The protection and preservation of the area’s heritage is of great importance to the local community. Council has identified a number of significant heritage items and new or expanded Heritage Conservation Areas following the completion of a series of studies by independent heritage experts.

Items as diverse as the iconic ‘I have a dream’ mural in Newtown, electricity substations, a Quarry Master’s residence, WW1 widows’ housing, a Victorian Italianate style villa, a Federation Arts and Crafts style house, a sandstone stonemason’s cottage, Victorian-era corner shops, a Federation warehouse and a post box are included.

Council proposes to apply planning controls to protect these heritage items and areas. Council is proposing to make amendments to the Marrickville Local Environmental Plan (MLEP) 2011 and Development Control Plan (MDCP) 2011 which:

• Include 75 additional Heritage Items
• Include 2 new Heritage Conservation Areas
• Amend the existing listing of 1 Heritage Item
• Expand 3 existing Heritage Conservation Areas
• Rectify identified minor errors, anomalies and/or omissions within Part 1 and Part 2 of Schedule 5 (Environmental Heritage) and/or MLEP Heritage Map
• Amend MDCP 2011 to include additional maps showing period and contributory buildings within commercial centres

What are heritage listings?

New South Wales has two main types of heritage listings known as heritage items and conservation areas. Heritage listings flag that a place or object has heritage significance.

Heritage listings are significant locally, state-wide, Australia-wide and/or world-wide. Locally significant heritage places are listed on local council Local Environmental Plans (LEP). A listing on the LEP does not mean development is necessarily limited or cannot occur, but means any changes should respect the existing built environment and any identified heritage significance.

Read more from the Heritage Council of NSW

How do I find out if my property is heritage listed?

Council has written to all owners of properties impacted by the current proposal. Each proposed new heritage item has an individual heritage inventory sheet available to view in the Document Library. Maps showing the existing and proposed heritage areas are also included.

For information about other heritage items or conservation areas, please visit Council’s Heritage and Conservation page (Marrickville LGA only)

What information is available to view?

The public exhibition material includes:

• Planning Proposal
• Gateway determination from the Department of Planning and Environment (which authorises and sets out conditions for the public exhibition)

Independent Heritage Studies:

• Marrickville Southern Area Heritage Review by Paul Davies Pty. Ltd., (2015)
• Marrickville Contributory and Period Building Assessment and Mapping Project for 6 Select Commercial Centres by Paul Davies Pty. Ltd., (2015)
• Heritage Assessment of 89A-89E & 91 Camden Street & 11-19 James Street, Enmore NBRS + Partners (2015)
• Heritage Assessment of 17 Railway Terrace, Lewisham NBRS + Partners (2015)
• Heritage Assessment of Beynon & Hayward building, 6 Livingstone Road, Petersham by Paul Davies Pty. Ltd., (2014)
• Heritage Assessment: “I Have a Dream” mural, 305 King Street, Newtown by Paul Davies Pty. Ltd., (2015)

Development Control Plan (MDCP) 2011 chapters

• Contributory Buildings (part 5)
• New Heritage Conservation Area (part 8)
• Strategic precincts (part 9.1-9.47)

How do I make a submission?

Please click on the submission form below by 25 August 2016. Submissions will be included in the Council report but your name, address and email will not be published.

What happens next?

All submissions will be acknowledged individually and included in a report to Council. Everyone who provides an email address in their submission will be notified when the meeting at which the report will be considered is scheduled.