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04 | Managing and Protecting our Historic Environment What is Changing? Introduction The Historic Environment (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill, which was passed in Parliament on 20 January 2011, received Royal Assent on the 23rd February and is now an Act. This education booklet has been updated to reflect the changes introduced during the passage of the Bill through parliament. This booklet is a guide to the practical management and protection of Scotland’s Historic Environment. The booklet sets out how the provisions of the Historic Environment (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2011 (“The Act”) will improve the management of the historic environment, by addressing specific gaps and weaknesses in the current heritage legislation framework and by aligning it with the planning regime where appropriate. The booklet explains the legal changes introduced by the Act and gives an overview of the designation and consent processes as well as providing further information and advice on the historic environment. The booklet also outlines the roles and responsibilities of organisations and individuals that manage change within the historic environment. Definition of the historic environment Our whole environment, whether rural or urban, on land or under water, has a historic dimension that contributes to its quality and character. It has been shaped by human and natural processes over thousands of years. This is most obvious in our built heritage: ancient monuments; archaeological sites and landscapes; historic buildings; townscapes; parks; gardens and designed landscapes; and our marine heritage, for example, in the form of historic shipwrecks or underwater landscapes which were once dry land. We can see it in the patterns in our landscape – the layout of fields and roads, and the remains of a wide range of past human activities. Importantly, it also includes our buildings erected before 1919. Although the majority of older buildings are not listed, most provide flexible and often spacious domestic and non-domestic accommodation. A huge investment of money, energy and materials went into these buildings – it would be poor stewardship of this inheritance to neglect it. The context or setting in which specific historic features sit and the patterns of past use are part of our historic environment. The historical, artistic, literary, linguistic, and scenic associations of places and landscapes are some of the less tangible elements of the historic environment. These elements make a fundamental contribution to our sense of place and cultural identity. [Source: Scottish Historic Environment Policy (SHEP 2009) paragraph 1.2 ‘The Historic Environment’].
The Historic Environment (Amendment) (Scotland) Act Explained | 05 3 4 1. The Cross, Beith, Ayrshire - before 2. The Cross, Beith, Ayrshire - after Historic environment roles and responsibilities Scottish Ministers The Scottish Ministers’ policies for the historic environment are set out in the Scottish Historic Environment Policy (SHEP) which is a document produced and published for them by Historic Scotland. Historic Scotland Historic Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government. It acts for, and provides advice to, Scottish Ministers on all matters relating to the historic environment including their statutory functions. For example, Historic Scotland carries out on behalf of Scottish Ministers their functions in relation to scheduled monuments and listed buildings, and actively welcomes preliminary discussion of proposals that will affect designated sites and buildings. Planning authorities Planning authorities are responsible for the day-to-day management of change through the planning and development management process at a local level. Their responsibility includes processing listed building and conservation area consents and consulting external stakeholders, including Historic Scotland, on planning and other applications that might affect the setting of important historic environment assets. Owners and occupiers Owners and occupiers play a key role in helping to conserve and maintain our rich assets.
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