What Historic England does
Public body that champions and protects England's historic environment. Advises on heritage protection, maintains the National Heritage List (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens). Issues guidance on conservation and heritage impact assessment.
Scotland: Historic Environment Scotland (HES). Wales: Cadw. Northern Ireland: Historic Environment Division (DfC).
Contact Historic England
- Phone
- 0370 333 0607
Official guidance from Historic England
Curated guidance documents to help you understand your obligations.
Tree Consents | Historic England (opens in a new tab)
Detailed Guidance · England
Building Regulations | Historic England (opens in a new tab)
Detailed Guidance · England
Major Development Schemes and Infrastructure | Historic England (opens in a new tab)
Detailed Guidance · England
Managing the Marine Historic Environment | Historic England (opens in a new tab)
Detailed Guidance · England
Buildings, Bats and the Law | Historic England (opens in a new tab)
Detailed Guidance · England
Wildlife and Habitat Protection | Historic England (opens in a new tab)
Detailed Guidance · England
Accelerating Clean Energy Offshore | Historic England (opens in a new tab)
Detailed Guidance · England
Access to Places of Worship | Historic England (opens in a new tab)
Detailed Guidance · England
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Legal framework
Legislation that Historic England directly enforces.
Primary legislation
Other publications
51 additional documents from Historic England.
3D laser scanning for heritage (opens in a new tab)
Adapting traditional farm buildings (opens in a new tab)
A guide for owners of listed buildings (opens in a new tab)
Briefing note on national listed building consent orders (opens in a new tab)
Building information model (BIM) for heritage (opens in a new tab)
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