Heritage & Place Programme

The Heritage & Place Programme (H&PP) is an area-based funding programme that aims to contribute to the development of vibrant and sustainable places in Scotland, through community-led regeneration of the historic environment. It supports the development and delivery of heritage focused schemes within conservation areas, or alternatively distinctive heritage areas with local authority recognition. The programme consists of a two-stage application process with an initial Historic Environment Scotland (HES) match funded Development Phase followed by a Delivery Phase. The Development Phase supports costs of appointing staff and consultants to carry out development activities including undertaking local skills and materials audits, community engagement activities, and historic asset condition surveys. The Delivery Phase supports a range of projects and activities including repair and resilience capital projects involving the reuse of historic environment assets, traditional skills training and materials activities targeting local needs, community heritage activities, and a management and maintenance strategy to help build capacity within communities to value and look after the historic environment for the longer term. Successful Heritage & Place schemes are based upon the formation of Area Partnerships of local, regional, and national interests with a shared vision for the place, and community participation is integral to the design and delivery of the scheme.