Publications
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External Consultation: Local Place Plan Regulations
Read our response to the Scottish Government's consultation on the Local Place Plan Regulations.
People, Place and Landscape
This statement sets out the vision and approach of NatureScot and HES for managing change in Scotland’s landscapes.
Conserving our Underwater Heritage
This guidance is about conserving underwater heritage around the coasts of Scotland and in freshwater environments such as lochs and rivers.
Our Regulatory Framework
This document explains HES's approach to our regulatory and advisory services and is for anyone who engages with these services or wants to understand more about the decisions we take and the advice we give.
Our Past, Our Future - Delivery Framework 2023-28
The Delivery Framework 2023-2028 summarises the mechanisms and timeline the national strategy will work to
Our Past, Our Future - Summary Baseline Report 2024
The Summary Baseline Report provides a summary of how the sector is currently performing against the published priorities and outcomes of the national strategy.
Our Past, Our Future (OPOF) Summary & Detailed Baseline Reports 2026
This report provides a summary of the refreshed evidence base underpinning the OPOF Midpoint Report 2026 and the OPOF Delivery Plan 2026-2028. This report is supported by the Detailed Baseline Refresh Report.
Our Past, Our Future (OPOF) Insights Report 2026
A strategic interpretation of the evidence shared in the OPOF Baseline Refresh Reports, highlighting the contribution of Scotland’s historic environment to wider national priorities
Our Past, Our Future (OPOF) Delivery Plan 2026-2028
The Our Past, Our Future (OPOF) Delivery Plan 2026-2028 sets out the agreed priorities and actions for the final phase of OPOF delivery.
Engagement Report Summary (pre-consultation activity)
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
Our Past, Our Future (OPOF) Midpoint Report 2026
A review of Our Past, Our Future: the strategy for Scotland’s historic environment at its midpoint.
Your Historic Place - Pilot Version
The Your Historic Place lens is designed to be used with the Place Standard Tool.
Our People Strategy 2017-2020
This document recognises that our people are our most important asset and articulates how our staff will contribute to achieving our visions.
Early Medieval Sculpture and the Production of Meaning, Value and Place
A research report designed to gain an understanding of meaning and values surrounding early medieval sculpture.
Building up our health: the architecture of Scotland's historic hospitals
"Building up our health: the architecture of Scotland's historic hospitals" is a book that aims to give a taste of the rich architectural heritage of Scotland’s hospitals.