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Stromlo, development or installations which may, through night time illumination or significant vibration, adversely affect the operation of the Mount Stromlo Observatory or the associated seismological vault at Mount Stromlo, must be referred to the Australian National University for examination and comment and reasonable steps must be taken to mitigate adverse impacts.
 4.       The Commonwealth, a Commonwealth Authority, the Territory or a Territory authority must not do anything which adversely affects the historic landscape and heritage values of the Lanyon Bowl Area.
 5.        Forestry (where permitted) must be managed in a manner which reinforces the landscape character and which allows for their use as multiple purpose areas. Native vegetation in plantations should be retained, particularly along plantation edges, public roads and rivers and creeks, to preserve wildlife corridors and habitats.

Subdivision within Designated Areas
 1.        Any proposal to subdivide land within Designated Areas will require the approval of the National Capital Authority.

Figure 2: General Policy Plan – Metropolitan Canberra

Figure 3: General Policy Plan – Australian Capital Territory

3.2 National Capital Open Space System

3.2.1 Background
The importance of the natural setting of the National Capital has been recognised by the creation and formal adoption of the concept of the National Capital Open Space System (NCOSS). This system essentially comprises the inner hills and ridges which surround and frame the urban areas, the major lakes and river corridors, and the distant mountains and bushland to the west of the Murrumbidgee River. Closely associated with the NCOSS are the Territory's rural lands which also contribute significantly to the landscape setting.
There are four different functions performed by the NCOSS, each with its own planning and management requirements.
First, there are symbolic spaces that embody the national importance of the landscape in a diverse cultural environment and the intrinsic connection between the physical setting and continuing legacy of Canberra as a planned city.
Conservation spaces are those that protect, conserve and enhance the natural environment, the heritage and cultural values of the ACT, and which provide for ecological connectivity.
Living spaces are those that provide direct health and wellbeing benefits to the broad range of users in close proximity to urban areas and which afford appropriate movement to people, fauna and flora.
Finally there are linking spaces that physically join and visually unite the city to its immediate setting and to the region. The values contained in these spaces include the spatial and temporal continuity provided to the setting of the National Capital.
Together these open spaces constitute a system which protects the environmental quality of Canberra's present and future water catchments, river systems, and important ecological and heritage areas from the increasing pressure of Canberra's growth. While each part has