We interpret conservation areas as areas designated as such on the basis of clauses §5 and §6 of Act no. 20/1987 Sb., on State Heritage Preservation, as amended, i.e. heritage zones and heritage reservations.
How to find out whether a building is located in a conservation area ?
On the websites www.npu.cz → MonumNet → Signpost IISPP (GIS, archaeological data, MIS) → Meta Information System (MIS) → document search
- Example: Plzeň → result: Urban Heritage Reservation (MPR)
Where can I find the protection conditions for the territory?
On the following webpage: www.npu.cz → MonumNet → World Heritage → National Cultural Propertys and conservation areas
- Example: Plzeň, Plzeň Region, Municipality of Plzeň → result: Urban Heritage Reservation (designation name, text)
OR
On the following webpage www.npu.cz → MonumNet → Signpost IISPP (GIS, archaeological data, MIS) → Meta Information System (MIS) → document search
- Example: Plzeň MPR → result:
- Document Description: Decree of the Government of Czechoslovakia No. 54/1989 Sb. of 19.4.1989 - designation of the historic centres of Kolin, Plzeň, Brno, Lipnik nad Bečvou and Přibor as Heritage Reservations, parts 1 & 2
For increased protection of conservation areas i.e. heritage zones (PZ) and heritage reservations (PR), a buffer zone can be designated according to §17 of 20/1987
Where can I find whether a building is located within a buffer zone, and what the protection conditions are?
On the following webpage www.npu.cz → MonumNet → Signpost IISPP (GIS, archaeological data, MIS) → Meta Information System (MIS) → document search
Example: Plzeň OP PR → result: the Plzeň Urban Heritage Reservation does not have a buffer zone
Where to source the information above if not found on www.npu.cz?
Email your query to edis@up.npu.cz or up@up.npu.cz.
What is the next step when planning a building renovation in a conservation area?
- Expert assistance in preparing a design and project work for renovating a structure in a conservation area is available at every branch of the National Heritage Institute
- NPU Directory
What to avoid ?
- It is necessary to submit the renovation design and preparatory work (including project documentation) for consultation with the relevant officer from the National Heritage Institute right from the beginning of the process.
What does one gain, if avoiding the above ?
You thus avoid the typical mistakes made by many applicants who approach the National Heritage Institute with requests for written specialist opinions on already finished project documentation, which contains insufficient consideration for the interests of heritage management. We cannot deliver a positive assessment on such documentation, and as a rule it will have to be partly or totally redrafted.
If you communicate with the NPU right from the beginning of your design, you will save time for yourself, the architect and the Institute, who will have enough scope to consult on your design. Furthermore, you will save financial resources (by not having to considerably modify the documentation).
Links:
Supplement to the magazine Bulletin of Heritage Management, volume 60 - The Principles of Urban Heritage Conservation, K. Kuča, V. Kučova, State Institute for Heritage Preservation, Prague 2000
Specialist and methodological publication - New Buildings in Conservation Areas K. Kuča, V. Kučova, K. Kibic, National Heritage Institute, Central Office, Prague 2004
Key words:
- Heritage reservation
- Heritage zone
- Heritage buffer zone