Built Heritage and Listed Buildings

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• Category A - buildings of national or international importance, either architectural or historic, or fine little-altered examples of some particular period, style or building type.
  
• Category B - buildings of regional or more than local importance, or major examples of some period, style or building type which may have been altered.
  
• Category C(s) - buildings of local importance, lesser examples of any period, style or building type, as originally constructed or altered, and simple, traditional buildings, which group well with Categories A and B or are part of a planned group such as an estate or an industrial complex.

You need listed building consent to demolish, alter or extend a listed building in any manner which would affect its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest. For information on application forms and guidance for listed building consent, contact our planning service..

There are over 560 listed buildings in Renfrewshire. For more information about these buildings you can:

• download the complete register:
• Register of listed buildings, Conservation areas and ancient monumentsRegister of listed buildings, Conservation areas and ancient monuments. -(pdf 216Kb).
• view an Interactive Map which shows the locations of the listed buildings in Renfrewshire.
• contact our planning service from the Planning Home Page.
• view more information on listed buildings on the Historic Scotland website.

Works of restoration to listed buildings may be eligible for grant aid from the council's Heritage Fund, subject to availability of funds. For more information, contact our planning service from the Planning Home Page.

You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the Register. Download Acrobat Reader here.

Scheduled Ancient Monuments
There are many ancient monuments in Renfrewshire. These include such things as prehistoric earthworks, old ruined buildings and industrial archaeology. Eighteen of them are considered to be of national importance, and have therefore been given legal protection. These have been scheduled by the Scottish Ministers under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. You need Ancient Monument Consent for any works which affect a scheduled ancient monument. Advice and application forms are available from Historic Scotland. You can view the locations of the scheduled ancient monuments on an Interactive Map.

Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes
Since 1980, Historic Scotland has worked with Scottish Natural Heritage studying and researching gardens and landscapes of national importance. This project culminated in the 'Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes'. The gardens and designed landscapes included in the inventory are defined as 'grounds which are laid out for artistic effect and most often include architectural features, trees, shrubs, flowers, lawns and parkland'. There are two gardens and designed landscapes in Renfrewshire included in the Inventory: the grounds of the former Formakin Estate and the portion of Finlaystone Estate situated in Renfrewshire. You can view the locations of the garden and designed landscapes included in the Inventory on an Interactive Map. More information on gardens and designed landscapes is available from the Historic Scotland website.

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