Protection by Development

Heritage Conservation Policy in the

Netherlands
WORKSHOP PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
IN MANAGING HISTORICAL URBAN
PRECINCTS
Module 1: Economy of Heritage Conservation

Peter Timmer
Jakarta, Monday 6 May 2013

1. Heritage Management in NL
2. Protection by Development
3. Modernization Heritage Policy
4. Economic Benefits
5. Public-Private Interaction

1. Heritage Management in NL

National Government
Provinces
Municipalities

Every layer supports heritage

preservation by own legislation,
policy and funding

Decentralized system: local

government plays a key role in
the implementation

Cultural Heritage Agency

Ministry of Education, Culture and Science

Directorate General for Culture and Media

Protect the Netherlands most important movable and

immovable heritage, ensures monuments and historic
buildings, the archaeological resource, the landscape, and
properly care for fine and applied arts
Closely involved in listing, preserving, sustainably
developing and providing access to the most valuable
heritage in our country. The Agency helps other parties to
get the best out of our heritage
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Traditional Heritage
Conservation
Listed Buildings:

56.000

Archaeological Sites:

1.400

Protected Townscapes: 450

World Heritage Sites:

Protected Townscapes

Monuments Act, since

1961

Protection safeguarded in
spatial planning and land
use control

Objective: not only

preserve, but also enhance
and utilize historical urban
features and inspire urban
developments

At the same time

City centers and old

neighborhoods (1950s and
1960s were in a state of
decay

They were loosing their role

as economic and residential
areas

Protection isnt the key to

preservation

National Rehabilitation
Programme

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1970s-1980s: Cooperation
between Ministry of Culture
and the Ministry of Spatial
Planning

Objective: revitalize and

rehabilitate by spatial planning
and financial incentives (city
renewal fund)

Workum 1977

Rehabilitation Plan Workum (1977-1997)

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Stadsherstel organizations

Stadsherstel: city recovery

made it all practicably
possible

Main purpose: purchase and

restore heritage buildings

Over 40 organizations,
operating city bound,
regional, provincial or even
nation wide
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2. Protection by
Development
Belvedere policy: 1999-2009
Changing mentality
Embracing a development
orientated approach:
Preservation through
development
Heritage as a source for
inspiration

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Why?
HERITAGE PRESERVATION

Adds attractiveness
Cultural significance

New functions
Economic base for
maintenance

ECONOMIC AND URBAN

DEVELOPMENT

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Heritage preservation and

economic/urban
development can
complement each other
Heritage enriches
developments, and
developments provide an
economic base for
maintenance and new
functions

How to accomplish it and safeguard features?

1.

Mapping historical value

2.

Mapping development context

3.

Preservation through development

opportunities

4.

Embedding in policy, management,

urban planning and development
projects

Analyzing heritage
features

Translation to points of
departure regarding
preservation, enhancing
features and utilizing
heritage

Interaction between heritage experts,

designers, government and local community.

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Instruments
Cultural-historical survey
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Historical urban features

Pattern, landmarks, functions, character
Intangible urban heritage
Area- or building-based points of departure

Historic building survey

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Historical architectural features

Lay out, uniqueness, authenticity, integrity
Intangible heritage
Building-based points of departure

3. Modernization Heritage
Policy
National policy introduced in 2010:
Continuing Belvedere and provide a
legal base for a development
orientated approach in spatial planning

Three Pillars:
Pillar 1: Taking into account culturalhistorical interests in environmental
planning in general
Pillar 2: More powerful and simpler
rules
Pillar 3: To promote adaptive reuse
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Protected Townscapes?
Continuing story because of:

Status and national

recognition entails pride
and public awareness

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Favorable real estate

climate due to a long-term
policy based on rules

Character in Focus

Embedding preservation of
heritage in urban or
landscape planning

Objective: clarity about

own role, national
framework for cooperation

Less regulations, more

cooperation by MOU
between governmental
institutions
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From collection to connection

By exploiting the economic,
social-cultural and ecological
strengths of the heritage site
better
Five priority tasks:
1 World heritage
2 Sea, coast and rivers
3 Redevelopment
4 Living Landscape
5 Reconstruction era

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4. Economic Benefits
Research on this topic is
increasing
Economic value of real
estate in protected
townscapes: + 5-20%

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This makes heritage sites

attractive for (long term)
investors

Financial Incentives
Private and public funds
(charity, National Lottery etc.)
National Restoration Fund:
- Providing low interest loans
- Revolving Fund principle

Government supports (co-financing) preservation by

Subsidies for restoration
Subsidies for maintenance
Subsidies for protection by development
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Financial Incentives
Private and public funds
(charity, National Lottery etc.)
National Restoration Fund:
- Providing low interest loans
- Revolving Fund principle

Modernization (and crisis)

Government supports (co-financing) preservation by
Subsidies for restoration: decreased
Subsidies for maintenance: no change
Subsidies for protection by development: increased
Subsidies for temporary use, to avoid decay
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5. Public-Private Interaction
Some heritage tasks lie
beyond the benefit, the
interests, and the knowledge
of owners and users

When public interests or

responsibilities come into
play, the government enters
the scene and supplements

System heritage preservation

in the Netherlands is based
on this public-private
interaction

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Public-Private Partnership

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PPP goes beyond mere

public-private interaction

Legal agreement between

public and private parties
to achieve a common
objective, reflected in a
project that assures
conservation of heritage
buildings or sites

PPP and heritage

conservation
Stadsherstel approach
Organization purchase, utilize,
restore, heritage sites

Integrated approach
Conservation incorporated in
(urban) redevelopment plans
Community-Based Approach
Preservation part of urban
environmental management
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PPP as a tool to

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restore and reuse heritage buildings

Pakhuis De Zwijger
Amsterdam
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restore and upgrade historical public space

Catharijnesingel
Utrecht

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rehabilitate and revitalize urban neighbourhoods

Jordaan
Amsterdam
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inspire and add value to redevelopment

Belvedere
Maastricht

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Terima Kasih

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