We interpret conservation areas as areas those designated on the basis of sections §5 and §6 of Act No. 20/1987 Coll., on State Heritage Preservation as amended, as Heritage Reservations and Heritage Zones.
Roads, their surfaces and authentic adaptations provide important evidence in the historic development of towns and villages and their relations. The articulation of the plot and elevation, the structure and colour of the surface and the material used (as a rule originating from the nearby area) significantly influence the general appearance and promotion of the genius loci of individual historic sites and cultural landscapes.
How to proceed with repair to road surfaces in Conservation Areas?
Expert assistance in repairing road surfaces in Conservation Areas is available at every branch of the National Heritage Institute
What to avoid?
Starting maintenance work or renovation of road surfaces without consulting specialist heritage management organisations
Processing project documention for road surface repairs and adaptations without consulting specialist heritage management organisations
What does one gain, by avoiding the above?
You thus avoid the typical mistakes made by many applicants who approach the National Heritage Institute with requests for written expert 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 a specialist organisation (NPU) right from the beginning of your project, you will save time for yourself, the architect and the Institute, and allow 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 - Care for Historic Countryside Roads - National Heritage Institute, Central Branch, Prague 2003.
Key Words:
- Heritage Reservation
- Heritage Zone
- Road surfaces