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Easement owners' resources
As a property owner of a conservation easement held by the Trust, you have certain tools available to you to help you with the ongoing conservation of your property. Here, we can provide access to forms and guidelines as well as tools to assist you with your work. If you would like to see more tools offered here, let us know.
Before starting any activity (or alteration) that may change the protected features on your property, refer to your easement agreement and contact the Trust for guidance and support. Having a good understanding of the specific protections in your easement agreement will help you to determine whether you need to obtain permission for the alteration or not.
Trust staff can provide support in the following ways:
- determining whether approval is required
- providing technical conservation guidance on the proposed alteration(s)
- describing the alteration request process and the documentation or materials that will be required
It’s always good to contact us early in the planning phase so that your efforts are well spent.
Request and approval
The approval process is triggered by submitting an Alteration request form. Plans and designs should be relatively final at the point of submitting this request. Along with the request, provide enough supplementary information for the Trust to understand and evaluate the proposal. Supplements can include photos, specifications, plans, drawings, reports and other materials.
A final decision on your request can take up to 60 days — or longer if adequate information is not provided with the application. During this time, staff may reach out to you with followup questions or ask for more information. The Trust’s review will begin once all necessary documentation has been received. A formal response will be issued in a letter providing approval, conditional approval or rejection. This decision is final and not subject to appeal.
If approved, please remember to keep us up to date with the project as it progresses and inform us of any change in the scope of the work. You are also asked to submit an Alteration completion form when the work is finished.
This page is intended for landowners and organizations who own property with a Trust easement agreement registered on title. It provides an overview on how to report changes made to those properties by submitting an Alteration completion form.
Completing your alteration
On project completion, you should provide a brief completion report to the Trust. Reporting completed work is critical to our ability to track how heritage properties change over time. Clear records of completed projects on your property will also speed up the processing of future requests.
What to report
Your report must include the following information:
- a written description of the completed project
- photographs of the completed project
- for natural heritage easements, a map or GPS coordinates of the work, if possible
Your report may include the following information:
- records of materials used (including sources — for example, suppliers and manufacturers)
- records of methods used
- photographs taken during the project
- lessons learned and feedback on the alteration request process
You should show that the work was completed as approved. The level of detail required should correspond to the complexity of the work. For further assistance, contact Trust staff.
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