Examples of works requiring scheduled monument consent

Any works resulting in the demolition or destruction of, or any damage to, a scheduled monument

• Excavation of any part of a monument, regardless of the size of the excavation
• Removal of all or part of a scheduled monument
• Insertion or repair of drainage

Any works for the purpose of removing or repairing a scheduled monument or any part of it, or of making any alterations or additions to it

• Consolidation works to a monument
• Removal of material, soil or structures from a scheduled area
• Felling or planting of trees
• Erection, removal or replacement of fencing
• Erection of signposts or information boards
• Construction of new paths
• Erection of polytunnels
• Erection of temporary installations
• Field walking

Any flooding or tipping operations in, on or under land where there is a scheduled monument

• Diverting a drain outside of a scheduled area, flooding all or part of a monument
• Altering the flow of a stream or river, flooding all or part of a monument
• Importing topsoil or other materials into the scheduled area, either temporarily or permanently