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40 FOUR exclusive objectives (ibid. 2000: p iv). ‘Full many a plan is born to lie unseen And waste its wisdom in a cellar’s [sic] air’ Thomas Gray as cited in Kerr Semple, J. 2000:p29 Management plans are the practical strategy to adopt and adapt information researched and discovered in, what can be, primarily theoretical and philosophical conservation plans. The complete package of documents, whether the organisation chooses to combine them or maintain individual items as a progression of thought, should be comprehensive and systematic plans, encompassing both short and medium term considerations (Scarrett, D. 2001:p16), drafted with implementation in mind (Kerr Semple, J. 2000:p3). It is essential within maintenance management that the anticipation of the buildings’working life is assessed in conjunctionwith the present and forecasted future use (CIoB. 1990:p1). This is due to the likelihood that acceptable standards of amenity (in terms of use, access and to some extent visual) and performance will rise substantially over the buildings lifetime (Scarrett, D. 2001:p14). Therefore the acceptance of adaptation and modification of the building and management plan is crucial in keeping the strategy as a dynamic working document, rather than a research study and end in itself. Societies’ knowledge base about the historic environment is constantly evolving due to new research opportunities; potentially leading to future vulnerability Four•Three The evolution of the maintenance management plan Chapter Four - Maintenance Management Aimee Felton