What examples it has of historic buildings which have been fully restored for contemporary use which have not removed the historic interest…

Listed building consent is required for the alteration or extension of a listed building in any manner that would affect its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest. Scottish Executive policy on listed building consent is set out in the Memorandum of Guidance on listed buildings and conservation areas. Over 2,500 listed buildings receive listed building consent each year. The restoration of a scheduled ancient monument is subject to different procedures and restoration may remove a standing structure's scheduled status.Every alteration to or restoration of a historic building has some positive and some negative effects on the preservation of historic fabric and our appreciation of it. The decision on whether or not to restore has to weigh these in the balance. There are a range of examples of listed buildings and scheduled monuments being restored each year. Fenton Tower in East Lothian is a good example as it was both scheduled and listed (at Category A). The Tower is a late 16th century/early 17th century towerhouse standing in agricultural land near North Berwick. It had been missing its roof and floors since at least the 19th century and was typical of a wide range of similar structures in Scotland. Historic Scotland was involved in the restoration of Fenton Tower on behalf of Scottish ministers. Working closely with the project team, Historic Scotland gave extensive advice, granted scheduled monument and listed building consents for the works and grant-aided some of the costs of reinstatement of the historic fabric.