Publications

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 Designating Local Landscape Areas

Guidance to help local authorities refresh their approach to local landscape designations, jointly developed by HES and NatureScot.

Guidance on the Principles of Listed Building Consent

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

Hawick Distillery, Scottish Borders

Use and adaptation of listed buildings

Adapting a former electricity company building to form the first distillery in the Scottish Borders since the start of the Victorian period.

Historic Mauchline

A discussion of the archaeological potential of the town of Mauchline.

Historic Scotland Traditional Building Materials Conference 1997

Papers on the value of traditional building materials and techniques and promoting the use of Scottish resources.

How To: Record Buildings

Investigating Buildings and Urban Spaces

Guides to help you investigate, understand and survey Scotland's buildings and urban spaces.

How To: Record Oral Histories

Collecting and Sharing Memories

A guide on how to undertake your own oral history recording.

How To: Research

Researching Scotland's Towns and Cities

Guides to help you research Scotland's buildings and urban spaces using archives, online databases and newspapers.

INFORM Guide: Tenement Maintenance

This INFORM guide provides information about the maintenance and management of repairs in a shared building.

Industrial Scotland

A look at remnants of Scotland’s industrial past.

Inform Guide: Biological growth on masonry

This INFORM guide provides an overview of the types of biological growths that are commonly found on Scottish building and historic structures, and gives advice on their monitoring and management.