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the sea. Structures that obscure or distract from these views should not be constructed.
    * For planning purposes the area around the lightstation seen from the Whitsunday Passage, from the foreshore to the sky and extending 300 m north and south of the lightstation, should be treated as an area of particular sensitivity in relation to heritage values associated with the lightstation.

8.7.2. Issue 19: Adaptation

Policy 19: Consider only new adaptive re-uses for the place that are compatible with its cultural significance

Commentary
Heritage places are often subject to change over time to provide for new uses. Making use of a heritage place is often the most effective measure to ensure its conservation. Adaptation can also have an adverse impact if a new use requires intrusive adaptation to the significant fabric. Adaptation of a lighthouse area for a new use is not always an easy or suitable way to manage the place because of its distinctive form and because a new use often requires additional accommodation that confuses the stand-alone quality. Adaptation for new uses must therefore be tempered to ensure that the new use does not diminish the capacity for its easy interpretation.

Changes to the lightstation area may be allowed to implement reasonable use of the lightstation area, consistent with its heritage significance, provided the heritage management plan policies are followed.

Elements of the fabric of the lightstation area, which are deemed to have a hazardous or harmful effect (for example, asbestos-related materials in a decayed, frayed or unstable condition or lead-based paint), may require containment, modification or, if there is no feasible or prudent alternative, its removal. If removal is necessary because of its hazardous state, legislative requirements govern this process. Where asbestos is not in an unstable condition its retention and maintenance, as part of the significant fabric, is appropriate.

Adaptation of the fabric may be permitted provided the cultural significance of the lightstation is not adversely affected. Such adaptation may include changes to bring the accommodation up to reasonable modern standards.

Implementation strategy
    * Conserve the current colour scheme and distinctive character of the place by:
       * not permitting any additional structures to be built, or structural changes, visible from the Whitsunday Passage, from the foreshore to the sky and extending 300 m north and south of the lightstation
             + collecting, prior to and immediately following any conservation, maintenance, preservation or adaptation work, photographic evidence of the fabric for historical records and interpretive use
             + undertaking paint scrapes to identify original colour coatings used on historic fabric
             + using protective coatings in the colours found by the paint scrape technique.
    * Consider for the purposes of conservation, a viable economic use for the lightstation