Historic Environment Scotland Circular

Overview

This document sets out the processes that we undertake to fulfil our  regulatory and advisory roles in relation to:

• The designation of monuments of national importance and buildings of special architectural or historic interest

• Our role in the planning system and the procedures for consulting us

• Scheduled monument consent (SMC) applications and decisions

• Listed building consent (LBC) and conservation area consent (CAC) applications

• Appealing decisions made by Historic Environment Scotland

Find out more about the policy behind the processes in the Historic Environment Policy for Scotland.