PPS 6 Planning Archaeology and the Built Heritage·Page 9·1.8
Shared Responsibility for Heritage Stewardship
Heritage stewardship is a shared responsibility among government, district councils, businesses, voluntary bodies, churches and individual citizens. It extends beyond preventing destruction to actively maintaining historic assets for present and future generations.
The responsibility for stewardship of the archaeological and built heritage is not solely the preserve of the Department of the Environment. It is shared by everyone - other government departments and agencies, district councils, business, voluntary bodies, churches, and by individual citizens as owners, users and visitors of historic monuments and buildings. This shared responsibility to the archaeological and built heritage goes beyond simply preventing its destruction, essential though that is. It involves actively caring for it, maintaining it in good physical condition and keeping the past available for the enjoyment and understanding of present and future generations.
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