Regulator Profile

Cadw

Enforcement Regulator

3

Areas of regulation

13

Laws enforced

Wales

Quick links

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Heritage Protection Listed Buildings Scheduled Monuments

What Cadw does

Welsh Government's historic environment service. Protects, conserves, and promotes historic buildings, ancient monuments, and historic landscapes in Wales.

Additional information

Welsh equivalent of Historic England. Manages scheduled monuments and listed buildings in Wales.

Legal framework

Legislation that Cadw enforces.

Primary legislation

• Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Part VIII Act 1990
• PLBCAA 1990 Act 1990
• UKPGA 1979/46 Act 1979
• Treasure Act 1996 Act 1996

Secondary legislation

• Ancient Monuments (Class Consents) Order 1994 UK Statutory Instrument 1994
• Historic Environment Records (Wales) Regulations 2024 Welsh Statutory Instrument 2024
• Listed Buildings (Review of Listing Decisions) (Wales) Regulations 2017 Welsh Statutory Instrument 2017
• The Ecclesiastical Exemption (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Wales) Order 2018 Welsh Statutory Instrument 2018
• The Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas (Procedure and Interest Rate) (Wales) Regulations 2024 Welsh Statutory Instrument 2024
• The Listed Buildings (Exempt Religious Buildings) (Wales) Regulations 2024 Welsh Statutory Instrument 2024
• The Listed Buildings (Urgent Works) (Interest Rate on Expenses) (Wales) Order 2017 Welsh Statutory Instrument 2017
• The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Wales) Regulations 2012 Welsh Statutory Instrument 2012
• The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012 Welsh Statutory Instrument 2012

Sectors regulated

Construction