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20 | Managing and Protecting our Historic Environment What is Changing?
What effect does listing have?
Listing gives a building statutory protection
against unauthorised demolition, alterations
and extension that may affect its special
architectural or historic interest and allows
change to be managed in a controlled way.
There is no right of appeal against listing, but
there is an internal review process and Historic
Scotland reviews existing listings when requested.
Where can I search for a listed building?
Each local authority holds copies of the lists for its
own area. The authority concerned will be able
to tell you where you can see a copy of the list.
Also, information on listed buildings is available
online from Historic Scotland’s website at
Other sources of information on listed buildings
are available as follows:
• The Royal Commission on the Ancient and
Historical Monuments of Scotland.
• PASTMAP , a website
jointly developed with the Royal Commission
on the Ancient and Historical Monuments
of Scotland (RCAHMS), where you can
search for information on Scotland’s historic
environment from multiple sources.
What is a Building Preservation Notice
(BPN)?
A BPN is a form of temporary listing notice
served by a planning authority to protect
unlisted buildings, considered to be of special
architectural or historic interest, and which are
threatened by demolition or alterations which
affect its character as a building of such special
interest while Scottish Ministers decide whether
the building should be listed.
Listed Building Consent (LBC)
LBC is required if you want to demolish a listed
building or carry out works to a listed building,
i.e. alter or extend it, in a way that would affect its
character as a building of special architectural
or historic interest.
It is a criminal offence to demolish a listed
building or alter or extend a listed building in
any manner which would affect its character
as a building of special architectural or historic
interest without listed building consent.
The planning authority may refer to Historic
Scotland for advice at any stage during the
consent process and must notify Historic
Scotland of their intention to grant consent
for developments affecting category A or
B listed buildings and for all demolitions,
regardless of category.
Historic Scotland must then consider whether
there are special circumstances – such as the
particular importance of the building or the
degree of national interest to recommend that
the application is called in for their own decision.
When the Scottish Ministers decide to call in a
case, a Reporter is appointed who may arrange
a public local inquiry, according to the wishes of
either the applicant or the local authority.
Using new powers under the Planning etc
(Scotland) Act 2006, Historic Scotland is currently
rolling out the removal of the duty for local
authorities to notify them of some B listed cases.