Latest News• Add My News • Search Old News Gippsland › Latest news › Bass Coast Local NewsTemporary Heritage Controls For Bass CoastThe Minister for Planning has approved temporary heritage protection controls for a number of individual properties and six neighbourhoods in the Bass Coast Shire. Council’s Director of Planning and Environment, "Council apologises to anyone who may have been stressed or upset by these letters," said Mr Mason. "The heritage controls are only temporary and are not intended to stop property owners from doing anything to their houses. "All property owners and the wider community will have the chance to give feedback." The proposed controls affect two groups of properties – those that are have individual heritage value and those that reside in proposed heritage precincts. The major concern has come from property owners within the areas that have identified as ‘heritage precincts’. Why have heritage controls? "Many people have told council that they value the sense of history and feel of towns and particular areas. The heritage controls are a formal way of preserving the character of the community," said Mr Mason. "The proposed controls were developed to protect the overall cultural value and character of individual properities and neighbourhoods, while recognising that they still need to function on a daily basis. "Heritage areas face the same practical realities – of families growing, building maintenance and development pressure – as any contemporary suburb. "Most councils have heritage controls and are encouraged to do so by the State Government, they are not unique to Mr Mason advised that the proposal is based on a Heritage Study conducted by well respected heritage experts. "Heritage experts were needed to undertake the inspections and recommend the inclusion of houses or areas," he said. "Council received $40,000 funding from Heritage Heritage precincts There are six precincts listed in in the proposed Heritage Precinct Overlay. Mr Mason says these were established because neighbourhood character plays an important part in maintaining the heritage of an area. "Neighbourhoods, more directly than individual places, define our townships," he said. The Precincts are called:
6. "For example," said Mr Mason, "the Heritage Study identified neighbourhoods or "Precincts" within Wonthaggi where there still remain a significant number of buildings from the railway and coal mining era. "What is left of the railway and coal mining history remains in the houses and buildings of this period, but also the neighbourhoods." But, says Mr Mason, many of the buildings within the Heritage Precincts have since been altered, extended or repaired beyond recognition. "So each house has been given a significance rating – Primary Significance, Contributory Significance or No Significance – with different controls for each." Individually listed properties The Heritage Places Overlay is different to the Heritage Precinct Overlay, in that it applies to individually listed heritage places, says Mr Mason. "164 places have been indentified as being of significant heritage value. "For each property information sheets have been prepared, including historical information and suggestions for the further development of the properties," said Mr Mason. What do the temporary heritage controls mean? "The temporary controls are not intended to stop property owners from doing anything to their houses," explained Mr Mason. "They just trigger a requirement to apply for a planning permit for any maintenance or building works that are visible from the street or demolition so we can keep track of what is happening. "In some cases works may be restricted, but this is not usual. "Heritage controls also don’t apply inside houses and cannot be used to force landowners to maintain or paint their house," he continued. Where to from here? "Although the Heritage Study has been completed, we are still just at the beginning of the process," said Mr Mason. "Over the next couple of months property owners and the wider community will get a chance to give feedback on the proposed controls. "Any feedback will also be reviewed by an independent panel before a final recommendation is made to the Council," Mr Mason advised. Source: www.gippsland.com Published by: news@gippsland.com
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