Volume One 10. Heritage Resources and Notable Trees [RPS, C, D] Policy 10.1.2 – Support community initiatives to retain and enhance heritage resources. Local communities can initiate projects to retain and enhance heritage resources. The Council will support such proactive efforts as an effective way of not only protecting Marlborough’s historic heritage, but also creating a community awareness of this heritage. [RPS, C, D] Policy 10.1.3 – Identify and provide appropriate protection to Marlborough’s heritage resources, including: (a) historic buildings (or parts of buildings), places and sites; (b) heritage trees; (c) places of significance to Marlborough’s tangata whenua iwi; (d) archaeological sites; and (e) monuments and plaques. This policy sets out those items and structures considered to be heritage resources in a Marlborough context, all of which make a significant contribution to our historic heritage. The policy also establishes the way that, in order to achieve Objective 10.1, these heritage resources should be protected. Protection in this context should be considered broadly: it includes the use of rules, so that the adverse effects of the demolition, relocation or modification of heritage resources can be considered through the resource consent process, but may also include things such as the use of heritage protection orders (legal protection), provision of assistance to undertake physical protection works, assistance for other heritage protection agencies and acting to improve the community’s awareness of heritage resources etc. The use of “appropriate” in the policy reflects the diversity of protection methods. Note that the protection of heritage trees has been combined with the protection of trees that have amenity significance. See provisions under Objective 10.2 below. [RPS, C, D] Policy 10.1.4 – Increase the community’s awareness of historic heritage values by identifying heritage resources, including historic buildings, places, sites, monuments and plaques that meet the following criteria for significance in the Marlborough Environment Plan: (a) have value as a local landmark, over a significant length of time; (b) have historic association with a person or event of note, or has strong public association for any reason; (c) reflect past skills, style, materials, methods of construction or workmanship that would make it of educational or architectural value; (d) is unique or rare in relation to particular historical themes, or is a work of art; (e) is important to Marlborough’s tangata whenua iwi; and (f) forms part of a precinct or area of heritage value. The criteria included in the policy will be used to identify heritage resources that require protection. In this way, the policy allows a schedule of heritage resources to be established. The schedule contains historic places, historic areas, waahi tapu and waahi tapu areas included in the New Zealand Heritage Lis t/Rārangi Kōrer o. Heritage New Zealand administers the New Zealand Heritage List /Rārangi K ōrero, which recognises the national significance of historic places, historic areas, waahi tapu and waahi tapu areas. Under the RMA the Council is required to have regard to any entry on the List in preparing its MEP. Heritage resources of local significance that meet the above criteria are also included. This schedule is included within the MEP in Appendix 13 in order to increase the community’s awareness of historic heritage values in Marlborough. Other 10 – 3