Historic environment

Guidance and services

• Heritage review (Historic Wales)
  A review in to creating a single heritage organisation for Wales.

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

• Cadw
  Policy and strategy
  Cadw works for an accessible and well-protected historic environment for Wales.
• Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
  Policy and strategy
  The Royal Commission investigates and records Wales' archaeological, built and maritime heritage.
• National Lottery Heritage Fund spending priorities for National Lottery funding
  Policy and strategy
  The National Lottery Heritage Fund follows these priorities to help decide which projects receive National Lottery money.
• Historic environment: priorities
  Policy and strategy
  Our plans to protect our unique historic sites, in partnership with others, and to encourage more people to visit them.
• Listed Building Consent Applications (Disapplication of Duty to Notify Welsh Ministers) (Wales) Direction (2017 No. 25)
  Legislation
  This Direction gives directions to local planning authorities that the notification process does not apply to an application for listed building consent for the carrying out of work affecting the interior only of a Grade II (unstarred) listed building.
• Listed Building Applications and Decisions (Duty to Notify National Amenity Societies and the Royal Commission (Wales) Direction 2022
  Legislation
  This Direction directs local planning authorities to notify the national amenity societies and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales of applications for listed building consent for demolition and of the decisions taken on such applications.
• Conservation Areas (Disapplication of Requirement for Conservation Area Consent for Demolition) (Wales) Direction (2017 No. 27)
  Legislation
  This Direction directs that Conservation Area consent is not required for certain works to certain descriptions of buildings.
• The Protection of Wrecks (Designation of “The Diamond”) (Wales) Order 2002
  Legislation
  This Order will come in to force on 1 April 2002.
• National Survey for Wales: culture and Welsh language
  Collection
  Information on Welsh language, arts, heritage sites, libraries, and museums.
• Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales remit letter: 2021 to 2026
  Policy and strategy
  Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
  Our priorities for the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales and the budget we have given them for 2021 to 2026.
• Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: summary integrated impact assessment
  Impact assessment
  An assessment of how the Historic Environment (Wales) Bill will impact on a number of areas.
• A review of Cadw’s governance arrangements
  Report
  Cadw
  Recommends Cadw remains within Welsh Government and makes some improvements to how it operates.