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of the formal landscape of the Parliamentary Triangle.

5.0                    CONSERVATION POLICIES AND MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES
This conservation policy is based on the assessment of cultural significance at Chapter 4 and informed by the opportunities and constraints identified at Chapter 5.

5.1                    Definitions
The terminology used in this chapter is of a specific nature.  The following definitions are from the Burra Charter, 2013 (Article 1), as endorsed by a large number of statutory and national heritage bodies.
Place means a geographically defined area.  It may include elements, objects, spaces and views.  Place may have tangible and intangible dimensions.
Cultural significance means aesthetic, historic, scientific, social or spiritual value for past, present or future generations.
>         Cultural significance is embodied in the place itself, its fabric, setting, use, associations, meanings, records, related places and related objects.
>         Places may have a range of values for different individuals or groups.
Fabric means all the physical material of the place including elements, fixtures, contents and objects.
Conservation means all the processes of looking after a place so as to retain its cultural significance.
Maintenance means the continuous protective care of a place, and its setting.
Maintenance is to be distinguished from repair which involves restoration or reconstruction.
Preservation means maintaining a place in its existing state and retarding deterioration.
Restoration means returning a place to a known earlier state by removing accretions or by reassembling existing elements without the introduction of new material.
Reconstruction means returning a place to a known earlier state and is distinguished from restoration by the introduction of new material.
Adaptation means modifying a place to suit the existing use or a proposed use.
Use means the functions of a place, including the activities and traditional and customary practices that may occur at the place or are dependent on the place.
Compatible use means a use which respects the cultural significance of a place.  Such a use involves no, or minimal, impact on cultural significance.
Setting means the immediate and extended environment of a place that is part of or contributes to its cultural significance and distinctive character.
Related place means a place that contributes to the cultural significance of another place.
Related object means an object that contributes to the cultural significance of a place but is not at the place.
Associations mean the special connections that exist between people and a place.
Meanings denote what a place signifies, indicates, evokes or expresses to people.
Interpretation means all the ways of presenting the cultural significance of a place.

5.2                    General policies

Policy 1 Significance as the basis for future conservation and management
The Statement of Significance included in this HMP should be the principal basis for the management and conservation