“Historic buildings and places help to define our nation. Even so, change, adaptation or development will often be the key to securing their future. ‘Constructive conservation’ is the term used by English Heritage to describe the protection and adaptation of historic buildings and places through actively managing change. The approach is positive and collaborative, based upon a shared understanding of the qualities which make a place or building special. The aim of constructive conservation is to achieve a balance which ensures that those qualities are reinforced rather than diminished by change, whilst achieving a solution which is architecturally and commercially deliverable.”