Urgent work and Class consent
Find out about consent if works to a scheduled monument are urgently necessary on the grounds of health or safety.
What if I need to do work urgently?
If works are urgently necessary in the interests of health or safety then they may have consent under Class V of the Class Consents Order.
The works you do must be limited to the minimum measures immediately necessary. Such measures may include putting up temporary fencing or barriers to keep people at a safe distance.
In some situations excluding people may not be effective and the minimum measures immediately necessary could also cover works such as:
the removal of loose masonry
the felling of trees
other minor works where there is an immediate threat to the public
Notification form
You must use our notification form to inform Historic Environment Scotland of any works carried out under Class V. You should provide a full description and justification of the works.
Contact us via hmenquiries@hes.scot to request the relevant form.
Do any other works have class consent?
Other works that are permitted include some agricultural and horticultural works. Works included in a written management agreement made with Historic Environment Scotland may also have consent.
You can read the Class Consents Order, including a full list of works deemed to have consent under the order, online:
Contact us
We would be happy to provide further advice about class consent.
For more information or if you have any questions, please email us at hmenquiries@hes.scot or contact us by phone on 0131 668 8716