The World Heritage Committee,
- Having examined Document WHC/25/47.COM/7B,
- Recalling Decision 45 COM 7B.1[2]8 adopted at its extended 45th session (Riyadh, 2023),
- Welcomes:
- The State Party’s continuing commitment to the mission of creating a participatory decision mechanism with the local community and all stakeholders,
- The establishment of the Technical Committee with the aim to evaluate the impacts of projects in the buffer zone on the Outstanding Universal Value of the property,
- The ambition to establish the Beekrumsing Ramlallah Interpretation Centre Phase II extension in the Cerné Docks;
- Notes reported outcomes of the archaeological investigations undertaken between 2022 and 2023 at the Parc à Boulets, which have established the importance of this area as part of the historical Immigration Depot, and encourages the State Party to undertake further onsite and desktop research, with a view to a possible extension of the boundaries of the property through a minor boundary modification process, as outlined in Paragraph 164 of the Operational Guidelines, in order to also include these areas into the property;
- Also notes with appreciation that the Management Plan for the property will be reviewed under the participatory decision-making mechanism that involves local community and requests the State Party to submit the draft reviewed Management Plan 2026-2030 to the World Heritage Centre for review by the Advisory Bodies before it is adopted;
- Further notes:
- The status updates provided on the five projects mentioned above,
- The State Party’s proactive responses to the outcomes of impact assessment processes following the ICOMOS’ Technical Reviews,
- A Master Plan, which will be developed to integrate the cultural developments in the Buffer Zone 1 into a Cultural Heritage precinct, and which will be assessed through an impact assessment process, will be submitted to the World Heritage Centre for review by the Advisory Bodies;
- Also requests that the State Party:
- Continue to rework the Immigration Square proposal, based on the outcomes of the Overarching HIA/VIA and the guidance included in the Planning Policy Guideline 6 (PPG 6) and the Action Area Plan 01 (AAP 01),
- Establish a maximum envelope for the proposed hotel component of the Immigration Square proposal through digital modelling of views both to and from the property and aligned with the PPG 6,
- Ensure that the reprogramming of the Trou Fanfaron harbour precinct does not negatively impact the spatial relationship between the property and the Trou Fanfaron Bay through an increased traffic movement along the quayside;
- Also encourages the State Party to establish programmes to document and stimulate the restoration and appropriate reuse of historical structures located in the buffer zone of the property, especially the buffer zone 2 (commonly referred to as China Town), which requires more attention;
- Finally requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 December 2026, an updated report on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the above, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 49th session.