Current status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the requirements that apply when an application for a proposed marine development is located within an area containing a war grave, whether it will provide information on (a) what action an applicant is required to take in relation to such matters, (b) whether any applicant who is aware that there is a war grave within the proposed development area has a duty to disclose this, and, if so, to whom, (c) what penalty or sanction applies should an applicant fail to make such a disclosure and (d) whether such an application would be automatically rejected on the grounds of misrepresentation and failure to disclose.
Any application for a marine licence would be accompanied by environmental information to enable consideration of likely effects on the environment (including the historic environment). This would then be subject to public consultation and a range of statutory and non-statutory consultees including Historic Environment Scotland would be invited to make representations on the application. All representations made to Scottish Ministers are considered during the decision-making process.