informed conservation significance and conservation plans HSEd Jules

informed conservation, significance and conservation plans HSEd Jules Brown North of England Civic Trust

why do we do conservation?

conservation is about managing change

degree of change is based on significance

burra charter “Places of cultural significance enrich people’s lives, often providing a deep and inspirational sense of connection to community and landscape, to the past and to lived experiences” “…must be conserved for present and future generations”

informed conservation “a technique for understanding historic buildings and landscapes, and for applying that understanding to conservation and management” the need for a proper understanding of a heritage asset and why it is important before deciding to manage or change it

4 themes + èinvolvement èunderstanding èwhat have we got? èsignificance èwhy is it important? èrisk, vulnerability èwhat’s its problem? èpolicy èwhat shall we do about it? èuse èmonitor and review

standards heritage lottery fund conservation management planning èwww. hlf. org. uk èhow to apply èfurther resources èconservation managem’t planning

standards èdclg / english heritage pps 5 practice guide èwww. english -heritage. org. uk èprofessional èadvice ègov’t planning policy èpps practice guide

standards èenglish heritage consv. principles èwww. english -heritage. org. uk èprofessional èadvice èconservation principles

conservation (management) plans

conservation plan “a document which attempts to understand a site, sets out its significance, and explains how that significance will be retained in any future use, repair, alterations, development or management” èa tool to be used èa starting point ècomprehensive èstrategic èanalytical èparticipatory èsynthetic èclarity from complexity

where ècomplex site, management èconflicting significance èlack of understanding èeverywhere?

when èwhat do we want? ! understanding! èwhen do we want it? ! early on, and certainly well before a decision is made, at whatever level, to intervene physically in the heritage asset or in the management regime which controls it, actually.

who èusually a team èrange of info èrange of skills èoverall ‘editorial’ èindependent? èconsultation èparticipation lead

statements èsmaller èquicker èoutline consv plan èdone in house èhave been done by some for many years as standard practice èthought process

understanding

understanding èdesk based research èon site research èanalyse it èpresent it “…understanding is the bedrock of conservation; without understanding conservation is blind and meaningless” èelements èhistory / chronology èdesignations / policy context èownership / management èstakeholders ègaps èwritten descriptions èlists èphotographs èdiagrams / plans / maps

understanding

understanding

understanding

understanding

significance

significance èwhy is it significant? èwho is it significant to? èstatement of significance èmatrices, diagrams “…should influence every decision that is made about its future, from everyday management to planning new projects” èshow your working: èevidential èhistorical èaesthetic ècommunal èpresentation: èarcheological èarchitectural èartistic èhistoric

significance

significance

significance èlow, medium, high ènone, marginal, some, considerable, exceptional èlocal, regional, national, international

significance

risk

risk, vulnerability èwhat’s going on? why? èlong term, critical, independent èconflicts èopportunities “…if you understand how special qualities might be at risk, you are in a better position to manage them and plan for the future” èphysical condition èprevious alterations èsetting èownership / control èmanagement èuse èdevelopment èaccess èpolicy context èfunding èstakeholder expectations èetc. . .

policy

policy èclear set of policies èimplementable, adoptable èconservation èmanagement “…help make sure you do a good job and show you’re committed to caring for the heritage asset to the highest possible standards” èprinciples èroutine maintenance èperiodic renewal èrepair èrestoration èalteration ènew work èaccessibility, sustainability, biodiversity èdesignation èresearch èaccess (physical, intellectual) èdecision-making èstakeholders, community èownership

policy

policy use it!

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