Heritage for Planners – Interactive Workshop Heritage Impact Statements

1 Heritage Impact Assessments Post Office Kalgoorlie

Writing a HIS 2 Why? Who? When? How?

3 Understanding Heritage Significance Where to get information What to look for Sacred Heart Convent and School, Highgate

4 Development control principles Presumption against demolition Give due weight to heritage significance Respect historic fabric Anzac Cottage, Mount Hawthorn, 1916

5 Heritage Impact Statement – Case Study

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7 Plans

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10 Heritage Information One of the area’s oldest houses Flemish Bond brickwork Uncommon use of basaltic rock Rear fibro addition Largely in original form “A charming example of early housing in the area”

11 Heritage Impact Statement

Respect or enhance Retain and restore original fabric Create commercially viable use Remove intrusive and non-significant additions Retain building layout and legibility Identifies new works 12

Detrimental impact Extensive new addition Height at rear Some design elements not sympathetic to existing style Reconfigured layout – main entrance to side Visual impact of new works Change of use 13

14 Recommendation Approval with suggestions for improvement: –integrate ramp canopy with rear verandah –traditional form of windows in key areas –detailing to consider heritage elements

15 Outcome