| Indicator | Reasoning | Assessment grade | Confidence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very low | Low | Moderate | High | Very high | In state grade | In trend grade | ||
| Land use and development | Total number of development applications (DAs) increased marginally since 2010–11. The percentage of all DAs relevant to heritage issues decreased since 2010–11. Although this indicates a small increase in development pressure, these applications must be referred to the ACT Heritage Council, which can recommend the best protection for heritage through application approvals, conditional approvals, modifications or refusals. Both greenfield development and urban infill can affect heritage sites and objects. Greenfield developments particularly affect Aboriginal and natural heritage sites. As previously discussed, the salvaging and rehoming of Aboriginal heritage objects found during development may damage the value of the objects, as they are often inextricably linked to the land. Historic heritage is most heavily affected by urban infill and redevelopment, particularly buildings within heritage precincts. This indicator provides reasonable confidence in the level of development pressure on heritage matters |
Improving | Limited evidence or limited consensus | Limited evidence or limited consensus | ||||
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