The Durham Castle and Cathedral World Heritage Site (WHS) management plan has now been placed out for consultation, with a deadline for responses of 18 April.<\/u><\/p>\n
Durham World Heritage Site writes:
\n<\/u>Durham Castle and Cathedral World Heritage Site is one of 29 in the UK and only 1031 globally. UNESCO manages the WHS list and requires that they should have a management plan Durham\u2019s first plan was published in 2006 and it now needs updating. A new draft plan has been produced and the WHS Committee is carrying out a consultation on its proposals.<\/p>\n
The consultation runs from 15th February to 18th April.<\/p>\n
The 2006 Management Plan was the first and covered important essential aspects of management such as the site boundaries and coordination, examples are the inclusion of Palace Green and the establishment of a Coordinating Committee, both of which were achieved.<\/p>\n
After reviewing the 2006 Plan the draft Plan looks in greater detail at what contributes to the Outstanding Universal Value of the site \u2013 this is the way that UNESCO describes what makes a site significant. It covers research, the relationship of the site to its surrounds and its cultural traditions.<\/p>\n
The draft Management Plan aims to:<\/p>\n
The management Plan was produced under the editorial leadership of the World Heritage Site Coordinator on behalf of the World Heritage Site Committee.\u00a0 Members of the Committee contributed to the Plan with assistance from Durham County Council, the Institute of Modern and Early Medieval Studies and volunteers.<\/p>\n
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