Godden Mackay Logan

Conservation management determines how a heritage place is used and managed in accordance with its heritage values. The foundation stone of good conservation management is a heritage significance assessment, which illustrates why a place is important and why it has heritage value. The significance determines the constraints and opportunities of a place, which informs the conservation policy.

GML has a strong reputation for preparing a large number of conservation management plans for both individual places and complex, iconic places like Port Arthur Historic Site and Mawson’s Huts Historic Site.

Conservation Management Plans

Conservation Management Plans (CMPs) are effective tools for ensuring that decisions about heritage places are practical and viable, while retaining heritage values. GML CMPs are renowned for their thorough approach to assessing significance,and their pragmatic ‘real world’ approach. They are more than just great academic research studies because they also set out how the identified conservation policies will be implemented using specific conservation works schedules, defined management responsibilities and clear, sensible recommendations.

Heritage Management Strategies

Heritage Management Strategies (HMS) provide guidance on appropriate policies for future decision making at major sites. These strategies are often prepared as part of large projects or in conjunction with other management documents. For complex plans with many elements, a well-prepared Heritage Management Strategy can focus decisions and resources on the key issues and items in a timely and effective way.