FAQs
Will the listing prevent any future development on the site?
No, the listing will not prevent any future development, but it will mean that any development and renovations within the site will need to be sympathetic to the heritage significance of the site. This may involve using appropriate materials, maintaining significant architectural features, and preserving the visual character of the buildings and ensuring additions don’t obscure or detract from important heritage features.
Why is Council listing the item?
A comprehensive Heritage assessment (refer to Attachment 2) conducted a professional heritage consultant recommended that the presbytery and school buildings possess local historical significance as a complex and meet the threshold for listing as a local heritage item in the Willoughby Local Environmental Plan 2012 (WLEP 2012).
What is considered heritage significant?
Heritage significance is assessed against the NSW heritage criteria, which evaluate the historical, architectural, social, and cultural importance of a site within the local context.
What happens after the public exhibition period ends?
After the public exhibition period ends, Council will review all submissions and consider the feedback received from the community. Having reviewed and considered the feedback, Council will decide whether or not the property should be listed as a heritage item (a report will be provided and the matter will be considered at a Council meeting). If the Council decides to proceed, the property will be added to the local heritage list. The council will advise submitters of its decision.