3. - Schlösser-Magazin

5.c)
Means of Implementing Protective
Measures
All the bodies involved in managing the
property are represented in a steering group
made up of high-ranking members of the
Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Ministry
of Finance, the State Office for Monument
Preservation, the State Agency for Property
Assets and Construction, Baden-Württemberg
Castles and Gardens and Schwetzingen town
council. The steering group coordinates all
matters affecting Schwetzingen’s nomination
for inscription on the List and works in
cooperation with the local-level working
party to ensure that the Management Plan
is implemented in conformity with the
protective measures covering the property (see
organigram, p. 153).
The various monument protection and
nature conservation measures are tailored
to the needs of the areas they cover. The
incorporation of protective measures into
planning processes is guaranteed by a tried
and tested system that requires all supervisory
bodies to be involved in planning processes
(section 8 of the Monument Protection Act).
Planning and Monument Protection
Legislation
Section 8 of the Monument Protection
Act stipulates that any construction or
alteration work on cultural monuments
(as defined in section 2 of the Act) and on
historic monuments of special significance
(sections 12 and 18) requires the approval of
the monument protection authority if it is
likely to cause partial or complete loss of the
substance of the building and/or will impair
the appearance of the property. Section 15
of the Act stipulates that projects affecting
the surroundings of a historic monument of
special significance (as defined in sections 12
and 28) are also subject to approval by the
monument protection authority.
5. Protection and Management of the Property
The designation of the whole of the
nominated property as an entire fixture as
defined in section 19 of the Act means that
construction or alteration work on buildings
not registered as monuments is also subject
to approval. This protection extends to any
surface not built on, such as streets, squares
and green spaces.
Violations of these regulations are treated
as summary offences and carry fines of up to
€ 250,000.
Adherence to planning and monument
protection legislation is monitored by the
following authorities:
1. Baden-Württemberg’s Ministry of Economic
Affairs in its capacity as supreme planning
and monument protection authority;
2. the Regional Council in Karlsruhe in its
capacity as senior planning and monument
protection authority;
3. the town councils of Schwetzingen and
Ketsch (Ketsch being responsible for the
protected areas bordering the palace gardens
to the west) as lower planning and monument
protection authorities.
Approval is granted by the lower monument
protection authority after it has heard the
advice of the senior authority.
Nature Conservation Legislation
Section 37 of the Nature Conservation Act
prohibits changes or disruptions which
could lead to impairment of the integrity of
designated sites. Section 38 stipulates that all
projects are to be assessed for compatibility
with the conservation aims of the site before
being approved or carried out. In addition,
measures have been taken to ensure the
general protection of plants and animals in
accordance with section 43 of the Act.
Adherence to nature conservation legislation is
monitored by the Rhine-Neckar District Office
in its capacity as lower nature-protection
authority.
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