Regulator profile
HES
Historic Environment Scotland
Enforcement Regulator3 areas of regulation · 82 official guidance documents · 10 laws enforced · Scotland
What HES does
Investigates, cares for, and promotes Scotland's historic environment. Designates listed buildings, scheduled monuments, and conservation areas in Scotland.
Additional information
Scottish equivalent of Historic England. Manages 336+ historic properties.
Contact HES
Types of regulation
Heritage Protection
Listed Buildings
Scheduled Monuments
Official guidance from HES
Curated guidance documents to help you understand your obligations.
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Heritage crime and scheduled monuments | Historic Environment Scotland
Detailed Guidance Scotland
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Looking after scheduled monuments | Historic Environment Scotland
Detailed Guidance Scotland
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Annex 1: Scheduled monuments | Historic Environment Scotland
Detailed Guidance Scotland
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What is a scheduled monument? | Historic Environment Scotland
Detailed Guidance Scotland
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Annex 2: Listed buildings | Historic Environment Scotland
Detailed Guidance Scotland
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Certificate of Intention Not to List | Historic Environment Scotland
Detailed Guidance Scotland
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Listed buildings | Historic Environment Scotland
Detailed Guidance Scotland
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The compliance process | Historic Environment Scotland
Detailed Guidance Scotland
Legal framework
Legislation that HES directly enforces.
Primary legislation
- HBAMA 1953 Act 1953
- Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 Act 1973
- Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 Act 1979
- PLBCASA 1997 Act 1997
- Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 Act 2003
- HEASA 2011 Act 2011
- Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 Act 2014
Secondary legislation
- Ancient Monuments (Class Consents) (Scotland) Order 1996 UK Statutory Instrument 1996
- The Ancient Monuments (Class Consents) (Scotland) Order 1996 UK Statutory Instrument 1996
- The Planning (Listed Building Consent and Conservation Area Consent Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 Scottish Statutory Instrument 2015
Related legislation
Legislation connected to HES's remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.
Amendments / commencements
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The Town and Country Planning (Listed Buildings and Buildings in Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 1987
UK Statutory Instrument 1987
Referenced in enforcement
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Protection of Military Remains Act 1986
UK Act of Parliament 1986 -
Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997
UK Act of Parliament 1997 -
Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005
UK Act of Parliament 2005 -
Planning (Scotland) Act 2006
UK Act of Parliament 2006 -
Marine (Scotland) Act 2010
UK Act of Parliament 2010 -
Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016
UK Act of Parliament 2016 -
Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 2017
Scottish Statutory Instrument 2017
Sectors regulated
Construction
Coverage area
Scotland