Publications

Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA) Initial Screening Draft

The Historic Environment Strategy for Scotland

The partial BRIA for the development of the new Historic Environment Strategy for Scotland is being published for comment alongside the strategy draft.

Consultation Report: Historic Marine Protected Areas

Scapa Flow and The Queen of Sweden

A summary of feedback on our consultation on advice for the Scottish Government on the designation of Scapa Flow and The Queen of Sweden as Historic Marine Protected Areas.

Consultation Report: Listing of Cables Wynd House and Linksview House, Edinburgh

"Consultation Report: Listing of Cables Wynd House and Linksview House, Edinburgh" is a summary of responses to a consultation on the listing of Cables Wynd House and Linksview House, Edinburgh.

Consultation Report: Managing Change for Scheduled Monument Consent

Guidance on Scheduled Monument Consent for Archaeological Excavation

"Consultation Report: Managing Change for Scheduled Monument Consent" summaries responses to a public consultation on our revised guidance on scheduled monument consent for archaeological excavation.

Consultation Report: Managing Change in the Historic Environment - Asset Management

A summary of the results from our consultation on Managing Change in the Historic Environment - Asset Management.

Consultation Report: Managing Change in the Historic Environment - Windows

A summary of the results from our consultation on best practices in Managing Change in the Historic Environment - Windows. The public consultation on the revisions closed on Friday 28 April 2017.

Consultation Response: Proposals for a new Agricultural Bill

HES response to consultation on a new Agriculture Bill

Engagement Report Summary (pre-consultation activity)

The Historic Environment Strategy for Scotland, Our Place in Time

Our Place in Time (OPiT) is Scotland's strategy for the historic environment. Published in 2014. It is now being reviewed for a post-COVID19 world

Historic Environment Policy for Scotland Consultation Report

Building upon the findings of the What’s Your Heritage? project, this report outlines the findings of the consultation exercise on the draft Historic Environment Policy for Scotland (HEPS).

Island Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA) Initial Screening Draft

The Historic Environment Strategy for Scotland

The draft ICIA for the new Historic Environment Strategy for Scotland is being published for comment alongside the strategy draft

The Historic Environment Strategy for Scotland – Consultation Draft

Strategy draft for consultation

The Historic Environment Strategy for Scotland – Environmental Report 2022

The Environmental Report for the development of the new Historic Environment Strategy for Scotland is being published for comment alongside the strategy draft.