19 December. Vilnius City Hall for representatives of the public an assessment of the current state of the Special Plan for Vilnius Old Town and its Conservation Area was presented. The meeting provided an overview of the legal documents and drawings of the area under consideration and presented the conclusions of the assessment. Participants were invited to discuss the findings of the assessment of the current state of Vilnius Old Town and to formulate their observations and proposals for the Special Plan for Vilnius Old Town. The meeting was attended by 29 persons and 44 registered.
Content of the meeting
The dossier consists of graphical and textual material. The graphical part consists of 12 drawings analysing: the boundaries and valuable features of the territory, spatial structure, morphotypes, density of development, a diagram of cultural heritage objects, a diagram of existing cultural heritage objects in the visual protection zone of Vilnius Old Town, other spatial planning documents in force in the Old Town and in the protection zone of the Old Town, archaeology, relief, and an assessment of the existing green areas. The text part describes the summary of the assessment of the existing condition of Vilnius Old Town and presents 5 main conclusions of the assessment of the existing condition: 1. 2. Different morphotypes in the General Plan of Vilnius and in the Act of the Council for the Evaluation of the Real Cultural Heritage (hereinafter referred to as the Act); 3 . Failure to systematise and make accessible the studies carried out; 4 . The Act does not sufficiently develop the concept of Integrity; 5. The full dossier of the State of Play Assessment is available on the website of the Department of Cultural Heritage (select ‘Activities’ from the menu, then ‘Specific Plans’): https://kpd.lrv.lt/lt/veiklos-sritys/specialieji-planai/informacija
Comments and suggestions received
After the presentation of the results of the state of play assessment, the discussion turned to an open debate, with the opportunity for all to ask questions and make suggestions. The comments can be summarised in two groups: 1. Comments on the objectives and baseline data for the content of the Special Plan for the Old Town of Vilnius (criticizing the Act of the Council for the Evaluation of the Real Cultural Heritage of the Old Town of Vilnius (u.k. 16073) (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) (No. Comments on the assessment of the existing situation (suggestions for revision of the tree scheme, proposals of the representatives of specific plots of land for changing the purpose of the plots, proposals for changing the boundaries of the protected area, etc.).
What happens next?
Following the discussion, the planning organiser, the Department of Cultural Heritage, and the plan drafter, ID Vilnius, will evaluate the public comments received and the results of the assessment of the existing condition and the problematic issues raised. The public representatives involved will be informed of the decisions taken by emails and information will be published on the website of the Department of Cultural Heritage: https://kpd.lrv.lt/lt/veiklos-sritys/specialieji-planai/informacija 19 December. Representatives from the following organisations attended the meeting on 19 December: Environment and Heritage Preservation Movement, Lithuanian Cultural Policy Institute, Association of Cultural Heritage Experts, State Commission for Cultural Heritage, Vilnius Development Company, Lithuanian Chamber of Architects, Lithuanian Culture Research Institute, MRU Law School, Vilnius Branch of the Lithuanian Union of Architects, Union of Experts of the Court of Construction and Architecture, Vilnius Archdiocese, Vilnius Film Office, Public Institution “Vilnius Old Town Renovation Agency”, Vilnius Municipality, Department of Protection of Cultural Heritage, and the Head of the Vilnius Municipality. The Lithuanian Real Estate Development Association, the Lithuanian Historical Institute, the Association “Let’s Save the Trees of Vilnius”, the Vilnius Academy of Arts, the Faculty of History of Vilnius University, the Association “Historical City”, the Association “Historical City”, the Association of Lithuanian Restorers.
