br />

can also be used to search for the location of<br />

Inventory sites.<br />

Gardens <strong>and</strong> designed l<strong>and</strong>scapes are<br />

afforded some protection in the planning<br />

system. The terms of the Town <strong>and</strong> Country<br />

Planning (Development Management<br />

Procedure) (Scotl<strong>and</strong>) Regulations 2008<br />

(DMPR) require planning authorities to consult<br />

Scottish Ministers in the case of applications<br />

for planning permission which may affect a<br />

garden or designed l<strong>and</strong>scape (defined by<br />

reference to the Inventory). They also require<br />

applications to be accompanied by a design<br />

statement where an application relates to<br />

l<strong>and</strong> situated within a garden or designed<br />

l<strong>and</strong>scape.<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> battlefields<br />

The SHEP 2009 introduced a new policy for<br />

the protection of battlefields including the<br />

creation of a statutory Inventory. The purpose<br />

of the Inventory is to identify sites of national<br />

importance <strong>and</strong> provide information on them<br />

as a basis for the sustainable management<br />

of change through the planning system.<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> will be responsible for<br />

creating <strong>and</strong> maintaining the Inventory <strong>and</strong><br />

for promoting it as a res<strong>our</strong>ce to enhance<br />

awareness, underst<strong>and</strong>ing, protection,<br />

management <strong>and</strong> interpretation of battlefields.<br />

Scottish Ministers’ policies for the treatment of<br />

battlefields of national importance, as set out<br />

in paragraph 3.66 of the SHEP, will be given<br />

effect by amendment to the DMPR. Proposed<br />

amendments to the DMPR will mean that in<br />

future the effect of proposed developments<br />

on Inventory battlefields will be a material<br />

consideration in the determination of a<br />

planning application. <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> has<br />

worked with planning authorities <strong>and</strong> other<br />

key stakeholders to develop guidance on<br />

the effective protection <strong>and</strong> management of<br />

inventory sites, as part of <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong>’s<br />

<strong>Managing</strong> Change in the <strong>Historic</strong> Environment<br />

series.


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1. Culloden Battlefield, Graves of<br />

the Clans <strong>and</strong> Memorial Cairn<br />

2. Memorial Cairn, Culloden<br />

Battlefield, Highl<strong>and</strong>s<br />

3. Topiary garden at Drumlanrig<br />

Castle, Dumfries <strong>and</strong> Galloway<br />

4. Sundial <strong>and</strong> gardens at Drummond<br />

Castle, Perthshire<br />

4<br />

Other records<br />

What are Sites <strong>and</strong> Monuments Records<br />

(SMRs) <strong>and</strong> <strong>Historic</strong> Environment Records<br />

(HERs)?<br />

Sites <strong>and</strong> Monuments Records (sometimes<br />

called <strong>Historic</strong> Environment Records) are<br />

maintained by local authorities <strong>and</strong> contain<br />

information on all the known monuments<br />

<strong>and</strong> historic sites in an area. Y<strong>our</strong> Council<br />

Archaeologist or archaeology service can<br />

advise you further about non-scheduled<br />

archaeological sites – see for members of the Association of<br />

Local Government Archaeological Officers in<br />

Scotl<strong>and</strong>, or contact y<strong>our</strong> local council.<br />

Changes introduced by the Act<br />

Statutory Inventories of gardens <strong>and</strong><br />

designed l<strong>and</strong>scapes <strong>and</strong> of battlefields<br />

Section 11 of the Act inserts new sections<br />

32A <strong>and</strong> 32B into the 1979 Act which create<br />

a new statutory duty for Scottish Ministers to<br />

compile <strong>and</strong> maintain (in such form as they<br />

think fit) an Inventory of gardens <strong>and</strong> designed<br />

l<strong>and</strong>scapes <strong>and</strong> an Inventory of battlefields as<br />

appear to them to be of national importance.<br />

The Act will not change the level of protection<br />

currently afforded to these grounds or areas<br />

of l<strong>and</strong> under the terms of the Town <strong>and</strong><br />

Country Planning (Development Management<br />

Procedure) (Scotl<strong>and</strong>) 2008 regulations.<br />

Grants<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> currently manages a number<br />

of grant schemes such as the <strong>Historic</strong> Buildings<br />

Repair Grants Scheme <strong>and</strong> the Archaeology<br />

Funding Programme. Further information on<br />

these schemes <strong>and</strong> others managed by the<br />

Agency can be found on the <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong><br />

website: www.historic-scotl<strong>and</strong>.gov.uk/index/<br />

heritage/grants.htm


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1 2<br />

1. Auchtavern Cottage, Cairngorms National Park - Before<br />

2. Auchtavern Cottage, Cairngorms National Park - After<br />

3. Stanley Mills, Perthshire<br />

Changes introduced by the Act<br />

Recovery of grants<br />

Under the terms of the 1953 Act, Scottish<br />

Ministers are empowered to provide grants<br />

<strong>and</strong> loans for the repair or maintenance<br />

of buildings of outst<strong>and</strong>ing historic or<br />

architectural interest <strong>and</strong> for other related<br />

specified purposes. Under the current<br />

legislative arrangements Scottish Ministers<br />

have the power to recover grant in certain<br />

circumstances. However this does not allow<br />

Ministers to fix at the outset the amount they<br />

will wish to recover. Section 1 of the 2011 Act<br />

amends section 4A of the 1953 Act (recovery of<br />

grants under section 4) <strong>and</strong> enables Scottish<br />

Ministers to set out in a grant award letter<br />

the terms of grant recovery in the event of a<br />

disposal or breach of condition of grant.<br />

This provision is replicated for the 1997 Act.<br />

Section 27 of the 2011 Act amends those<br />

sections in the 1997 Act which enable the<br />

Scottish Ministers <strong>and</strong> local authorities to<br />

recover grants.<br />

Financial support for the preservation of<br />

monuments<br />

The Act introduces powers to enable<br />

Scottish Ministers to offer ancient monument<br />

grants to a third party to undertake works of<br />

preservation, maintenance <strong>and</strong> management<br />

on a monument. At present such grants, under<br />

the terms of section 24(2) of the 1979 Act, can<br />

only be made at the “request of the owner”.<br />

The owner may not be the person carrying<br />

out the works: tenants or third parties (such as<br />

a conservation charity) may wish to promote<br />

<strong>and</strong> undertake the works. It is likely that such<br />

persons would require the consent of the<br />

owner to carry out the works.<br />

Development <strong>and</strong> underst<strong>and</strong>ing of matters<br />

of historic, etc. interest: grants <strong>and</strong> loans<br />

The existing grant powers that are available to<br />

Scottish Ministers in respect of activities<br />

relating to Scotl<strong>and</strong>’s historic environment are<br />

limited in scope both in terms of the bodies or<br />

individuals who are eligible to receive the grant<br />

<strong>and</strong> in terms of the purposes for which the<br />

grant can be paid.<br />

The Act introduces a new power that will<br />

allow Scottish Ministers to make payment<br />

of a grant or loan to organisations or<br />

individuals involved in promoting the<br />

development or underst<strong>and</strong>ing of matters<br />

of historic, architectural, traditional, artistic or<br />

archaeological interests (terms used in the<br />

1979 <strong>and</strong> 1997 Acts).<br />

For example, under the 1953 Act Scottish<br />

Ministers can only grant aid properties that are<br />

of outst<strong>and</strong>ing architectural or historic interest<br />

<strong>and</strong> only for the purpose of repair. This new<br />

provision will enable Scottish Ministers in future<br />

to support other sorts of projects affecting a<br />

wider range of historic buildings. This would<br />

enable, for example, funding feasibility studies<br />

into individual buildings which are at risk<br />

<strong>and</strong> which, while not outst<strong>and</strong>ing, make a<br />

significant contribution to their townscape.<br />

The total amount payable under this new<br />

power in any given year is limited to £100,000.<br />

This provision is intended only to create some<br />

marginal flexibility <strong>and</strong> there is no wish here<br />

to open the way either to significant new<br />

expenditure or to any substantial change<br />

in the pattern of grant spending by <strong>Historic</strong><br />

Scotl<strong>and</strong>.


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Properties in Care (PIC)<br />

There are 345 properties in the care of Scottish<br />

Ministers. They are looked after by <strong>Historic</strong><br />

Scotl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> they form a national collection<br />

of monuments representing Scotl<strong>and</strong>’s past.<br />

They include prehistoric <strong>and</strong> Roman sites, early<br />

Christian <strong>and</strong> Pictish carved stones, abbeys<br />

<strong>and</strong> castles, as well as mills <strong>and</strong> a distillery.<br />

Of these, 78 are staffed, making <strong>Historic</strong><br />

Scotl<strong>and</strong> the largest operator of paid-for visitor<br />

attractions in Scotl<strong>and</strong>, while the remainder are<br />

free <strong>and</strong> accessible.<br />

The properties in care are of national<br />

importance <strong>and</strong> have been taken into care<br />

under the provisions of the Ancient Monuments<br />

<strong>and</strong> Archaeological Areas Act 1979; most are<br />

also protected as scheduled monuments.<br />

About one-fifth are owned by Scottish<br />

Ministers, but the majority, about 270 are in<br />

guardianship. This is a process which passes<br />

the responsibility for the long-term investment<br />

in preservation of the monuments to Scottish<br />

Ministers, <strong>and</strong> provides for public access. In<br />

addition, a small number of properties are<br />

leased. The 1979 Act sets out the rights <strong>and</strong><br />

responsibilities of <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong>. These<br />

may also be supplemented (<strong>and</strong> sometimes<br />

superseded) by specific provisions within the<br />

deed of guardianship.<br />

Changes introduced by the Act<br />

Guardianship<br />

The Act will clarify existing powers, in particular<br />

in relation to the provision of visitor facilities,<br />

functions <strong>and</strong> events in line with the modern<br />

needs <strong>and</strong> expectations of visitors <strong>and</strong> other<br />

users today. These provisions regularise<br />

existing practice <strong>and</strong> include the provision of<br />

information, interpretation, toilets, ticket sales,<br />

retail, catering, religious ceremonies, functions<br />

<strong>and</strong> events <strong>and</strong> other facilities that Ministers<br />

judge are in the public interest <strong>and</strong> consistent<br />

with the status of the monument.


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Future work<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> is developing a programme<br />

of information dissemination <strong>and</strong> awareness<br />

raising in conjunction with key stakeholders to<br />

help facilitate the implementation of the Act.<br />

As part of this process <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> has<br />

issued `information post-cards’ to the owners/<br />

occupiers of 400 scheduled monuments<br />

informing them of the changes introduced by<br />

the Act. This pilot exercise has informed the final<br />

post-card design which will be rolled out to all<br />

owners/occupiers of scheduled monuments<br />

over the summer period. Additional information<br />

on the awareness raising programme is<br />

available on the <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> website:<br />

www.historic-scotl<strong>and</strong>.gov.uk/index/heritage/<br />

environmentbill.htm.<br />

The SHEP (2009) <strong>and</strong> other publicly available<br />

booklets <strong>and</strong> information will be updated later<br />

this year to reflect the changes in the Act. The<br />

SHEP can be found at: www.historic-scotl<strong>and</strong>.<br />

gov.uk/shep-july-2009.pdf<br />

Further information <strong>and</strong> advice<br />

Details of all individual scheduled monuments,<br />

listed buildings, battlefields, gardens <strong>and</strong><br />

designed l<strong>and</strong>scapes, <strong>and</strong> designated wrecks<br />

can be obtained from <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> (see<br />

contact details) or at: www.pastmap.org.uk.<br />

Further information on listed buildings <strong>and</strong><br />

conservation areas can be obtained from the<br />

relevant local authority for the area. Advice<br />

on the requirement for listed building consent,<br />

conservation area consent, <strong>and</strong> planning<br />

permissions should also be sought from local<br />

authorities.<br />

Contact details<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong><br />

Longmore House<br />

Salisbury Place<br />

EDINBURGH<br />

EH9 1SH<br />

Tel: 0131 668 ext:<br />

8766: Scheduled monuments<br />

8701/5: Listed buildings<br />

8940: Gardens <strong>and</strong> designed l<strong>and</strong>scapes<br />

8825: Battlefields<br />

8832: The Act education programme<br />

E-mail: heasact2011@scotl<strong>and</strong>.gsi.gov.uk<br />

Web: www.historic-scotl<strong>and</strong>.gov.uk<br />

Publications<br />

Further information on the historic environment<br />

may be found in these publications available<br />

from <strong>Historic</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong>:<br />

The Inventory of Gardens <strong>and</strong> Designed<br />

L<strong>and</strong>scapes in Scotl<strong>and</strong>: A Guide of Owners,<br />

Occupiers <strong>and</strong> Managers (2011) at<br />

www.historic-scotl<strong>and</strong>.gov.uk/gardens.pdf<br />

Metal Detecting, Scheduled Monuments <strong>and</strong><br />

the Law at www.historic-scotl<strong>and</strong>.gov.uk/<br />

metal_detecting.pdf<br />

Scheduled Monuments. A Guide for Owners,<br />

Occupiers <strong>and</strong> Managers at www.historicscotl<strong>and</strong>.gov.uk/guide-to-scheduling.pdf<br />

Scotl<strong>and</strong>’s Listed Buildings: What Listing Means to<br />

Owners <strong>and</strong> Occupiers at www.historic-scotl<strong>and</strong>.<br />

gov.uk/scotl<strong>and</strong>s-listed-buildings.pdf<br />

The <strong>Historic</strong> Environment (Amendment)<br />

(Scotl<strong>and</strong>) Act 2011 <strong>and</strong> the accompanying<br />

Explanatory Notes at www.legislation.gov.uk/<br />

asp/2011/3/contents/enacted<br />

<strong>Managing</strong> Change in the <strong>Historic</strong> Environment<br />

Guidance Notes (the series explains how to<br />

apply the policies contained in the Scottish<br />

<strong>Historic</strong> Environment Policy (2009 <strong>and</strong> The<br />

Scottish Planning Policy (2010)) at www.historicscotl<strong>and</strong>.gov.uk/managingchange


1. Hermitage Castle, Scottish Borders


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Brief guide to the <strong>Historic</strong> Environment (Amendment Scotl<strong>and</strong>) Act<br />

Act Sect. Theme Content What’s changing What it will do<br />

The <strong>Historic</strong><br />

Buildings<br />

<strong>and</strong> Ancient<br />

Monuments Act<br />

1953<br />

The Ancient<br />

Monuments <strong>and</strong><br />

Archaeological<br />

Areas Act 1979<br />

1 Working with<br />

developers<br />

Recovery of grants for<br />

repair, maintenance<br />

<strong>and</strong> upkeep of<br />

certain property<br />

2 Harmonising Control of works<br />

affecting scheduled<br />

monuments (SM)<br />

Grant recovery<br />

powers in the 1953<br />

Act<br />

Introduction of<br />

retrospective<br />

scheduled<br />

monument consent<br />

(SMC)<br />

3 Deterrence Defences Modification of two<br />

defences <strong>and</strong> one<br />

offence relating<br />

to a defence of<br />

ignorance<br />

4 Harmonising<br />

Deterrence<br />

Fines: increases<br />

<strong>and</strong> duty of c<strong>our</strong>t in<br />

determining amount<br />

Increases levels<br />

of fines for certain<br />

offences<br />

5 Clarifying Powers of entry Powers of entry to<br />

inspect condition<br />

of scheduled<br />

monument<br />

6 Harmonising<br />

Urgent threats<br />

Enforcement<br />

7 Clarifying Monuments <strong>and</strong><br />

associated l<strong>and</strong><br />

under guardianship<br />

8 Clarifying Provision of facilities,<br />

etc. at scheduled<br />

monuments<br />

Scottish Ministers<br />

given new SM<br />

enforcement powers:<br />

enforcement notice,<br />

stop <strong>and</strong> temporary<br />

stop notice powers<br />

Specific drafting of<br />

sections 13, 15 <strong>and</strong><br />

19 of the 1979 Act.<br />

Specific drafting of<br />

section 20 of the 1979<br />

Act.<br />

Amendment will<br />

enable Scottish<br />

Ministers to set out<br />

in a grant award<br />

letter the terms of<br />

grant recovery in the<br />

event of a disposal or<br />

breach of condition<br />

of grant<br />

Scottish Ministers can<br />

grant retrospective<br />

SMC for the retention<br />

of unauthorised<br />

works in certain<br />

circumstances<br />

Alter defences<br />

involving knowledge<br />

or belief to certain<br />

offences<br />

Increase fine from<br />

£10,000 to £50,000.<br />

Bring fines into<br />

line with other<br />

‘environmental<br />

crimes’<br />

Clarify powers of entry<br />

in the Act to inspect<br />

a monument with a<br />

view to ascertaining<br />

its condition<br />

Harmonising<br />

provision in line with<br />

listed building <strong>and</strong><br />

planning legislation<br />

Update <strong>and</strong> clarify<br />

Scottish Ministers<br />

powers regarding<br />

the control <strong>and</strong><br />

management<br />

of monuments<br />

<strong>and</strong> l<strong>and</strong> under<br />

guardianship.<br />

Update <strong>and</strong> clarify<br />

Scottish Ministers<br />

powers re provision<br />

of facilities etc at<br />

ancient monuments


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Act Sect. Theme Content What’s changing What it will do<br />

The Ancient<br />

Monuments <strong>and</strong><br />

Archaeological<br />

Areas Act 1979<br />

9 Working with<br />

partners<br />

Financial support in<br />

relation to scheduled<br />

monuments/Grants<br />

<strong>and</strong> Loans<br />

10 Urgent threats Power of entry where<br />

monument at risk<br />

11 Other -<br />

simplification<br />

12 Working with<br />

partners<br />

Inventories of<br />

gardens, designed<br />

l<strong>and</strong>scapes <strong>and</strong><br />

battlefields<br />

Development <strong>and</strong><br />

underst<strong>and</strong>ing of<br />

matters of historic,<br />

etc. interest: grants<br />

<strong>and</strong> loans<br />

13 Harmonising Regulations <strong>and</strong><br />

orders<br />

14 Other -<br />

protection<br />

Meaning of<br />

‘monument’<br />

Amends Scottish<br />

Ministers’ grant<br />

powers under section<br />

24 of the 1979 Act.<br />

Clarify <strong>and</strong> modifies<br />

powers of entry<br />

Statutory duty<br />

to compile <strong>and</strong><br />

maintain an inventory<br />

of gardens <strong>and</strong><br />

designed l<strong>and</strong>scapes<br />

<strong>and</strong> of battlefields<br />

New power of<br />

financial assistance,<br />

improving the scope<br />

<strong>and</strong> grant powers<br />

available to Scottish<br />

Ministers<br />

New power: detailed<br />

provisions for SMC in<br />

secondary legislation<br />

rather than through a<br />

Schedule<br />

Improved provisions<br />

to protect<br />

archaeological<br />

remains<br />

Will introduce explicit<br />

powers to enable<br />

Scottish Ministers<br />

to offer ancient<br />

monument grants<br />

to a third party to<br />

undertake works<br />

of preservation,<br />

maintenance <strong>and</strong><br />

management<br />

on a scheduled<br />

monument<br />

Power to excavate<br />

without the need<br />

for consent from<br />

the owner in certain<br />

circumstances<br />

Will allow Scottish<br />

Ministers to update<br />

inventories as<br />

required without<br />

having to amend<br />

the the Development<br />

Management<br />

Regulations (DMR)<br />

each time the<br />

inventories are<br />

revised. Battlefields<br />

are afforded a similar<br />

level of protection<br />

to gardens <strong>and</strong><br />

designed l<strong>and</strong>scapes<br />

in the planning<br />

system.<br />

Payment of a grant or<br />

loan to organisations<br />

or individuals involved<br />

in promoting the<br />

development or<br />

underst<strong>and</strong>ing of the<br />

historic environment<br />

Harmonising<br />

provision in line with<br />

listed building <strong>and</strong><br />

planning legislation<br />

Extend the range of<br />

historic environment<br />

assets that can be<br />

protected through<br />

scheduling


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Act Sect. Theme Content What’s changing What it will do<br />

The Ancient<br />

Monuments <strong>and</strong><br />

Archaeological<br />

Areas Act 1979<br />

The Planning<br />

(Listed<br />

Buildings <strong>and</strong><br />

Conservation<br />

Areas)(Scotl<strong>and</strong>)<br />

Act 1997<br />

15/16 Harmonising Application<br />

for scheduled<br />

monument consent<br />

(SMC)<br />

17 Harmonising Scheduled<br />

monument consent:<br />

inquiries <strong>and</strong><br />

hearings<br />

18 Working with<br />

developers<br />

19 Harmonising<br />

Deterrence<br />

Certificate that<br />

building not<br />

intended to be<br />

listed (‘certificates of<br />

immunity’)<br />

Offences in relation to<br />

unauthorised works<br />

20 Harmonising Declining to<br />

determine an LBC<br />

application<br />

21 Harmonising LBC applications <strong>and</strong><br />

appeals: hearings<br />

22-24 Harmonising<br />

Urgent threats<br />

Enforcement<br />

25 Urgent threats Urgent works to<br />

preserve unoccupied<br />

listed buildings<br />

26 Urgent threats Liability of owner<br />

<strong>and</strong> successors for<br />

expenses of urgent<br />

works<br />

New power to decline<br />

to consider a SMC<br />

application where it<br />

is similar to another<br />

application under<br />

certain conditions<br />

Removal of the<br />

automatic right to be<br />

heard<br />

New power <strong>and</strong><br />

ancillary right of<br />

entry for Scottish<br />

Ministers to issue a<br />

certificate that they<br />

do not intend to list a<br />

building for 5 years<br />

Increases levels<br />

of fines for certain<br />

offences<br />

New power for a<br />

Planning authority to<br />

decline to consider<br />

a listed building<br />

consent application<br />

where it is similar to<br />

another application<br />

under certain<br />

conditions<br />

Removal of the<br />

automatic right to be<br />

heard<br />

Stop notices <strong>and</strong><br />

temporary stop<br />

notices <strong>and</strong> fixed<br />

penalty notice<br />

Includes an example<br />

of the types of urgent<br />

works which may be<br />

carried out<br />

A notice of liability<br />

for urgent works<br />

expenses to be<br />

registered against the<br />

listed building<br />

Harmonising<br />

provision in line with<br />

listed building <strong>and</strong><br />

planning legislation<br />

(See also section 20<br />

below).<br />

Harmonising<br />

provision in line with<br />

listed building <strong>and</strong><br />

planning legislation<br />

(See also section 21<br />

below).<br />

Guarantee that a<br />

building will not be<br />

listed during the five<br />

years from the date<br />

of the certificate. Aim<br />

to provide certainty<br />

for owners <strong>and</strong><br />

developers preparing<br />

proposals<br />

Increase in fines From<br />

£20,00 to £50,000<br />

Harmonise with<br />

Planning legislation<br />

Harmonise with<br />

planning legislation<br />

Harmonise with<br />

planning legislation<br />

Provides an<br />

additional example<br />

of the types of works<br />

which may be<br />

carried out where<br />

such works appear<br />

to be urgently<br />

necessary for the<br />

preservation of a<br />

listed building.<br />

Address the difficulties<br />

of recovering costs<br />

when ownership<br />

of a property has<br />

changed or has an<br />

absentee owner


The <strong>Historic</strong> Environment (Amendment) (Scotl<strong>and</strong>) Act Explained | 35<br />

Act Sect. Theme Content What’s changing What it will do<br />

27 Working with Recovery of grants<br />

developers<br />

The Planning<br />

(Listed<br />

Buildings <strong>and</strong><br />

Conservation<br />

Areas)(Scotl<strong>and</strong>)<br />

Act 1997<br />

28-30 Other -<br />

technical<br />

Crown application/<br />

Regulations in<br />

connection with<br />

inquiries/Regulations<br />

<strong>and</strong> orders<br />

Allow Ministers to fix at<br />

the outset the grant<br />

amount they will wish<br />

to recover<br />

Disapplies certain<br />

provisions in relation<br />

to new offences/<br />

procedure for<br />

inquiries/extends<br />

existing subordinate<br />

legislation<br />

Enables the Scottish<br />

Ministers <strong>and</strong> local<br />

authorities to recover<br />

grants in the event of<br />

a disposal or breach<br />

of condition<br />

Various technical<br />

provisions, eg dealing<br />

with regulation<br />

making powers<br />

<strong>and</strong> interpretation,<br />

including limited<br />

power to amend<br />

primary via secondary<br />

legislation (s31)


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