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typically requires a carefully resolved design response which frequently requires a balancing of access and heritage outcomes.  Given the absolute need to provide equitable access design solutions to upgrading and reuse need to be developed in a manner which optimises access points and paths of travel to avoid multiple interventions.

A key issue at West Block is the management of the level change at the main west entry to the building.

4.3                    Crown Lease
NG Landholdings Hotel Pty Ltd (Nick Georgalis, sole director) signed a 99-year Crown Lease for West Block on 20 November 2017.  The new owner has an interest in adapting the redundant office building as a hotel.
Matters in the lease with implications for the management of the building from a heritage perspective include the following.
      * Clause 3(c): The lessee must not take an action that will have an adverse impact on the Commonwealth Heritage Values without prior written consent of DoEE.
      * Clause 3(d).  In the event that West Block is removed from the Commonwealth Heritage List the lessee must nominate the place for inclusion in the ACT Heritage Register.
      * Clause 3 (e): The lessee must prepare an HMP to protect and conserve the Commonwealth Heritage values of the place.  This should be lodged with the DoEE for review and approval within 12 months of first signing the lease (by 16 November 2018) and updated at least once every five years.
      * Clause 3 (e): The lessee is responsible for reviewing and updating the HMP in accordance with the EPBC Act.
      * Clause 3 (e) The lessee is required to conserve and manage the place in a proper, safe and sound standard of repair and condition in accordance with the HMP and Commonwealth Heritage values
      * Clause 3 (h) The lessee must not display any advertising sign or hoarding without the written consent of the NCA
      * Clause 3 (i) The lessee must screen and keep screened all service areas to the satisfaction of the NCA and shall ensure that all plant machinery be contained within the premises is suitably screened from public view.
      * Clause 3 (j) The lessee is required to seek prior approval from the NCA to erect any building on the land or make any external structural alterations.

While not explicitly a heritage consideration, it is noted that Clause 3(b) of the Crown Lease requires that the aggregate total Gross Floor Area of any building or buildings on the land must not exceed 10,034 [square] metres.

4.4                    Stakeholders
At a general level, stakeholders as related to West Block fall into two categories: statutory and/or services authorities responsible for ensuring the appropriate management of the asset, and individuals or groups with