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Wednesday 30 September 2020

Protect Heritage with Effective Conservation Management Plans

A conservation plan is a document which explains why a site is important and how that significance will be retained in any future use, alteration, development or repair. The same approach can be used for historic buildings, landscapes, gardens, archaeological sites, collections, and is particularly relevant when a site has more than one type of heritage.

Conservation management plans have many different uses. The preparation of a conservation plan should be the first step in thinking about any new alterations, repairs or management proposals. It could be useful for prospective buyers or anyone planning development on an historic site. An owner will find a conservation plan particularly useful when planning the use of space and when establishing what may need listed building consent.

Conservation plans also make it possible to work cumulatively - so often we waste time and money when the understanding or recording work of previous generations is lost. The main thing to remember is that a Conservation Management plan is not a list of headings but a thinking process, and one which anyone who cares for historic sites probably goes through already.

The first stage involves understanding the site. Most people assume that they already do this, but the complexities of day-to-day site management means that there is rarely an opportunity to set it down systematically. So the first part of a conservation plan involves background research, drawings and the assessment of the 'physical history' of the site.

The Conservation Management Plan influences use of comparative analysis in order to survey the regional extent and number of comparable structures and places so the relative rarity of such places can be all things considered measured.

Rarity supports the assessment of a legacy place. If there are many other comparative spots, it can't be uncommon. However, if there are just not many, its irregularity factor will prompt arrangements calling for more noteworthy security and more limited changes.

Combined to most CMPs is a schedule of works calling for particular repairs and protection works and in different cases long term support plans as well. So, protect heritage and significance of heritage with practical Conservation Management Plans in Sydney.

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