ALGAO:Scotland

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These pages will provide information on particular issues for the Association relating to Scotland. ALGAO:Scotland is the national ALGAO body for Scotland.

Chair: David Strachan, Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust (contact details)

Local Authority Archaeological Liaison Project

This partnership project between RCAHMS, ALGAO:Scotland and HS has been looking at a range of issues common to both RCAHMS and Local Authority archaeology services. The project, to be completed August 2009, aims to:

• Encourage more efficient data exchange between partners.
• Identify the needs across the sector for polygonised archaeological data (rather than point data).
• Report on the IT capabilities of local authority SMRs ahead of new European legislation on Geographic Information, which will shortly become Scottish law.
• Develop a standard for the display of polygonised archaeological data.

Three reports have now been produced and are available as .pdf files: Polygonisation (1.85MB); IT capabilities of Scottish SMRs(1.55MB) and - from the RCAHMS website - Delivering Effective Data Management.

Consultation responses

April 2010
Consultation Paper on Extending Permitted Development Rights for Domestic Wind Turbines and Air-Source Heat Pumps (Scottish Government)
Consultation Paper on Death Certification, Burial and Cremation (Scottish Government)

December 2009
Managing Change in the Historic Environment (HS)

August 2009
Consultation on the Implementation of the Removal of Duty of Planning Authorities to notify Historic Scotland on Certain Types of Listed Building Consent Applications (HS)

The Ancient Monuments and Listed Buildings (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: Consultation and Draft Bill

June 2009
Scottish Planning Policy (Scottish Government 2009)

March 2009
Householder Permitted Development Rights (Scottish Government 2008)

November 2008
Renewable Energy - Wind Energy: Designing wind-farms in the landscape (SNH 2008)

October 2008
Sustainable Seas for All: a consultation on Scotland's first marine bill (Scottish Government 2008)

September 2008:
The Scottish Soil Framework (Scottish Government 2008)

June 2008:
Scottish Historic Environment Policy: Historic Battlefields (Scottish Government)

May 2008:
Scottish Planning Policy 23 (SPP 23) Planning and the Historic Environment (Scottish Government)

Scottish Historic Environment Policy:The Marine Historic Environment (Scottish Government)

June 2007: DCMS/WAG Heritage White Paper - ALGAO:Scotland comments in respect of the section on protection of the marine environment (which has a UK-wide remit) were incorporated into the ALGAO:UK Maritime Committee response.

March 2007: Draft Culture (Scotland) Bill.

December 2006: Scottish Parliament Environment and Rural Development Committee: Marine Environment Inquiry 2006-07