Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00620:body:0:p79
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00620
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Character Range: 215715–218647

south-east of West Block, consistent with the original treatment of Camp Hill.  As noted at Policy 9, the existing native trees to the south-east of West Block are not of individual significance and can be contemplated for removal if required.  A key consideration will be to maintain the informal native character of the area, which dates to the interwar period.

Car park management and tree conservation
Changes should be undertaken to the layout, physical kerbing and/or functional arrangement of the integral car park in order to end the practice of parking on grass areas, and to remediate existing soil compaction.  Remediation of soil compaction is to be undertaken under the direction of qualified arborists and soil scientists, and in a manner which conserves existing trees.
At such time as substantial tree replacement works are required, it would be appropriate to implement additional measures to remediate and improve the condition of the existing soil, reduce compaction impacts and provide additional rooting volume for surrounding trees.
Further landscape changes to the car park should maintain a surrounding ring of structural and amenity tree plantings consistent with the original and extant character of this landscape, and conserve existing trees to the extent feasible. Improvements to the functional design of the west car park should in all cases be balanced with the conservation of the significant landscape features, including original trees where present.

Shrub and groundcover plantings
Shrub plantings, hedges and groundcovers should be laid out and specified so that these plantings support and are subservient to the structural tree plantings as originally conceived. Plant selection and bed layouts for groundcover and shrub/hedge layers should be sympathetic to the exotic tree palette employed throughout Zone 1.
Plantings in areas immediately proximate to the building should complement and reinforce the aesthetic values of the architecture. These plantings should generally be designed to be sympathetic to the exotic palette established within Zone 1, except where planting beds are directly proximate to the informal native landscape in Zone 2 and should be complementary to the existing character of that area.
Where the opportunity arises to reduce or remove the existing (non-original) perimeter hedges surrounding the car park and the northern elevation of West Block, this action is encouraged.
All staff and contractors who are engaged in the maintenance of West Block's planted and structural landscape should be inducted as to the heritage values of the place and relevant conservation and management policies (see also Policy 23).
Monitoring
Regular monitoring of the condition of West Block's landscape setting, both in its own right and as part of the Parliamentary Triangle setting, is required in order to satisfy Schedule 7a (h)(ix) of the EPBC Act Regulations.  As noted at