Amendment C157

Council is proposing an Amendment to the Yarra Planning Scheme that would protect more places of heritage significance.

Amendment C157 proposes to introduce heritage protections for 35 new places (with an individually significant grading) and a precinct along Victoria Street, Richmond (with sites graded either individually significant, contributory or not-contributory).

The Amendment applies to land in Abbotsford, Collingwood, Fairfield, Fitzroy, North Fitzroy and Richmond.

Panel hearing

At its meeting on Tuesday 5 March 2013, Council considered the submissions it received about Amendment C157. At this meeting Council resolved to request that the Minister for Planning appoint an independent planning panel to consider the Amendment and the submissions.

The panel hearing for Amendment C157 was held on 30 April, 1 May and 14 May 2013. The panel report for the amendment is expected to be provided to Council in mid-July.

Expert evidence presented at the panel hearing can be found below:

Expert evidence on behalf of Council

pdf format Expert statement Anita Brady C157 (3.38 MB)

PDF format Expert statement Louise Honman C157.PDF (1.89 MB)

Expert evidence on behalf of submitters

pdf format Expert statement Bryce Raworth C157.pdf (3.41 MB)

pdf format Expert statement Stuart McGurn C157.pdf (1.61 MB)

The Amendment would require people to attain a planning permit before any of the affected properties could be demolished or developed. It is the second Amendment which Council has proposed in 2012 to extend local heritage protections. Here is more information about what is proposed under Amendment C149.

Amendment C157 follows the recommendations of heritage consultants Lovell Chen, who have investigated several sites that were identified in past documents as having potential heritage significance.

Heritage citations have been prepared for each individual site, and the proposed precinct, included in Amendment C157. All of the citations have been prepared by Lovell Chen, apart from one that was prepared by heritage consultants Context. The citations outline the important features of each place and why they are important to Yarra’s history. Here are the citations.

Specifically, the Amendment proposes that a Heritage Overlay (with an individually significant grading) be applied to the following places:

• 219-223 Johnston Street, Abbotsford
• 247-253 Johnston Street, Abbotsford
• 258-260 Johnston Street, Abbotsford
• 300-302 Johnston Street, Abbotsford
• 323-325 Johnston Street, Abbotsford
• 407-409 and 411 Johnston Street, Abbotsford (as identified by street address)
• 1-17 Stafford Street, Abbotsford
• 53-63 Victoria Crescent, Abbotsford (this site is already in the Heritage Overlay however the address is being corrected and the existing mapping error which applies to 65-69 Victoria Crescent is also being corrected)
• 323-325 Victoria Street, Abbotsford
• 63 Cambridge Street (including 44 Oxford Street), Collingwood
• 90-94 Rokeby Street, Collingwood
• 49 Vere Street, Collingwood
• 64 Wellington Street, Collingwood
• 224 Heidelberg Road, Fairfield
• 4 Henry Street, Fitzroy
• 658 Nicholson Street, North Fitzroy
• 22-28 Abinger Street; 37-45 Lyndhurst Street, Richmond
• 15-21 Bell Street, Richmond
• 185 Burnley Street, Richmond
• 196A, 198 and 200-220 Burnley Street, Richmond
• 289, 291 and 293 Burnley Street, Richmond
• 331-333 Burnley Street, Richmond
• 400-402 Burnley Street, Richmond
• 204, 206 and 208 Coppin Street, Richmond
• 1-11 Dickens Street, Richmond
• 42 Edinburgh Street, Richmond
• 19-21 Farmer Street, Richmond
• 75 Fraser Street, Richmond
• 160-166 Lord Street, Richmond
• 89 Neptune Street, Richmond
• 6 Park Avenue, Richmond
• 18 Park Avenue, Richmond
• 22, 24 and 26 Park Avenue, Richmond
• 309 Swan Street, Richmond
• 319 Swan Street, Richmond, and
• 413-415 Swan Street, Richmond.

The Amendment also proposes a heritage precinct for Victoria Street containing the following properties (with gradings indicated):

• 68 Victoria Street, Richmond (contributory)
• 70 Victoria Street, Richmond (not contributory)
• 72 Victoria Street, Richmond (contributory)
• 74-76 Victoria Street, Richmond (contributory)
• 78-80 Victoria Street, Richmond (contributory)
• 82 Victoria Street, Richmond (not contributory)
• 84-86 Victoria Street, Richmond (contributory)
• 88-90 Victoria Street, Richmond (contributory)
• 92-94 Victoria Street, Richmond (individually significant)
• 96-98 Victoria Street. Richmond (contributory)
• 100-102 Victoria Street, Richmond (contributory)
• 104-106 Victoria Street, Richmond (contributory)
• 108-110 Victoria Street, Richmond (contributory)
• 112 Victoria Street, Richmond (contributory)
• 114-116 Victoria Street, Richmond (contributory), and
• 118-120 Victoria Street, Richmond (contributory).

Have your say

Council sought community feedback on this amendment from November 2012 until January 2013. If you have any queries about the amendment, please contact Erika Russell on 9205 5322 or at Erika.Russell@yarracity.vic.gov.au

Next steps

Council will monitor building permit applications for demolition of sites included in the amendment. Where considered necessary, Council will ask the Minister for Planning to place interim heritage controls on affected properties. Council staff will assess building permit applications in accordance with a protocol previously endorsed by Council. More information is available on the Interim Heritage Control Protocol webpage.

Further information
Erika Russell
Strategic Planner
9205 5322
Erika.Russell@yarracity.vic.gov.au

Amendment C157

Panel hearing

Information about Amendment C157

Supporting Documents

Maps

Citiations

Have your say

Next steps