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Character Range: 202062–205048

the car park ('Zone 1' at Figure 47) and service road, including multiple bands of structural planting as defined in the 1928 planting plan.  Each band of trees was selected and grouped to provide formal structure, amenity shade and visual screening responsive to their respective position relative to the surrounding road network and parliamentary buildings.
>         The presence of an informal sector of native landscape to the east and south-east of West Block, referencing the interwar landscape treatment of Camp Hill ('Zone 2' at Figure 47).  The existing specimens are generally recently planted, and there are no specimens of individual significance.
Implementation of this policy will require recognition of and respect for the attributes and elements identified above on the part of building occupants and managers, and adherence to Policy 4, which recommends engaging the services of professional heritage consultants in planning and designing outcomes that are compatible with West Block's heritage values.  Consistent with the Burra Charter, conservation means all the processes of looking after a place so as to retain its cultural significance, and may include maintenance, preservation and restoration.
Figure 47 Significant trees and landscape character areas

Policy 10 Heritage curtilage
The heritage curtilage for West Block should be defined as Block 3, Section 23 Parkes (part).
The 'heritage curtilage' for a building, complex or site has been defined as, 'the area of land (including land covered by water) surrounding an item or area of heritage significance which is essential for retaining and interpreting its heritage significance'.[122]  A heritage curtilage should include all significant elements and establish an area which is managed to ensure the maintenance of heritage significance.  Identification of land to be included within a heritage curtilage does not preclude change within this area.  Land within a heritage curtilage does, however, need to be managed so as not to adversely impact on setting, presentation or significance of a heritage place.
West Block was planned with its own landscape setting, which was connected to a broader landscape setting for the Parliamentary Zone through common plantings and circulation networks, including the tree-lined vista on axis with West Block's north elevation and the lozenge-shaped form of Magna Carta Place.  These structural elements are balanced on the east side of the Parliamentary and form part of the setting for East Block.
The heritage curtilage for West Block should extend beyond the boundaries of Block 3, Section 23 Parkes (part) to include elements that connect West Block to the broader planned landscape.
Figure 48 West Block: heritage curtilage, showing the curtilage extending toward East Block

Policy 11 Views and visual relationships
Views and visual relationships that support an understanding of the site's historical and aesthetic significance should be maintained.
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