Regulator profile
Cadw
Enforcement Regulator3 areas of regulation · 12 laws enforced · Wales
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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 directly enforces.
Primary legislation
- HBAMA 1953 Act 1953
- Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 Act 1979
- PLBCAA 1990 Act 1990
- Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 Act 2023
Secondary legislation
- Ancient Monuments (Class Consents) Order 1994 UK Statutory Instrument 1994
- The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Wales) Regulations 2012 Welsh Statutory Instrument 2012
- Listed Buildings (Review of Listing Decisions) (Wales) Regulations 2017 Welsh Statutory Instrument 2017
- The Listed Buildings (Urgent Works) (Interest Rate on Expenses) (Wales) Order 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 Scheduled Monuments (Partnership Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2024 Welsh Statutory Instrument 2024
Related legislation
Legislation connected to Cadw's remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.
Referenced in enforcement
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Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Part VIII
UK Act of Parliament 1990 -
Treasure Act 1996
UK Act of Parliament 1996 -
The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012
Welsh Statutory Instrument 2012
Sectors regulated
Construction