Conservation Policy: Methodology

The purpose of this document is to provide a tool which can be used to guide the future care and use of 67 Otitori Bay Road and to ensure that all factors affecting the building are considered. The document is intended to enhance the meaning of the building to the community by encouraging the understanding of it’s history and an appreciation of it’s qualities. It is hoped that the story told in this document will encourage further research of the history of the McCahon family in Titirangi and the role that this place has played in that history.

In order to determine appropriate conservation policies for the building , the building has been inspected and described and the existing archival records of the development of the building have been researched. From this information an assessment has been made of the Heritage Value of the building and it’s component parts (refer to Part One : Cultural Significance Assessment of Heritage Value). The Heritage Values are intended to clearly guide which conservation processes (as defined in the ICOMOS (NZ) Charter) are appropriate for each part of the building, to ensure that any changes, including maintenance and repair, will not destroy the cultural heritage significance of the place.

Outside organisations have an interest in the building. The building is registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. The draft of this report was funded by the Waitakere City Council, and the future of the building will depend on further funding from outside sources. If any work is to be carried out on the building it will be necessary to apply to the Waitakere City Council for Building Consent and Resource Consent. An application would be assessed against the requirements of relevant Statutory Codes, the Building Act (1991) in particular. It is essential that these organisations are supportive in the process, and have a clear understanding of the conservation issues involved. The responsibilities of these external authorities, and how their requirements may influence processes of change, has been considered in formulating the conservation policies.

The requirements of the property owners, the intended use of the building and it’s intimate relationship with the community, are fundamental to the success of the conservation of the building.

Consideration has also been given to the existing condition of the building. This will have considerable impact as the building has construction problems and is in a poor state of repair.

The Guiding Conservation Principles which follow are the essential principles which should be applied, by all involved, to protect the building as a place of cultural heritage value and to ensure that the future development of the building is appropriately managed.

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