Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997

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Act of the Scottish Parliament heritage protection legislation planning law

The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 is the primary Scottish legislation that governs the protection, designation, and control of works to listed buildings and conservation areas.

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Label	Occurrences
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 canonical	4
An Act to make provision for the listing of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, for the preservation of such buildings and of conservation areas, and for related purposes in Scotland	1

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Target entity: Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997
Context triple: [Category A listed building, legalFramework, Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997]

A. Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997
The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 is a key piece of Scottish legislation that consolidates and regulates the system of land use planning and development control in Scotland.
B. Planning (Scotland) Act 2019
The Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 is a key piece of Scottish legislation that reforms and modernises the land-use planning system, shaping how development and place-making are managed across Scotland.
C. Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 is a key UK law that sets out the legal framework for protecting and managing listed buildings and conservation areas in England and Wales.
D. Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014
The Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 is Scottish legislation that established Historic Environment Scotland as the lead public body for caring for, promoting, and managing Scotland’s historic environment.
E. Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 was a major piece of legislation that reorganized Scottish local government into a two-tier system of regions and districts, fundamentally reshaping administrative boundaries and authorities across Scotland.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997
Target entity description: The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 is the primary Scottish legislation that governs the protection, designation, and control of works to listed buildings and conservation areas.

A. Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997
The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 is a key piece of Scottish legislation that consolidates and regulates the system of land use planning and development control in Scotland.
B. Planning (Scotland) Act 2019
The Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 is a key piece of Scottish legislation that reforms and modernises the land-use planning system, shaping how development and place-making are managed across Scotland.
C. Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 is a key UK law that sets out the legal framework for protecting and managing listed buildings and conservation areas in England and Wales.
D. Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014
The Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 is Scottish legislation that established Historic Environment Scotland as the lead public body for caring for, promoting, and managing Scotland’s historic environment.
E. Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 was a major piece of legislation that reorganized Scottish local government into a two-tier system of regions and districts, fundamentally reshaping administrative boundaries and authorities across Scotland.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ heritage protection legislation ⓘ planning law ⓘ
administeredBy	Scottish Ministers ⓘ local planning authorities in Scotland ⓘ
aimsTo	enhance the character or appearance of conservation areas in Scotland ⓘ preserve buildings of special architectural or historic interest in Scotland ⓘ
appliesFrom	1 April 1997 (approximate commencement date; subject to specific commencement orders) ⓘ
appliesTo	conservation areas in Scotland ⓘ listed buildings in Scotland ⓘ
category	Scottish statute law ⓘ United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1997 ⓘ linked to: United Kingdom Acts of Parliament
citationForm	1997 c. 9 ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
defines	conservation area (Scotland) ⓘ listed building (Scotland) ⓘ
governs	control of demolition in conservation areas in Scotland ⓘ procedures for designating conservation areas in Scotland ⓘ procedures for listing buildings in Scotland ⓘ
jurisdiction	Scotland ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalArea	Scottish heritage law ⓘ Scottish planning law ⓘ
legislature	Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: British Parliament
longTitle	An Act to make provision for the listing of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, for the preservation of such buildings and of conservation areas, and for related purposes in Scotland ⓘ linked to: Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997
partOf	United Kingdom planning legislation ⓘ
providesFor	compensation in certain cases relating to listed building consent in Scotland ⓘ enforcement powers in relation to unauthorised works to listed buildings in Scotland ⓘ offences relating to unauthorised works to listed buildings and conservation areas in Scotland ⓘ
purpose	to provide for the designation and protection of conservation areas in Scotland ⓘ to provide for the protection of buildings of special architectural or historic interest in Scotland ⓘ to regulate works affecting listed buildings and conservation areas in Scotland ⓘ
relatedTo	Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 ⓘ
requires	conservation area consent for certain demolition in conservation areas in Scotland ⓘ listed building consent for certain works to listed buildings in Scotland ⓘ
shortTitle	Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 ⓘ
status	in force (as amended) ⓘ
subjectMatter	conservation areas ⓘ development control ⓘ heritage conservation ⓘ listed buildings ⓘ
territorialExtent	Scotland ⓘ
typeOfProtection	statutory protection for built heritage in Scotland ⓘ
yearEnacted	1997 ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Category A listed building → legalFramework → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 ⓘ

Category A listed buildings in Aberdeenshire → governedBy → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 ⓘ

Grade I listed building → regulatedBy → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 ⓘ

Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 → shortTitle → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 ⓘ

Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 → longTitle → An Act to make provision for the listing of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, for the preservation of such buildings and of conservation areas, and for related purposes in Scotland ⓘ

linked to: Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997

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