City of Mitcham Heritage DPA - Submissions Open
Posted on March 02, 2014
In 2011 the City of Mitcham completed a heritage survey of its council areas. The survey made recommendations in respect of a number of areas resulting in the release on 13 February 2014 of a Heritage Development Plan Amendment (DPA).
The DPA has been granted Interim Operation by the Minister for Planning which means it is effective now.
The DPA
The DPA will update the existing heritage protection areas within the Mitcham Council area. Prior to the DPA there were approximately 211 local heritage places listed in the Development Plan. The DPA proposes to add a further 59 local heritage places to the current list.
Broadly, the DPA proposes the following changes:
- Updating and replacing some existing heritage related policies and expanding the boundary of Residential (Central Plains) Historic (Conservation) Policy Area 15 in Kingswood to the east and south;
- Updating and replacing some existing heritage related policies within the Metropolitan Wide and Council Wide sections of the Development Plan;
- Creating two new Historic (Conservation) Policy Areas along sections of Somerset Avenue in Cumberland Park and Adey Road in Blackwood;
- Expanding the boundary of the Historic (Conservation) Zone for Mitcham Village to include the remainder of Mitcham Reserve;
- Adding 59 additional buildings or structures to the local heritage list;
- Amending some existing Local Heritage Places and removing one place from the list; and
- Inserting a Table of Design Guidelines for Heritage Places and development within Historic (Conservation) Zones and Policy Areas.
What does the DPA mean?
In order to be recommended for inclusion as a local heritage place, a building or property must display one of the characteristics set out in Section 23(4) of the Development Act. Once places of local heritage value are identified, a list of the properties is provided to the Minister for consideration.
Pursuant to Section 25(12) of the Act, the DPA is notified to owners of property being listed. If you are the owner of a property being listed you will be notified of the listing and will have an opportunity to object to the listing. If an objection is raised, the Minister must seek advice from the Local Heritage Advisory Committee as to whether the listing is appropriate and the owner must be given an opportunity to be heard as to any objections. The Minister will then decide to approve, amend or reject the DPA.
The designation of a place as a local heritage place has a number of consequences. For example:
- It expands the definition of “development” under the Development Regulations such that building work which would not otherwise require planning consent is prohibited without such consent;
- It makes some building work that would not ordinarily require approval subject to approval; and
- Under the development plan demolition of a local heritage place may be listed as a non-complying development.
What to do
The DPA can be viewed at Council Chambers or online.
If you wish to provide a submission on the DPA it needs to be made by 17 April 2014. Your submission should indicate whether you wish to speak at the public meeting to be held on 6 May 2014.
If you require assistance with a submission please contact us.