Publications

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.

Designation Policy and Selection Guidance

This document sets out the policy and selection guidance used by Historic Environment Scotland when we designate historic sites and places.

Doune Castle Landscape Conservation Management Plan

The aim of the Landscape Conservation Management Plan to help with our understanding of the landscape and woodlands associated with Doune Castle (cultural, historic and natural) and provide guidance on how we manage these assets.

External Consultation: Scotland's Town Centre Action Plan

Our Vision for Town Centres

Our response to the call for evidence and views on Scotland's Town Centre Action Plan.

External consultation: Places, People and Planning

"External consultation: Places, People and Planning" is our response to the Scottish Government's consultation on the Places, People and Planning Position Statement in June 2017.

Guidance on Conservation Areas

Designation of Conservation Areas and Conservation Area Consent

Interim guidance on the designation of Conservation Areas and Conservation Area Consent.

Guidance on the Principles of Listed Building Consent

Interim document providing detailed guidance on the application of the Historic Environment Policy for Scotland (HEPS).

Historic Environment Policy for Scotland

We collectively have a duty of care for our historic environment. This Policy outlines how we should undertake this duty whenever a decision in the planning system will affect Scotland's historic environment.