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HERITAGEANALYSIS

DraftStLeonardsandCrowsNest2036PlanSeptember2018|J2658

WEIRPHILLIPSHERITAGE|DraftStLeonardsandCrowsNest2036Plan|September2018

CONTENTS PAGE

1.0 INTRODUCTION 11.1 PREAMBLE 11.2 AUTHORSHIP 11.3 LIMITATIONS 11.4 DOCUMENTARYEVIDENCE 11.4.1 GENERALREFERENCES 21.4.2 MAPS,PLANSANDPHOTOGRAPHS 21.5 LOCATION 21.6 PRECINCTOVERVIEW 3

2.0 HISTORICALDEVELOPMENT 72.1 ORIGINALOCCUPATION 72.2 NORTHSYDNEYBEFORE1850 72.3 SUMMARYOFHERITAGESITESWITHINTHEPRECINCT 9

3.0 DRAFTSTLEONARDSANDCROWSNEST2036PLAN 9

4.0 RESPONSETODRAFT2036PLAN 124.1 GUIDINGPRINCIPLES: 124.2 HEIGHTOFBUILDINGS 124.3 TRANSITIONSTOHERITAGECONSERVATIONAREA 134.4 RESPONDTOFINEGRAIN 154.5 VISUALIMPACT 164.6 OVERSHADOWING 174.7 VIEWCORRIDORS 184.8 URBANDESIGNINTERFACE 19

5.0 CONCLUSIONSANDRECOMMENDATIONS 20

1. APPENDIX1-INDIVIDUALHERITAGEITEMSANDINTERFACETREATMENTSFORHERITAGEITEMS/HCA 21

This report was prepared by Weir Phillips Heritage for the Department of Planning and Environment for information only. Advice in this report reflects the independent opinions of Weir Phillips Heritage at the time the analysis was undertaken and does not represent the views of the Department of Planning and Environment and/or the relevant Council.

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 PreambleThisHeritageAnalyishasbeenpreparedtoguidetheheritageaspectsoftheDraftStLeonardsandCrowsNest2036Plan(Draft2036Plan)beingdevelopedbyNSWDepartmentofPlanningandEnvironment(DPE).ThePrecincttraversesthethreeLocalGovernmentAreas(LGA)ofNorthSydney,WilloughbyandLaneCove.PartofthefollowingsuburbsarelocatedwithinthePrecinct:

• CrowsNest;• Wollstonecraft;• StLeonards;• Naremburn;• Artarmon;and• Greenwich.

TheDraft2036Planwillincludethevision,objectivesandguidingprinciplesforfutureplanningofthePrecinctandwilloutlinefuturelanduses,builtformproposals,growthprojectionsandtheinfrastructurerequiredtosupportpopulationandemploymentgrowth.ItisinformedbythefindingsoftheStage1andStage2technicalstudiesincludingUrbanDesign,PublicDomain,SocialInfrastructureandOpenSpace,Transport,Heritage,EconomicFeasibilityandUtilitiesandServicing.TofacilitateurbandesignandplanningassociatedwiththePrecinct,aheritageanalysisisrequiredtosupportandinformdetailedprecinctplanningtounderstandwherespecificheritageconsiderationsarerequired.Inaddition,thereareanumberoflocalheritageitemslistedoneachoftheCouncilLocalEnvironmentalPlans(LEPs)andseveralstateheritageitems.FiveheritageconservationareasoflocalsignificancealsoexistinthePrecinct,oneinWilloughbyLGAandfourinNorthSydneyLGA,asfollows:

• NaremburnConservationArea(C8–Willoughby);• HoltermannEstateA(CA07–NorthSydney);• HoltermannEstateB(CA08–NorthSydney);• HoltermannEstateC(CA09–NorthSydney);and• HoltermannEstateD(CA18–NorthSydney).

Thisreportcontainsguidelinesformitigatingtheimpactofpotentialfuturedevelopmentadjacenttoheritageitemsandheritageconservationareastoensurethesignificanceofthesesitesareretained.

1.2 AuthorshipThisanalysishasbeenpreparedbyAnnaMcLaurin,B.Envs.(Arch.),M.Herit.Cons.,andJamesPhillips,B.Sc.(Arch.),B.Arch.,M.Herit.Cons.(Hons),ofWeirPhillipsHeritage.

1.3 LimitationsAdetailedhistoryofthesiteandafullassessmentofsignificancetoNSWHeritageDivisionstandardswasnotundertaken.ThehistorycontainedinthisanalysiswascompiledfromreadilyavailablesourceslistedunderSection1.5below.AnAboriginalhistoryandassessmentwasnotprovidedfor.NohistoricalarchaeologywascarriedoutwithinthePrecinct.

1.4 DocumentaryEvidence


1.4.1 GeneralReferences

• Apperly,Richardetal,APictorialGuidetoIdentifyingAustralianArchitecture,Sydney,AngusandRobertson,1989.

• Attenbrow,Val,SydneyAboriginalPast:investigatingthearchaeologicalandhistoricalrecords,NSW,UniversityofNewSouthWalesPressLtd,2002.

• BoroughofSt.Leonards,RateandValuationRecords.Variousdates.NorthSydneyHeritageCentre.

• GoddenMackay,NorthSydneyHeritageStudy.UnpublishedreportforNorthSydneyCouncil,1993,p.43.NorthSydneyHeritageCollection,StantonLibrary.

• JohnSandsLtd,JohnSands’SydneyandSuburbanDirectories,Sydney,JohnSandsLtd,variousyears.

1.4.2 Maps,PlansandPhotographs

• (Aerialphotograph)1943,maps.six.nsw.gov.au• PlanoftheParishofWilloughby,CountyofCumberland,undated.NSWLPI

ParishMapPreservationProject.• NorthSydneyCouncilArchives

1.5 Location

ThePrecinctislocatedtothenorthwestoftheSydneyCBDandencompassespartsofNorthSydney,Wollstonecraft,CrowsNest,Artarmon,StLeonardsandGreenwich.ThePrecinctisbisectedbythePacificHighwayandcontainsStLeonardsRailwayStation.ThegenerallocationofthePrecinctinrelationtotheSydneyCBDisindicatedbythewhitecircleinFigure1.

Figure1:ThelocationoftheStLeonardsandCrowsNestStationPrecinctinrelationtotheSydneyCBD.

SIXMaps2017


Figure2:Theextentoftheprecinct.

SJB2017

1.6 PrecinctOverview

Thefollowingdescriptionprovidesanoverviewoftheprecinctandtheheritageitemsitcontains.Foramoredetailedassessmentofindividualheritageitems,pleaserefertoAppendix1.TheStLeonardsandCrowsNestStationPrecinctcomprisesanumberofdifferenturbanareascentredaroundthePacificHighwaycorridor.Thearchitecturalcharacterofbuildingsliningthehighwayvariesgreatlybetweenlargelowrisewarehousesto6-8storeycommercialandinstitutionalbuildings.ThefocusofthePrecinctisStLeonardsStationandsurroundinghighrisecommercialbuildings.TheCrowsNestretailprecinctisapedestrianfriendlyareawithpredominatelytwo-storeybuildings,centredaroundWilloughbyRoad.SurroundingthePrecinctareanumberofresidentialareas,mainlycharacterisedbysinglestoreylowdensitydetachedhousessetinleafystreets.AnumberoftheseresidentialareasarelistedasHeritageConservationAreas.TheseConservationAreasare:

• NaremburnConservationArea(C8–Willoughby);• HoltermannEstateA(CA07–NorthSydney);• HoltermannEstateB(CA08–NorthSydney);• HoltermannEstateC(CA09–NorthSydney);and• HoltermannEstateD(CA18–NorthSydney).

Therearealsoanumberofindividuallylistedlocalheritageitems(Schedule5oftherelevantLocalEnvironmentalPlans)andtwoitemslistedontheNSWStateHeritageRegister:

• GoreHillMemorialCemetery,PacificHighway,GoreHillSHRNo.01491• ElectricityPowerHouse,23AlbanyStreet,CrowsNestSHRNo.00931


Thereisadistinctclusterofheritageitemscentredaroundthe‘Five-Ways’intersection(WilloughbyRoad,FalconStreet,PacificHighwayandShirleyRoad),whichactsasthegatewaytothePrecinctwhentravellingfromthesouth.Inthevicinityofthe‘Five-Ways’intersectionthereare11heritageitemsincluding:

• TheCrowsNestHotel• TheCrowsNestFireStation• FormerNationalAustraliaBank• CrowsNestRetailGroup,312-338PacificHighway,CrowsNest• Bank,306PacificHighway,CrowsNest

LargeinstitutionsoftheNorthSydneyInstitute(TAFE),BradfieldCollegeandtheRoyalNorthShoreHospitalcontainlocalitemsofheritagesignificance.Thefollowingphotographsprovideanoverviewoftheprecinct.

Figure3:LookingnorthalongthePacificHighwayfromthe‘FiveWays’intersectionwhichformsthegatewaytotheprecinctfromthesouth.

Figure4:TheStLeonardsCentreatClarkeStreetandOxleyStreetintersection.


Figure5:OneofthemodernbuildingsassociatedwiththeRoyalNorthShoreHospital.

Figure6:TheWilloughbyRoadshoppingstrip.

Figure7:GoreHillOval,adjacenttotheRNSHandGoreHillMemoralCemetery.


Figure8:TheNaremburnHCAalongNorthcoteStreet..

Figure9:TheGoreHillMemorialCemeterywhichislistedontheStateHeritageRegister.

Figure10:TheElectricityPowerHousewhichislistedontheStateHeritageRegister.


2.0 HISTORICALDEVELOPMENT

2.1 OriginalOccupationWhileanAboriginalhistoryhasnotbeenprovidedfor,itisacknowledgedthatthenorthernshoresofSydneyHarbourwereinhabitedbyanumberofAboriginalgroupsatthetimeofthearrivaloftheFirstFleetin1788.TheCammeraigalandtheWallumedegal,partofthelargerKu-ring-gaispeakinggroup,whooccupiedanareafromNorthHeadinlandtotheHawkesburyRiverandnorthtoLakeMacquarie,arerecognisedastheoriginaloccupantsofthepresent-dayNorthSydneyMunicipality.

2.2 NorthSydneyBefore1850ThetownshipofSydneywasestablishedonthesouthernsideofSydneyHarbourinJanuary1788.AlllandwasdeclaredtobeCrownLand.InhisAnAccountoftheEnglishColonyinNewSouthWales,publishedattheendoftheeighteenthcentury,DavidCollinsreferstotheNorthShoreofSydneyHarbour,adesignationthatremainstothisday.From16January1793,successivecolonialgovernorsgrantedlandoutsidethetownshipboundariesinordertofurtherthepurposesofsettlement.ThenorthernshoresofSydneyHarbourwerelocatedwelloutsidethefirsttownshipboundaries.Beyondusefortimbergettingandthecollectionofshellsforlime,theNorthShorewaslargelyignoredbythefirstEuropeansettlersuntilaseriesofsmalllandgrantsweremadeinthemid-1790s.Mostofthesegrantswerenottakenup,butweretradedorabandonedforbetterlandelsewhere.Furtherlandgrantsweremadeafter1800.Whetheroccupiedornot,mostofthelandwithinthepresent-dayNorthSydneyLGAhadbeengrantedbytheendofthe1830s.AmongthosetoacquirelandontheNorthShorebefore1830wereRobertRyan(1800),AlfredThrupp(1814),WilliamBlue(1817),JamesRobertson(1825)andthepartnershipofEdwardWollstonecraftandAlexanderBerry(1821)(Figure12).

Figure11:DetailfromanundatedandunattributedplanoftheParishofWilloughby,CountyofCumberland,NSW.

ParishMapPreservationProject


AlexanderBerry(1781-1873)arrivedinSydneyinJanuary1808withtheintentofsellingsuppliestoaseverelyunderprovisionedNewSouthWales.WithmuchdifficultyinsellinghissuppliesinSydney,AlexanderthentradedintimbersfromFijithatheon-soldinLima.BeforereturningtoEnglandhemetEdwardWollstonecraftinCadiz,Spainwhomhelaterenteredintoapartnershipwithinhistradingventures.BothpartnerssailedtoSydneyin1819toestablishtheirbusiness.1EdwardWollstonecraftandAlexanderBerryoperatedasgeneralmerchants,exportingtimber,wool,sealskinsandotherproductsandimportingawiderangeofcommodities.DuringBerry’sabsenceinEnglandEdwardWollstonecraftwasgivenagrantof524acresbyGovernorMacquarieonthenorthsideofSydneyHarbour.TheNorthShoregrantwasoneofseveralmadetoeitherofthepartners,withthelargestandmostimportantbeingthevastCoolangattaEstateontheShoalhavenRiver.In1821Wollstonecrafterectedasmallcottageonthehighestpointofhisgrant,whichwasthenusedbythepartnerswheninSydney.ThiscottagewascalledCrow’sNest,forthevantagepointitprovided.2BerryandWollstonecraftwerehithardbythecurrencyreformsofGovernorBrisbaneof1822andduringthe1830s,thepartnershipwasofteninaperilousfinancialposition.Toraisecapital,thepartnersbeganexportingtimberfromtheShoalhavenand,forabriefperiod,fromtheNorthShore.EdwardWollstonecraftdiedatCrowsNestinDecember,1832,aged49.AlexanderBerrybecameownerofthe524acregrantandamalgamatedthelandwithhisown20-acreand60acregrants.BerryhadreceivednumerousapplicationsrequestingthesaleoflandontheEstateduringthe1840s.UnderthetermsofWollstonecraft’swill,however,Berrywasnotpermittedtoselllandontheestatetoraisecapital.Thelegaltitletotheestatewasnotresolveduntil1853.ThiscameatatimewhenthefirstsignsofgreaterdevelopmentontheNorthShorewasapparent.TheTownshipofStLeonardswaslaidoutin1836onCrownlandtothenorthofHulkBay,laterLavenderBay.By1838,thebasicroadstructureofthetownshipwaslaidoutinatraditional10-chaingrid,withBerry,Mount,BlueandLavenderStreetsrunningeast-westandMillerandWalkerStreetsrunningnorth-south.StLeonardscontinuedtogrow;by1851itsupportedapopulationof737people.3Outsideofthetownship,apatternofharboursidevillaestatesdevelopedassubstantialresidenceswereconstructedatNeutralBay,Kirribilli,MilsonsPointandLavenderBaytotakeadvantageofthespectacularharbourviews.Amongtheresidentswereprominentmerchantsorcolonialadministrators.Alongsidethesevillaswasapatternofmoremodestdwellingsoccupiedbypeopleabletoobtainlocalorindependentemployment.InSeptember1854,asecondtownshipforthenorthernshoresofSydneyHarbourwasproclaimedanditwaspredictedthat:‘…ItisnoLittleSydneybutaNorthSydney,arivaltothesoutherncityintendedtobeadepotfortheproduceoftherichtractsoflandtobeopenedupbetweenitandtheunexplorednorthoftheCountyofCumberland.’4ArealestateadvertisementfromMarch1855claimedthat:1Perry,T.M.,'Berry,Alexander(1781-1873)',AustralianDictionaryofBiography,2006.OnlineEdition,ANU2Brodsky,Isadore,NorthSydney1788-1962,NSW,MunicipalCouncilofNorthSydney,1963,p.26.3Bridges,Barry,TheCrowsNestEstate,1821-1873,p.20.Unpublisheddocumentdated1996.NorthSydneyHeritageCollection,StantonLibrary.4IllustratedSydneyNews2September,1854.


‘…notowninNewSouthWaleshadprogressedsorapidlyasSt.Leonards…(itis)…studdedwithfirstclassmansions,shops,familyhouses,cottagesandfarmsinalldirections.’5BerryprogressivelysubdividedandsoldtheCrowsNestestateoverthefollowingdecades.WhenBerrymadeanapplicationtobringtheremainderoftheCrowsNestEstateundertheprovisionsoftheRealPropertyActinJanuary1872,itwasvaluedat£30,000.Theestatewasdescribedintermsof‘BlocksAtoL’.Theblocksvariedconsiderablyinsize,rangingfromassmallasoneroodtooverthreehundredacres.FollowingAlexander’sdeathin1873,hisbrother,DavidBerrybecametheowneroftheCrowsNestEstate.DavidBerryresidedatCoolangattaandshowedlittleinterestintheestate.ThesaleoflandontheCrowsNestEstatethatfollowedoccurredatthebeginningofaperiodofgrowthandexpansion.Theperiodfrom1860to1890wasoneofgeneraleconomicandurbanexpansionacrossSydney.Between1881and1895thepopulationoftheNorthShoregrewfrom7,000peopleto25,000people,anincreasebroughtaboutbythenumeroussubdivisionsthatoccurredduringtheseyearsandbyimprovedtransportationandservices.ThedevelopmentofNorthSydneyreceivedasignificantboostwhentheNorthShoreRailwayline,betweenHornsbyandStLeonards,openedinJanuary1890.ThelinewasextendedtoMilsonsPointin1893.Sydneywasdividedintomunicipalitiesduringthisera.TheareanowtheMunicipalityofNorthSydneywasinitiallydividedintotwo,andlaterthree,separatecouncilareas.ThefirsttobeestablishedwastheBoroughofEastStLeonards,declaredin1860;itwouldnotbeuntil1868,however,thatthefirstCouncilwaselected.TheBoroughofStLeonardswasdeclaredin1867.Fouryearslater,however,itsplit,creatingtheBoroughofVictoria.ThethreeboroughswouldeventuallycombinetocreatetheMunicipalityofNorthSydneyin1890.

2.3 SummaryofHeritageSiteswithinthePrecinctThePrecinctcontainsforty-seven(47)heritageitemsandfive(5)HeritageConservationAreas.PhotographsandStatementsofSignificanceforindividualheritageitemscanbefoundinAppendix1.CrowsNest:24heritageitems,4HeritageConservationAreas;6(including1itemofStateSignificance.)StLeonards:10heritageitems;(including1itemofStateSignificance.)Naremburn:2heritageitems,1HeritageConservationArea;Wollstonecraft:2heritageitems;Artarmon:5heritageitems;Greenwich:4heritageitems.

3.0 DRAFTSTLEONARDSANDCROWSNEST2036PLAN

ThefollowingshouldbereadinconjunctionwiththereportpreparedbySJB(UrbanDesign).TheDraft2036Planwillincludethevision,objectivesandguidingprinciplesforfutureplanningofthePrecinctandwilloutlinefuturelanduses,builtformproposals,growthprojectionsandtheinfrastructurerequiredtosupportpopulationandemploymentgrowth.ItisinformedbythefindingsoftheStage1StrategicEmploymentReviewand5CitedinB.Bridges,opcit.,1996,p.31.6Note:theCrowsNestRetailGroup,theHigginsBuildingsandTheRNSHBuildingsGroupcontainanumberofseparatelistingspersitewhichhavebeencountedasagroupastheyhavethesimilarStatementsofSignificance.


Stage2technicalstudiesincludingUrbanDesign,PublicDomain,SocialInfrastructureandOpenSpace,Transport,Heritage,EconomicFeasibilityandUtilitiesandServicing.ThestudiesundertakenforthePrecinctidentifieddifferentcharacterareas.Thesecharacterareasaswellasrecommendationsforproposedworksarelistedbelow.CharacterArea ProposedWorks Interfacewith

HeritageItemsStLeonardsCommercialCoreandCrowsNestMetroStation:

TheStLeonardsCommercialCoreandCrowsNestMetroStationareaisproposedtobeatruehighdensitycentrethatensuresthePrecinctstrengthensitsroleasamajorcommercialcentreinSydney.

Highdensitycommercial,mixeduseandresidentialtobeconcentratedinlandextendingfromTheForumalongPacificHighwaytowardstheproposedCrowsNestMetroStation.Theproposedheightofthedevelopmentwilltaperdownwardtowardsthe‘FiveWays’intersection.

AnumberofthedevelopmentoptionsareproposedtointerfacedirectlywithadjoiningHCAsandheritageitems.

CrowsNestVillage:

CrowsNestVillageisproposedtoberetainedinitscurrentformtoprotectthefinegrainscaleoftheresidentialandretailarea,however,thereisproposedtobeincreaseddensitybehindtheexistingtwo-storeyshops.

Containsanumberofheritageitemsconsideredsignificanttothesurroundingarea.

Residential(NaremburnandCrowsNest):

NaremburnandCrowsNestareasareproposedtoberetainedforlowerdensityresidentialdevelopment.

InterfaceswithheritageitemsbetweenhighdensitydevelopmentintheStLeonardsCentreandCrowsNestMetroStationcharacterarea.

PacificHighwayCorridor:

ThePacificHighwayCorridorisproposedtobeanactivated,highdensitymixedusecorridorwithakeyfocusonemployment.

Heritageitemsclusteredaroundthe‘FiveWays’intersectionareproposedtoberetained.

Residential(Wollstonecraft):

Wollstonecraftisproposedtoberetainedasmediumtohighdensityresidentialsetwithinalandscapedsetting.

Achangeinsettingtotheheritageitems.

Residential(StLeonardsSouth):

StLeonardsSouthisproposedtobeahigherdensityresidentialarea.IncreaseddensitieswillbefocusedinthoseareasclosesttoStLeonardsStation.

Thereareproposedinterfaceswithheritageitemsandthehigherdensityresidentialdevelopment.


GoreHillOval&Cemetery:

TheGoreHillOvalisproposedtoberetainedforrecreationalusestosupportresidentsandworkersinthePrecinct.CouncilhasplanstoimprovetherecreationalfacilitiesofGoreHillOval.PedestrianimprovementstotheGoreHillCemeteryincludingpaths,furnitureandlightingarealsoproposed.

TheproposedfacilitiesrequiredtomeettheneedsoftheincreasedpopulationsurroundingtheopenspaceoftheGoreHillOvalmayimpactonthesignificanceoftheGoreHillMemorialCemetery.TheimpactsoftheproposedpedestrianimprovementswillhavetobecarefullydesignedtomitigateimpactontheGoreHillCemetery(listedontheStateHeritageRegister).

HealthandEducation:

TheHealthandEducationcharacterareaisproposedtoberetainedforusesassociatedwithhealthandeducationindustriesbuildingonthevisionfora‘healthandeducationsuperprecinct’.AMasterPlanforthisareaiscurrentlybeingdeveloped.

HeritageitemswithintheRNSHsiteareproposedtoberetainedandincorporatedintoanynewdevelopment

ArtarmonEmploymentArea:

Thisareaisproposedtobeprotectedforemploymentandurbanservices.Itwillevolveintoakeyhighdensityemploymentandtechareafosteringcomplementaryusesadjoininglightindustry.

HeritageitemswithintheArtarmonEmploymentAreaareproposedtoberetainedandincorporatedintoanynewdevelopment.


4.0 RESPONSETODRAFT2036PLANThefollowingresponseaddressestheoverarchingbuiltformrecommendationspresentedintheDraft2036Plan.Theseresponsesavoidusinghighlydetailedprescriptivecontrols,asoverlyprescriptiveplanslackflexibilitytorespondtoemergingtechnologicaladvancementsorglobaltrendsandcanbehamstrungbyconflictsarisinginthedetaileddesignprocess.Thediagramsbelowmakereferencetoproposebuiltforms(darkblue)andheritageitems(pink)adjacentorinthevicinity.Foramoredetailedassessmentofthetreatmentofadjacentdevelopment,pleaserefertoAppendix1foranassessmentofthebuiltformrecommendationsagainstindividualheritageitemsandconservationareas.

4.1 GuidingPrinciples:Thefollowingguidingprinciplesprovideanoverviewofmitigationmeasuresthatcanbetakentoreducetheimpactoffuturedevelopmentwithin,adjacentorinthevicinitytoheritageitemorheritageconservationarea.

1. HeritageitemsandconservationareasshouldbemaintainedandconservedsotheycandemonstratetheheritagenarrativeoftheAreainviewoftheconsiderablechangetheAreaisundergoing.

2. NewdevelopmentmayrendersomecurrentDevelopmentControlsuntenable.Wherethisoccurs,newdevelopmentshouldtakeacautionaryapproachtoconservationofheritageitemsandofthecharacterofConservationAreas.

3. TheinterfacebetweenareasofhighdensityandthosemaintainedasConservationAreaswithafarlowerdensityshouldbecarefullyconsidered.Mitigationmeasuressuchasplantingoftreesshouldbeundertakenonthelandproposedforhigherdensity,notonthelandmaintaininglowerdensity.

4. Whereaheritageitemexistsinanareaofincreaseddensity,surroundingbuildingenvelopesshouldusedevicessuchaspodiumsandfinedetailingtocomplimentthescaleoftheItemandsurrounditwithelementsofappropriatescale.

5. HeritageitemsshouldbeabletorealisetheirlimiteddevelopmentpotentialthroughanabilitytosellheritagefloorspacebasedontheCityofSydneySystemanddulymodifiedtoaccountfromexperiencegainedfromrunningthatscheme.

4.2 Heightofbuildings

ThePrecinctischangingrapidlytoincludehighdensityresidentialandcommercialupliftintheStLeonardsCommercialCore.ResponseAbuildingofgreatermassingandscalewillhaveanimpactuponthesmalleradjacentheritageitems.Inprovidingcontrolsthatencourageincreaseddensityanduplift,theDepartmenthassoughttheadviceofWeirPhillipsHeritagetorecommendcontrolsthatwillenablefuturedevelopmentandmitigatetheimpactonheritageitemsandconservationareasthatareadjacentorinthevicinitytoareasofproposeduplift.

Controllingtheminimumlotsize(1500m2)ofabuildingover25storeysallowsforapodiumwithinasetbacktobeincorporatedintothedesign.Themitigatingimpacts,whicharediscussedindetailbelow,essentiallygivearelatablescaletothesurroundingsmallerscaleheritagebuildingsandpedestrians.Thedisadvantagesofincorporatingabovepodiumsetbacksresultinalossoffloorplateand


thereforelettableyield.Restrictingdevelopmentover25storeystoaminimumlotsizeof1500m2allowsforviablepodiumandtower,andprovidesmoreacceptableinterfaceopportunitieswithsmalleradjacentbuildingsandheritageitems.

Figure12:Restrictingtheminimumlotsizeto1500m2fordevelopmentsover25storeysallowsgreateropportunitiestomodulatepodiums.

Figure13:Anabovepodiumsetbackcanbesuccessfullyincorporatedintoatowerwithoutnegativelyimpactingheritageitemsinthevicinity.

4.3 TransitionstoHeritageConservationArea

Inthefuture,largerscalebuildingsmaybeproposedinproximitytolowscaleHeritageConservationAreas.ResponseDensityshouldgenerallyreducefurtherfrompublictransporthubsandadjacenttoopenspacesorsignificantsites,tocreateatransitionofheightandscaleandminimisevisualimpact.WhereaproposedtallbuildingisdirectlyadjacenttoaHeritageConservationArea,itisdesirabletocreateatransitionbetweenthebuildingandadjacentHeritageConservationAreas.Thisisnormallyachievedbythecreationofapodiumtothetallerbuilding,theheightofwhichreflectstheheightofbulkandproportionsoftheadjacentitem.Althoughtherearenosetrulestopodiumheightinthecontextofmanyheritageitems,itgenerallyliesinthe2-3storeyheightrange,allowingforatransitionbycreatingalowerstreetwall,therebydrawingattentionawayfromthebuildingmassabove.Theincorporationofapodiumreducesthevisualimpactofthetower,whichremainsconstantregardlessofitsheight.


Forexample,thediagrambelowinFigure14illustrateshowthecreationofapodiumcreatesaheighttransitionbetweenthelowerscaleheritageconservationareasandthepodiumwhichmitigatestheimpactoftheheightofthetowers.

Figure14:Howapodiumcanrespondtoaheighttransitionbetweenaheritageconservationareaandlargerhighdensitytower.

Inalargerstreetscapecontextofpodiums,itisimportanttoretainaconsistentstreetwallheightinareaswhichadjoinheritageconservationareas.Thisallowsforvisualconsistencyandlimitsthesenseofenclosureofthesurroundingstreetscape.WhileanumberofstreetwallheightsarespecifiedwithinthePrecinct,generallytheheightanddetaileddesignofastreetwallshouldrespondtothebuiltformcharacteroftheareawhichcanincludeheritagefabric.Traditionally,inmoreestablishedurbancentres,thestreetwallheightisoftendefinedbynarrowfrontedVictorianorFederationeraterraceswithparapetheightsofapproximately10m.DuetothedifferentdevelopmentphasesofthePrecinctthereisnohomogenousbuildingtypologytoderiveaconsistentstreetwallheightfrom.Typically,streetwallheightsrangefromthe2-3storeysallowinga3-4storeypodiumtofitcomfortablyintothestreetscape.Podiumsshouldalsobearticulatedtorespondtoadjacentheritageitems.WithinthePrecinctthereareanumberoflargerbuildings,suchasbanksandhotelswhichdefinethestreetcorners.Newdevelopmentwithinthevicinityofthesebuildingsmayderiveitsstreetwallheightfromthesebuildings.Thiscanallowforgreaterstreetwallheightsandcreatesanopportunitytodevelopamoredistinctiveidentitythroughstrongerspatialdefinitionwhilestillrespectingtheestablishedheightoftheheritageitems.Figure15belowshowshowacontinuousstreetwallheightcanbedeveloped.


Figure15:Keepingaconsistentstreetwallheighthelpsdefinethecharacterofthearea.Thisshouldbederivedfromsurroundingheritageitemsifpossible.

Wherenewdevelopmentcannotbeseparatedbythewidthofastreetorlane,thedevelopmentmustrespondappropriatelytothesurroundingcontext.Limitingtheoverallheight,bulkandscaleofnewdevelopmentisgenerallytheonlyviablemitigationmeasureinthisinstance.Figure16demonstratesthathigherdensitydevelopmentcanoccurinthevicinityoflowscaleheritageconservationareasiftheproposeddevelopmentrespondsappropriatelytothescaleofthesurroundingHeritageConservationArea.

Figure16:HowdevelopmentshouldrespondtothesurroundingheightofaHeritageConservationArea.

4.4 RespondtoFineGrain

SubstantialupliftrequireslargerbuildingsthatdonotrepresentthehumanscaleandthereforeitisimportanttoretainthefinergrainaspectofthePrecinctwherepossible.ResponseAtgroundlevelwheretherewillbehighlevelsofpedestriantraffic,itisimportanttopreservethefinegrainofsmallertenancies.Thisisparticularlyimportantwitholderbuildings(e.g.theCrowsNestRetailGroup)whichprovidemuchoftheexistingcharactertothePrecinct.Thiscanhelpfosterlocaldistinctiveness;encouragedesigninnovationandfurtherarchitecturalvernacular.Asdescribedabove,podiumswhichrespondtotheexistingstreetheight,helptomitigatetheimpactofhigherbuildingmass


behindthepodiumbyprovidingahumanscaletothedevelopment.Inthecasewherethereisanexistingbuildingthatistoberetained,thefinerstreetlevelgraincanbepreservedbysettingthedevelopmentbehindtheexistingformofthefinergrainbuildings.ThisisparticularlyimportantalongWilloughbyRoad,wherea‘village-like’collectionofeateriesandsmallcommercialtenancieshavecreatedanattractivetowncentreforthePrecinct.SeeFigure16aboveforanexampleofthedevelopmenttypethatmayoccurablockawayfromWilloughbyRoadtoensurethatthecharacterofthevillageisretained.Figure17demonstrateshowthefinegrainofthestreetcanbepreservedwhilstfacilitatinghigherdensitydevelopmenttowardtherearofthesite.

Figure17:Howdevelopmentshouldrespondtothesurroundingheightofaheritageconservationareaorheritageitems.

Forexample,adevelopmentmaybesetbackbehindaparapetandpreservethetwofrontroomsofanexistingVictorianErashopfront.Thiswaytheoriginalpatternofretaildevelopmentaswellasthemostsignificantelementsofthesiteremainintactandabletobeunderstoodwhilststillfacilitatingahigherdensitydevelopment.Anyconstructionontopoftheshopsshouldbesubjecttosetbackprovisionsthatmaintaintheconsistencyofthestreetscapeestablishedbythem.Theseprovisionsrequirecarefulconsiderationsoasnottodestroytheremnanttwoblocksoflow-riseshop/residences,particularlyastheyaresetbetweenthePacificHighwayandNicholsonPlace.Thisdoesnotleaveagreatdealofdepthoncesetbackistakenintoconsideration.

4.5 VisualImpact

AnyupliftandnewdevelopmentwillhaveavisualimpactontheheritageitemsandheritageconservationareasinthevicinityofthePrecinct.Theheight,bulkandscaleoflargescalebuildingsisoftendifficulttomitigatethroughdesignalone.ResponseUtilisingtreeplantinghelpstomitigatethescaleofchangeandalsotopartiallyscreenadjacentlarge-scaledevelopment.Whilethistypeofmitigationisnotpossibleinallareasoftransitionothermitigationmeasurescanbeundertaken.


Figure18:HowvegetationcansoftentheimpactoflargerdevelopmentintheimmediatevicinityoflowerscaleHeritageConservationAreas.Orheritageitems.

DesigningthenewdevelopmentandupliftwiththroughsitelinkstoHeritageConservationAreaswillensurethatthereisadegreeofpermeabilitybetweenthenewandolddevelopment.Newdevelopmentmustnotcreateahardedgeagainsttheheritageconservationarea.Theinterfaceshouldattractpeopleintoandactivateboththenewandoldprecincts.Throughsitelinkscanalsohelpactivatepotentiallysterileanduninvitingstreetfrontagesatthetransitionzone.Theselinksshouldtakecuesfromtheexistingpatternofstreets.

Figure19:HowpermeabilitythroughblockscanreducehardedgeagainsttheHeritageConservationArea

4.6 Overshadowing

Preservingthesolaramenityofheritageitemsandheritageconservationareasisanessentialcomponentinminimisingtheimpactofthenewlargerscaledevelopment.ResponseBuiltformcontrolshaveconsideredovershadowingofcriticalopenspacesandsurroundinglowdensityresidentialareas,ensuringfuturebuildingenvelopesdonotcreateadditionalimpactonHeritageConservationAreasbetweenthetimesof9:00am–3:00pm.ItiscriticalthattheamenityofdwellingslocatedwithinHeritageConservationAreasandheritagelistedbuildingsisprotected.Ifamenityissubstantiallyreducedthedesirabilityofpropertieswillbeerodedandthusthelongtermprotectionofthesignificantitemsandareasmaybethreatened.


Figure20:Theuplifthasbeendesignedtominimisethesolarimpactonheritageconservationareasbetweenkeytimes.

4.7 ViewCorridors

Thepreservationofexistingviewcorridorswasalsohighlightedasakeycomponenttobeimplemented.AnumberofkeyviewcorridorswereidentifiedduringpreliminarystudiesinStage1.Someoftheviewcorridorsidentifiedinclude:

• TheaxialviewcorridorsonstreetssuchasAlexanderStreetandWilloughbyRoad.

• ThecurvedPacificHighwayviewcorridor.• Themultipleviewcorridorsextendingfromthe‘FiveWays’Intersection.• Viewsfromexistinghousingtotherearoftowersandpodiums–avoiding

expansiveareasofblankfacadesetc.onthe4thelevation• ViewstowardsStLeonardsandCrowsNestfromfurtherafarsuchasthe

SydneyCBD.ResponseFourtoeightstoreystreetwallsareproposedalongPacificHighwaybetweentheproposedCrowsNestMetroandStLeonardsStation.Whiletwo–fourstoreystreetwallsareproposedalongtransitionedgesandlowscaleactivityareassuchasChandosStreetandWilloughbyRoad.Thisistoensurefuturedevelopmentrespondstothefinegrainformoftheexistingstreetscape,whilealsobeingabletosupportcommercialandretailactivitiesthatpromotethecharacterofthearea.Thestreetwallheightsrespondtotheformandfunctionoftheareasandensurefuturedevelopmentisabletosupplyfuturecommercialfloorspace.TheheritageitemsareconcentratedinanareaalongthePacificHighwaybetweenShirleyRoadandHumeStreet.TheyareboundedtotherearbyNicholsonLane.Inallthereare19individualheritageitemsalongthisstretchofroad.Theyarepredominantlytwostoreyshop/residencesoflocalheritagesignificance.Specialcareshouldbetakentoensurethatthestreetwallheightbetweenthesebuildingsismaintainedatthetypicalheightoftheirparapetsandthattherhythmofnarrowfrontedindividualbuildingsismaintainedinnewdevelopment.AnydevelopmentonthenorthwestcornerofHumeStreetandPacificHighwayshouldformatransitionfromthetwostoreyheightoftheheritageitemsoppositetofullsitedevelopmentfurtheralongPacificHighway.Inmostsituations,thefrontelevationoftheseheritageitemsisthepartwiththe


greatestsignificance.Goodheritagepracticelooksattheconservationofallsignificantelementsofaheritageitembutinthecaseofsuchbuildingsconservationmaybepermittedtobeconfinedtothefrontelevationandtheroom/sdirectlybehind.

Figure21:Anexampleofhowaxialviewcorridorscanbepreservedbysettingbackdevelopment.

Figure22:HeritagelistedshopfrontsalongthePacificHighwaywhichcontributetothestreetscape.

4.8 UrbanDesignInterface

Higherdensitydevelopmentcanimpactuponthesmallscalepedestrianexperienceatstreetlevel,particularlywherethereisaninterfacewithHeritageConservationAreas.ResponseSmallscaleurbandesignresponsescanincreasetheamenityoftheprecinctattheinterfacebetweenHCAs.Thiscanhelpmitigatetheimpactatstreetlevelofthehigherdensitydevelopmentandeasethetransitionbetweenthezones.Theseinclude:

• Developmentshouldallowforcontributionstobemadetofacilitatetherelocationofelectricitypolesunderground.

• Landscapingatstreetlevelcanfurtherreducethevisualimpactandincreaseamenity.


• Plantingofa‘green’edgetodefinetheboundaryofacommercialcore.• Provisionofparkingcontrols(subjecttoCouncilapproval)forresidencesto

reduceovercrowdingatstreetlevelinlowpopulationareaswithintheHeritageConservationsAreas.

• ConsiderthelocationofsubstationsandotherservicessothattheyarewithinnewbuildingsanddonotimpactonresidentialamenityinConservationAreas.Adoptscreeningordesignelementstoconcealtheseitemsfromthepublicdomain.

5.0 ConclusionsandRecommendations

TheDraft2036PlanhasconsideredtheheritageconstraintsandopportunitiesinthePrecinct.ThePlanhasidentifiedthestatutorylistingsapplicabletothesiteacrossthethreeLGAs.AttheperipheriesofthePrecinctareanumberofHeritageConservationAreas.ThePlanhasconsideredtheimpactthatasignificantupliftwillhaveontheselowscale,predominatelyresidentialareasandhasdevelopedmitigationmeasures,throughdesignandplanningtoreducetheimpact.Considerationsinclude:

• TheheightofbuildingsandtransitionstoHeritageConservationAreas.• Thevisualimpactoftheproposeduplift.• Ensuringviewcorridorsareretained.• Ensuringthatsolaramenityispreserved.• Safeguardingexistingindividualheritageitemsagainstdemolitionand

integratingtheitemsintotheproposeduplift.ThePlanhasconsideredopportunitiesandchallengespresentedbywiderplanningstrategiesforthePrecincttoconsiderhowbesttomeettheneedsoftheprojectedfuturepopulationofthearea,whilstensuringthatexistingcharacterandheritageispreserved.


1. APPENDIX1-INDIVIDUALHERITAGEITEMSANDINTERFACETREATMENTSFORHERITAGEITEMS/HCA


HeritageItem&Location StatementofSignificance CharacterArea&Proposed

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CrowsNest

HoltermannEstateA

ThefollowingStatementofSignificancehasbeen

sourcedfromtheThorpW.ConservationArea

Studies.HoltermannEstateA,B,C,DandLady

HayEstate(CrowsNestRoad),NorthSydney.

1998:

‘TheHoltermannAConservationAreahas

associationswithseveralfiguressignificantinthe

developmentoftheareabut,principally,it

demonstratestypicalbutimportantprocessesof

subdivisionandspeculativedevelopmentthat

occurredthroughouttheentirenorthshore

duringthelateryearsofthenineteenthcentury

andearlyyearsofthetwentiethcentury.Less

dominant,butalsotypical,arethosehousesof

theInter-Warperiod.Thisisachievedbythe

retentionofalargeresourceofsubstantially

intactdwellings,streetsandlanesand,toamuch

lesserdegree,gardens,fencesandoutbuildings.

Instyleandscalethemajorityofresidences

provideacleardemonstrationofthe

overwhelmingresidentialnatureofthearea,the

principaleconomicprofileofitsresidentsandthe

yearsinwhichitwasdeveloped;ithelpstodefine

theareaasan"historic"precinct.

ThehousesoftheHoltermannAConservation

Areademonstrateavarietyofstylesandthese

contributetothepicturesquequalitiesofthe

area.Thecurrentpopularityoflargeareasof

substantially'intact"historic"buildingstockand,

generally,thecaretakentomaintainit

demonstratesanappreciationbycontemporary

societyfortheaestheticqualitiesproducedby

thesevariations.Thedifferenceevidentinefforts

tomaintaintheintegrityoftheprincipaldwelling

incontrasttothelossorchangepermittedfor

CharacterArea:

Residential–Naremburnand

CrowsNest.

ProposedWorks:

NaremburnandCrowsNestareas

areproposedtoberetainedfor

lowerdensityresidential

development.

Therewillbeinterfaceswith

heritageitemsbetweenhigh

densitydevelopmentinthe

StLeonardsCentreandCrows

NestMetroStationcharacterarea.

TheHoltermannEstateAandBHeritage

ConservationAreasarepredominately

situatedtotheeastoftheproposedtupliftin

thePrecinct.

Upliftandnewdevelopmenthasthepotential

toresultinvisualimpacts.Thisisparticularly

evidentatthewesternboundaryoftheHCA

alongZigZagLane,IngramLane,Albany

StreetsandAlexanderStreets.

BeingsituatedtotheeastofthePrecinct

meanssomedwellingslocatedonthe

boundaryoftheHCAwillexperience

overshadowingduringthelateafternoon.

Thecreationofapodiumheightof2to3

storeysadjacenttothelowscaleinterfaces

alonglaneswillhelpmitigatethescaleofthe

adjoiningdevelopmentasitwillberelativeto

theexisting1to2storeyresidentialbuildings.

Wherepossiblewidenfootpathsandplant

treesalongthelanestohelpmitigatethe

impactoflargerbuildings.

Establishstreetwallheightsaround2to3

storeystoberelativetothatofthe1to2

storeydwellings.Insomeinstances,there

maybelargercornerbuildingstodraw

referencefromtofacilitatealargerstreetwall

heightatthisinterface.

Designingthenewdevelopmentanduplift

withthroughsitelinkstoHeritage

ConservationAreaswillensurethatthereisa

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elementssuchasgardensandfencesis

illustrativeofapopularperceptionofwhatis

necessarytodefinethe"historic"characterofa

precinct.Theadditionofstreettreesasastrong

visualelementwithinthelastfortyyears

illustrateschangingattitudestocivicamenity.’

Theestatealsocontainsonelocallylisted

heritageitemhowevertheyhavenotbeen

individuallyassessed.

andproposeddevelopment.New

developmentmustnotcreateahardedge

againsttheHeritageConservationArea.The

interfaceshouldattractpeopleintoand

activateboththenewandoldareasofthe

Precinct.Throughsitelinkscanalsohelp

activatepotentiallysterileanduninviting

streetfrontagesatthetransitionzone

HoltermannEstateB



Studies.HoltermannEstateA,B,C,DandLadyHay

Estate(CrowsNestRoad),NorthSydney.1998:

‘TheHoltermannBConservationAreahas

associationswithseveralfiguressignificantin

boththisareaandwithinthebroaderspectrum

ofstatehistory.However,principallyit

demonstratestypicalbutimportantprocessesof

subdivisionandspeculativedevelopmentthat

occurredthroughouttheentirenorthshore

duringthelateryearsofthenineteenthcentury

andearlyyearsofthetwentiethcentury.Less

dominant,butalsotypical,arethosehousesof

theInter-Warperiod.Significanceisachievedby

theretentionofalargeresourceofsubstantially

intactdwellings,streetsandlanesand,toamuch

lesserdegree,gardens,fencesandout-buildings.

Instyleandscalethemajorityoftheresidences

provideacleardemonstrationofthe

overwhelmingresidentialnatureofthedistrict,

theprincipaleconomicprofileoftheresidentsof

thatdistrictandtheyearsinwhichitwas

developed;ithelpstodefinetheareaasan

"historic"precinct.

ThehousesoftheHoltermannBConservation

CharacterArea:


CrowsNest.

ProposedWorks:




development.






SeeAbove.



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substantiallyintact"historic"buildingstockand,

generally,thecaretakentomaintainthem



thosevariations.Thedifferenceevidentinefforts

tomaintaintheintegrityoftheprincipal

dwellingsincontrasttothelossorchange

permittedforelementssuchasgardensand

fencesisillustrativeofapopularperceptionof

whatisnecessarytodefinethe"historic"

characterofaprecinct.Theadditionofstreet

treesasastrongvisualelementwithinthelast

fortyyearsillustrateschangingattitudestocivic

amenity.

TheHoltermannBConservationAreais

representativeratherthanararesampleofthe

historicdevelopmentofNorthSydney.’

Theareaalsocontainsanumberoflocallylisted

heritageitemshowevertheyhavenotbeen

individuallyassessed.



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HoltermannEstateCHCA





‘TheHoltermannCConservationAreahas

associationswithseveralfiguressignificantinthe

area.However,principallyitdemonstrates

typicalbutimportantprocessesofsubdivision

andspeculativedevelopmentthatoccurred

throughouttheentirenorthshoreduringthe

lateryearsofthenineteenthcenturyandearly

yearsofthetwentiethcentury.Lessdominant,

butalsotypical,arethosehousesoftheInter-War

period.Thisisachievedbytheretentionofa

largeresourceofsubstantiallyintactdwellings,

streetsandlanesand,toamuchlesserdegree,

gardens,fencesandout-buildings.Instyleand

scalethemajorityoftheresidencesprovidea

cleardemonstrationoftheoverwhelming

residentialnatureofthedistrict,theprincipal

economicprofileofitsresidentsandtheyearsin

whichitwasdeveloped;ithelpstodefinethe

areaasan"historic"precinct.

ThehousesoftheHoltermannCConservation




substantiallyintact"historic"buildingstockand,

generally,thecaretakentomaintainit



thesevariations.Thedifferenceevidentinefforts

tomaintaintheintegrityoftheprincipal

dwellingsincontrasttothelossorchange

permittedforelementssuchasgardensand

fencesisillustrativeofapopularperceptionof

CharacterArea:


CrowsNest.

ProposedWorks:




development.






HoltermannEstateCandDarelocatedtothe

southoftheFalconStreetcorridor.Infuture

theremaybepotentialforupliftinthefuture

alongthiscorridor.

inthefuture,ifdevelopmentisproposed

alongtheFalconStreetcorridorThecreation

ofapodiumof2to3storeysalongthe

southernsideoftheFalconStreetcorridoris

anappropriateresponsetothescaleofthe

buildingswithintheHCAalongHayberry

Lane.Newdevelopmentshouldnotexceed5

to6storeysduetoitsproximitytotheHCA.

UtilisetreeplantingalongAlexanderLaneand

HayberryLanetohelpmitigatethescale

changeandalsotopartiallyscreenadjacent

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whatisnecessarytodefinethe"historic"

characteroftheprecinct.Theadditionofstreet

treesasastrongvisualelementwithinthelast

fortyyearsillustrateschangingattitudestocivic

amenity.

TheHoltermannCConservationAreaisa

representativeratherthanraresampleofthe

historicdevelopmentofNorthSydney.’

Theestatealsocontainsanumberofheritage

itemshowevertheyhavenotbeenindividually

assessed.



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HoltermannEstateDHCA





‘TheHoltermannDConservationAreais

associatedwiththeearliesttownship

developmentonthelowernorthshore,thatofSt

Leonards.However,principallyitdemonstrates

typicalbutimportantprocessesofsubdivision

andspeculativedevelopmentthatoccurred

throughoutthenorthshoreduringthelateryears

ofthenineteenthcenturyandearlydecadesof

thetwentiethcentury.Lessdominant,butalso

typical,arethosehousesoftheInter-Warperiod.

Thisisachievedbytheretentionofalarge

resourceofsubstantiallyintactdwellings,streets

andlanesand,toamuchlesserdegree,gardens,

fencesandout-buildings.HoltermannDis

interestingbecauseofthedifferenteconomic

scaleofhousingwhichisrepresentedinthearea,

probablyaresultofassociationwiththe

townshipassociation.Instyleandscalethe

majorityoftheresidencesprovideaclear

demonstrationoftheoverwhelmingresidential

natureofthedistrict,theprincipalbutdiverse

socialandeconomicprofileoftheresidentsof

thatdistrictandtheyearsinwhichitwas

developed;ithelpstodefinetheareaasan

"historic"precinct.’

CharacterArea:


CrowsNest.

ProposedWorks:




development.






Seeabove.



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CrowsNestHotel

1-3WilloughbyRoad,CrowsNest

TheStateHeritageInventoryprovidesthe

followingStatementofSignificancefortheCrows

NestHotel,(I0181):

‘InterestinglargeurbanEdwardianhotelonan

importantintersectionwhichhasbuildings

similarinmaterials,form,styleandperiodon

eachcorner.AgoodexampleoftheFreeClassical

Stylefromtheearlytwentiethcentury,ithas

powerfullydetailedelevationswithEgyptians

motifssetonaprominentcornersite.Itisan

importantlocalhotel.’7

CharacterArea:

CrowsNestVillage

Proposedworks:

CrowsNestVillageisproposedto

beretainedinitscurrentformto

protectthefinegrainscaleofthe

residentialandretailarea.

CrowsNestVillagecontainsanumberof

heritageitemsconsideredsignificanttothe

surroundingarea.WhiletheDRAFT2036

PLANdoesnotproposetochangeplanning

controlshere,theexistingLEPallowsfor

developmentbehindtheexistingtwo-storey

shops,someofwhicharelocallyheritage

listed.Thereisapotentialfordevelopmentto

encroachonthefine-grainvillageatmosphere

oftheCrowsNestVillage.

Thereisalsopotentialforthe‘Five-Ways’

(WilloughbyRoad,FalconStreet,Pacific

HighwayandShirleyRoad)intersection,

whichcontainsseveralkeylocalheritage

items,toloseitsprominenceiftheheightof

newbuildingsarounditisnotproperly

managed.

Thelandmarkqualitiesasastand-alone

structureoftheCrowsNestHotelshouldbe

preservedadjacenttothe‘FiveWays’

intersection.

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FormerBank

No.306PacificHighway,CrowsNest

NorthSydneyLocalEnvironmentalPlan

2013.HeritageItemNo.I0151


followingStatementofSignificanceforthis

item:

‘ExcellentexampleoftheInter-warrevivalof

Georgianarchitectureinacommercialbuilding.

Prominentstreetscapeitemandpartofafive-

wayintersectiondominatedbybuildingsofa

similarform,scale,materialsandperiod.’8

CharacterArea:

CrowsNestVillage

Proposedworks:





BoththeBankat306PacificHighway,Crows

NestandtheFormerNationalAustraliaBank

at308PacificHighway,CrowsNestare

recognisedasbeingatakeyintersection

withinthePrecinctandthecharacterofthe

areashouldbepreserved.Anydevelopment

proposedtobeabovetheheritageitems

shouldrespondtothechamferedcornersat

theintersectionofthePacificHighwayand

ShirleyRoadandincorporateasetback.

FormerNationalAustraliaBank

308PacificHighway,CrowsNest

NorthSydneyLocalEnvironmental

Plan2013.HeritageItemNo.I0152


followingStatementofSignificanceforthisitem:

‘Anexampleofatwostoreyrenderedmasonry

commercialbuildingonaprominentcornersite

withplainlydetailedelevations.Animportant

streetscapeitemasapartofamajorintersection

withacohesivegroupofinterwarcommercial

buildingsoneachcorner.Ofthefivecorner

buildings,thisistheearliest,thoughithashad

it'scharacteristicdetailingmodified.Continuous

useasabanksinceconstruction.’9

CharacterArea:

CrowsNestVillage

Proposedworks:





Seeabove.

8Bank,306PacificHighway,CrowsNest.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:2180896.

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FormerNorthShoreGasCooffice

286-288PacificHighway,CrowsNest




followingdescriptionforthisitem:

ExcellentandunusualInterwarArtDecoshop

buildingwithstrikingscallopedfacadecladin

glazedterracotta.Afineexampleofthestyle

whichoriginallyopenedasthelocalgascompany

office/showroom,themodernityofthestyle

beingappropriatetotheproductsdisplayed

therein.Partofatraditionalretailstreetscape.

CharacterArea:

PacificHighwayCorridor

ProposedWorks:

ThePacificHighwayCorridoris

proposedtobeanactivated,high

densitymixedusecorridorwitha

keyfocusonemployment.

Thereispotentialforovershadowingand

directphysicalimpactfromhigherdensity

developmenttotherearofthesiteatthe

FormerNorthShoreGasCooffice.

Note–Thesiteisalreadysubjecttoa

planningproposalforahighdensity

development.

Anydevelopmenttotherearshouldbeset

backfromtheprincipalelevationthat

comprisesaglazedterracottascalloped

façade.Asetbackwillensurethatthe

building’sprominenceisretainedalongthe

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WilloughbyHouse,formerO.J.

WilliamsStore

429PacificHighway,CrowsNest





‘Dramaticandimposingcommercialbuildingon

animportantcornerofamajorintersection

whichischaracterisedbybuildingsofsimilar

periodandmaterials.Afineexampleofthe

InterwarFunctionaliststyleandanearlyexample

ofalargeregionaldepartmentstore.Itisthe

workofT.D.Esplin.’10

CharacterArea:

CrowsNestVillage

Proposedworks:





Largerdevelopmentisproposedtothenorth

ofWilloughbyHouse,formerO.J.Williams

Store(429PacificHighway,CrowsNest)along

thePacificHighwaycorridor.Theproposed

strategyallowsforasteppedtransitionto

higherdensitydevelopmenttothenorth

alongPacificHighway.Anyproposedmassing

shouldbeseparatedtonotimpactonthe

curvedprofileofthesite.

CrowsNestRetailGroup

312-324,326,330-338Pacific

Highway,CrowsNest


Plan2013.HeritageItemNos.I0153–

I0164.



No.312–No.324PacificHighway:

‘Agoodandwelldetailedexampleofatwo

storey,renderedmasonrycommercialbuilding

withresidencestothefirstfloorthatwasbuiltas

arowofsevenandthatformsastreetscapeof

CharacterArea:


ProposedWorks:




Thesmallscalenarrowstreetfrontagesof

boththeCrowsNestRetailGroupandthe

HigginsBuildingsfrontingthePacificHighway

areatriskofdirectphysicalimpactby

developmenttotheseandadjacentsites.

Theviewcorridorsalongthissectionofthe

PacificHighwayareatriskofbeing

overwhelmedbyhighdensitydevelopment

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highquality.’11

No.326PacificHighway:

‘Agoodexampleofatwostorey,rendered

masonrycommercialbuildingintheInterWar

Functionaliststylewithinterestingandsimple

ArtDecodetailing.Raresurvivorofthisstyle

fromthisperiod.’12

No.330–338PacificHighway:

‘Arareexampleofatwostorey,brickand

renderedmasonrycommercialbuildinginthe

FederationFreestylewithunusualArtNouveau

decorationtotheupperfacade.’13


closetothestreetfrontpropertyboundaries.

ThefrontelevationoftheCrowsNestRetail

GroupandtheHigginsBuildingsretailgroupis

thepartwiththegreatestsignificance.Any

constructionontopoftheshopsshouldbe

subjecttosetbackprovisionsthatmaintain

theconsistencyofthestreetscapeestablished

bythem.Theseprovisionsrequirecareful

considerationsoasnottodestroythe

remnanttwoblocksoflow-rise

shop/residences,particularlyastheyareset

betweenPacificHighwayandNicholsonPlace.

Thisdoesnotleaveagreatdealofdepthonce

setbackistakenintoconsideration.

Forexample,adevelopmentmaybesetback

behindaparapetandpreservethefront

roomsofanexistingFederationera

shopfront.Thiswayanunderstandingofthe

originalpatternofretaildevelopmentis

retainedalongwiththemostsignificant

elementsofthesitewhilststillfacilitating

higherdensitydevelopment.

11Shop, 312 - 324 Pacific Highway, Crows Nest. State Heritage Inventory Database No.: 2180998, 2181747, 2181748, 2181749, 2181750, 2181751. 12Shop,326PacificHighway,CrowsNest.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:2180999.

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HigginsBuildingsGroup

366–374PacificHighway,

CrowsNest


2013.HeritageItemNos.I0166–I0171



‘AgoodexampleofanInterwarFreeClassical

brickandmasonrycommercial/retailbuilding

housingagroupofshopswhichoccupiesan

importantcornerlocationandwhich

complementsandreflectsthetypeof

developmentcharacteristicofthisstreetscape.’14

CharacterArea:


ProposedWorks:





Seeabove.

NorthSydneyGirlsHighSchool

No.365PacificHighway,

CrowsNest


Plan2013.HeritageItemNo.I0165.



‘Importantlocalschoolwithsignificantplacein

thehistoricaldevelopmentofpubliceducationon

theNorthShore.Substantialandrelativelyintact

originalbuildingfromestablishmentofthe

school.Localandregionalsignificanceforformer

andcurrentpupilsandstaff.Buildingsare

representativeofperiodschoolarchitectureand

CharacterArea:

HealthandEducation

ProposedWorks:

TheHealthandEducation

characterareaisproposedtobe

retainedforusesassociatedwith

healthandeducationindustries

buildingonthevisionfora‘health

Duetoanincreasedpopulationdensitythere

maybearequirementinthefutureforthe

NorthSydneyGirlsHighSchooltodevelopthe

sitefurther.

AConservationManagementPlanshouldbe

developedfortheentireschoolsiteto

considerthepotentialfuturestrategies.

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philosophy.’15

andeducationsuperprecinct’.

FormerHall

14HayberryStreet,CrowsNest





‘GoodexampleofaFederationFreeClassical

styledhall,wellproportionedandneatlydetailed,

onanimportantfringeoftheCrowsNest

commercialcentre.Theinteriorisalsoof

significance.’16

CharacterArea:


CrowsNest.

ProposedWorks:




development.

Proposeddevelopmentinthevicinityofboth

theFormerHall(14HayberryStreet)andthe

FormerChurchofChrist(69FalconStreet)

mayimpactonthesettingofthebuildings

whicharebothprominentbuildingsina

largelyresidentialarea.

Thefrontsetbackoftheextantbuildings

shouldbereplicatedinanyadjacent

developmentinordertopreserveview

corridorsalongFalconStreetandHayberry

Streets.

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FormerChurchofChrist

69FalconStreet,CrowsNest




followingStatementofSignificancefortheitem:

‘Interestingexampleofaninter-warsmallchurch

foraminoritychristiangroup.Contraststhe

buildingsandchurchesofthemainstream

christiangroupsandimportantreminderofthe

diversityofbeliefspresentthroughoutthearea's

development.Providesevidenceofthesize,

philosophyandactivityofthechurchandits

adherants.Aninterestingexampleofatwostorey

brickchurchintheInterWarGothicstylethat

hasbeenbuiltonaresidentialsubdivisionfora

minoritychurch.Theinteriorisalsoof

significanceasthemainvolumeofthechurchis

stillevidentalthoughhavingbeenadaptedfor

CharacterArea:


CrowsNest.

ProposedWorks:




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residentialuse.’17

NorthsideBaptistChurch

63WilloughbyRoad,CrowsNest




followingStatementofSignificancefortheitem:

‘Importantlocalchurchwhichisafineexampleof

theFederationGothicstyle,inimportantcentral

locationinCrowsNest.’

CharacterArea:

CrowsNestVillage

Proposedworks:





NorthsideBaptistChurchat63Willoughby

Road,CrowsNestispotentialfor

overshadowingbecauseofnewbuildings

permittedinexistingLEPcontrolstheeastof

thesite.Thepublicsquareandsmallparkto

eithersideofthechurchshouldberetainedto

preservethecurtilagearoundthesite.

Setbackcontrolsshouldbedevelopedto

ensurethesitereceivesadequatesolaraccess

sothatamenityispreserved.Streettrees

shouldalsoberetainedtoscreensurrounding

developmentfromthesite.

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UnitingChurchHallandUniting

ChurchParsonage

6-10HoltermannStreet,CrowsNest


Plan2013.HeritageItemNo.I0146-

I0148



CrowsNestPerformingArtsCentre:

‘Importantlocalchurchwhichisafineexampleof

theFederationGothicstyle.Interestingcontrasts

toadjacentearlierchurchbuilding.’18

UnitingChurchHall:

‘Raresurvivallocallyofasmallscalechurchfrom

the1880's.Plainandsimplydetailed,itprovides

interestingcontrastswithlaterchurchbuilding

adjacent.’19

UnitingChurchParsonage:

‘InterestinglatenineteenthcenturyItalianate

villamostlyimportantasthepermanentmanse

oftheadjacentchurch.’20

CharacterArea:

CrowsNestVillage

Proposedworks:





CrowsNestPerformingArtsCentre,Uniting

ChurchHallandUnitingChurchParsonageat

6-10HoltermannStreet,CrowsNestmaylose

theirprominenceintheHoltermannStreet

Streetscapeduetodevelopmentsurrounding

thesiteonallsides.Considerincreased

activationofsitetothereartoensure

buildingscontinuetobeusedand

appreciated.Designingthenewdevelopment

andupliftwiththroughsitelinkstoheritage

itemswillensurethatthereisadegreeof

permeabilitybetweentheexistingand

proposed.

18CrowsNestPerformingArtsCentre,6HoltermannStreet,CrowsNest.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:2180958.

19UnitingChurchhall,8HoltermannStreet,CrowsNest.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:2180959.

20UnitingChurchparsonage,10HoltermannStreet,CrowsNest.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:2180960.



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House

103AlexanderStreet,CrowsNest




followingStatementofSignificanceforthesite:

‘Finelatenineteenthcenturystonehouse,

probablyoneofthe'better'homesinthisareain

thetimeinwhichitwasbuilt.Itisararesurvivor

inanareaoflatercommercialbuildings.Exterior

andinteriorareofsignificance.Importantaspart

oftherangeofnineteenthcenturyresidential

buildingsinCrowsNest.’21

CharacterArea:

CrowsNestVillage

Proposedworks:





Houseat103AlexanderStreet,CrowsNestis

alreadysurroundedbyhigherdensity

developmentonadjoiningsitesthathas

resultedinalossofsettingfortheitem.There

isariskthattheintegrityofthesinglestorey

dwelling,locatedwithinacommercialcentre,

willbefurtherdiminishedbyadditional

development.Ifnewdevelopmentsareto

occurtoeithersideofthesite,bettersetbacks

shouldbedevelopedtoensurethesiteis

understoodasasinglestoreyformer

residence.Thefrontboundarywallofthesite

shouldalsoberemovedtoallowforthe

primaryelevationtobeviewed.

Figure1:Showshowpotentialfuture

developmentcouldrespondtothe103

AlexanderStreettoallowfortheappropriate

curtilage

21House,103AlexanderStreet,CrowsNest.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:2180962.



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ElectricityPowerHouse

23AlbanyStreet,CrowsNest


2013.HeritageItemNo.I0137.

StateHeritageRegisterNo.00931



‘TheCrowsNestsubstationisarareand

representativeexampleofanunusualbuilding

designfromtheinterwarperiodwhichfeatures

mansardroofcornerstothemainroof,

decorativerenderedwallswithrecessedbays

andelongatedarchestothefacades.Itis

consideredtobeofstatesignificance.’22

CharacterArea:

StLeonardsandCrowsNest

MetroStation.

Proposedworks:

TheStLeonardsCommercialCore

andCrowsNestMetroStation

areaisproposedtobeatruehigh

densitycentrethatensuresthe

Precinctstrengthensitsroleasa

majorcommercialcentrein

Sydney.

Highdensitycommercial,mixed

useandresidentialtobe

concentratedinlandextending

fromTheForumalongPacific

Highwaytowardstheproposed

CrowsNestMetroStation.This

waysitescanutiliseclose

proximitytopublictransportand

existingdensitytoprovide

additionalresidentialand

commercialfloorspaceforthe

centre.

ElectricityPowerHouse,23AlbanyStreet,

CrowsNestisoneoftwositeswithinthe

PrecinctlistedontheStateHeritageRegister.

Therefore,itisimperativethatanappropriate

podiumheightandtransitionofadjacent

developmentinthevicinityontheoftheitem

becarefullyconsideredandanappropriate

curtilageisestablished.

AConservationManagementPlan(CMP)for

thesiteshouldbeproduced,toinclude

recommendationsfordevelopmentinthe

vicinityofthe,inconjunctionwithanyfuture

developmentproposals.Thiswillhelpto

mitigatetheheritageimpactofdevelopment

andmanageanypotentialadaptivereuseof

thesite.

Thereisanopportunitytofeaturethe

buildingfromtheexpandedHumeStreetPark

ifCouncil’splanstoundergroundormovethe

existingbasketballcourtsarerealised.Subject

totherelevantstatutoryapproval.

22ElectricityPowerHouse,23AlbanyStreet,CrowsNest.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:5045630.



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StLeonardsCentre

28-34ClarkeStreet,CrowsNest





‘28ClarkeStreetisanunusualexampleofasix

storey,lateTwentiethCenturycommercial

buildingbuiltc.1972designedbyKerrand

Smith,ArchitectsandPlanners,inthelate

TwentiethCenturyBrutaliststyleandisa

dominantbuildingisthelocalstreetscape.’23

CharacterArea:


MetroStation.

Proposedworks:







Sydney.












centre.

TheStLeonardsCentreat28-34ClarkeStreet,

CrowsNestisoneofthelargerbuildingsin

thevicinityofStLeonardsStation.Thesites

shouldberetainedascommercialtowersand

beintegratedintothePrecinct.Anytowerin

thevicinityshouldhaveadequateseparation

betweentheitemstoensuretheyremain

distinguishableasfreestandingBrutalist

commercialtowers.

CrowsNestFireStation

99ShirleyRoad,CrowsNest





‘Importantdistrictfirestation.Oneofthelastfire

stationstobebuilttothedesignofthe

GovernmentArchitectandoneofagroupoffire

stationsofsimilararchitecturalstyleand

arrangement.AfineexampleoftheArtsand

CharacterArea:

WollstonecraftResidential

ProposedWorks:

Wollstonecraftisproposedtobe

retainedasmediumtohigh

densityresidentialsetwithina

Theproposedupliftinthevicinityofthesite

willresultinachangeinsettingtothe

heritageitemswithintheWollstonecraft

residentialarea.

CrowsNestFireStationisaprominent

buildingalongShirleyRoad,markingthe

boundarybetweentheresidentialareaof

Wollstonecraftandthecommercialareaof

23StLeonardsCentre,28–34ClarkeStreet,CrowsNest.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:2181335.



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Craftsstyleinapublicutilitycontext.’24

landscapedsetting.

CrowsNest.Newbuildingsthatareadjacent

orwithinthevicinityshouldestablisha

consistentpodiumheightinrelationtothe

heightoftheparapetsoastopresenta

consistentlowscaleandfinegrainstreet

frontage.

Infuture,duetoanincreaseinpopulation

size,therequirementsoftheCrowsNestFire

Stationmaynotbesuitableforthesite.This

mayresultinthepotentialadaptivereuseof

thesiteforotherpurposes.Anysuch

developmentshouldbeassessedonits

individualmerits,however,theoverallform

shouldremainreadilyidentifiable.

StThomas’RestPark

WestStreet,CrowsNest




followingStatementofSignificanceforthis

item:25

‘Importantlocalcemeteryandrepositoryofthe

remainsofmanyfamouscolonialidentities,

amongwhichareseveralpioneersoftheNorth

Shore.Remaininggravesandmonuments,the

gatesandfencetoWestStreetandtoSexton's

cottageareimportanthistoricremnantsofthe

originalcemetery(nowaRestPark).Theinterior

ofthecottageisinoriginalconditionandisof

significance.’

CharacterArea:


CrowsNest.

ProposedWorks:




development.




StThomasMemorialRestParkshouldbe

conservedandretainedforitscurrentuse.As

thesiteislistedontheperipheryofthe

precinctitisunlikelytoexperience

overshadowingorimpactonviewcorridors.

LiketheGoreHillMemorialCemetery,new

waystointerpretorincreasethepedestrian

experienceshouldbeexploredforoneofthe

fewpassivegreenspacesintheprecinct.

24CrowsNestFireStation,99ShirleyRoad,CrowsNest.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:2180895.

25StThomas’RestPark(includingSexton'sCottageandcemeteryfence),WestStreet,CrowsNest.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:2180894



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Wollstonecraft

CrowsNestUnitingChurch

122ShirleyRoad,Wollstonecraft





‘Significantlocalchurchinoriginalcondition.

InterestinginterpretationoftheGothicidiom

fromtheFederationperiod.Theinteriorisalsoof

significance.’26

CharacterArea:


ProposedWorks:




landscapedsetting.

CrowsNestUnitingChurchisatriskof

overshadowingfromnearbyhigherdensity

developmentinthemorninghours.

Theexistingcurtilagearoundthesiteshould

beretainedtopreservetheoverallformofthe

church.Thechurchshouldbeconservedand

continueuseforreligiouspurposes.Other

adaptivereusesmaybeconsideredifthe

buildingformisconserved.

26CrowsNestUnitingChurch,122ShirleyRoad,Wollstonecraft.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:2180888.



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House

2NicholsonStreet,Wollstonecraft27





‘Anexcellent,andrelativelyintact,exampleofa

large,FederationQueenAnnebungalowinits

settingonaprominentcornersitewithgood

qualitydetailing,withcomplementaryfacadesto

eachfrontage.Strongrelationshiptothe

neighbouringNo.11LamontStreet.Itexemplifies

manyofthefinerqualitiesofthestyle.’28

CharacterArea:


ProposedWorks:




landscapedsetting.

LiketheCrowsNestUnitingChurchthis

House(FederationQueenAnnestyle

dwelling)willexperienceovershadowing

fromnearbyhighdensitydevelopment.The

dwellingshouldbeconservedandcontinue

useasaresidentialdwelling.Otheradaptive

reusesmaybeconsideredifthebuildingform

isconserved.

27Imagesource:Onthehouse.com.au.N.p.,2018.Web.31Jan.2018.

28House,2NicholsonStreet,Wollstonecraft.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:2180974.



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StLeonards

FormerMarcoBuilding

583PacificHighway,StLeonards





‘ExcellentandattractiveexampleoftheInterwar

Functionaliststyleonaprominentcornersite.’29

CharacterArea:


MetroStation.

Proposedworks:







Sydney.












centre.

TheStLeonardsandCrowsNestMetro

StationCharacterAreaarekeysitesinthe

Precinctinrelationtopotentialfutureuplift.

Thismayresultintheneedforlarger

buildingstobedevelopedintheimmediate

vicinityofheritagelistedsitesorinsome

casesonsiteswhichcontainheritageitems.

Anydevelopmentonasitecontaininga

heritageitemshouldrespondtotheexisting

siteconditions.Forexample,theformer

MarcoBuildingat583PacificHighway,St

Leonardsisrecognisedasbeingatakey

intersectionwithinthePrecinctwherethe

heightofbuildingsisapriority.Any

developmentonthesiteshouldrespondto

thechamferedcornerattheintersectionof

thePacificHighwayandAlbanyStreet.The

buildingform,thepodiumandanytower

shouldreflectthecontextofthelocationin

termsonthecorner.

CommercialBuilding

1ChandosStreet,StLeonards





‘Aprimeexampleofadramaticsystemof

constructionwhichincidentallyformsan

impressiveofficeblock.Itisanimpressive

exampleofthelatetwentiethcentury

CharacterArea:


MetroStation.

Proposedworks:

CommercialBuilding,1ChandosStreet,St

Leonardsisoneofthelargerbuildingsinthe

vicinityofStLeonardsStation.Thesites

shouldberetainedascommercialtowersand

beintegratedintothePrecinct.Anytowerin

thevicinityshouldhaveadequateseparation

betweentheitemstoensuretheyremain

29FormerMarcoBuilding,583PacificHighway,StLeonards.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:2180900.



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structuralistspace.Itisasevenstorey

commercialbuildingbuiltin1977inlate

twentiethcentury,itisBrutalistStylewitha

dominantsettingtothestreetcorner.An

impressiveexampleoftheliftslabandclimbing

formworkconstruction.’30







Sydney.












centre.

distinguishableasfreestandingBrutalist

commercialtowers.

RoyalNorthShoreHospital

Buildings

RoyalNorthShoreHospital,

ReserveRoad,StLeonards

WilloughbyLocalEnvironmentalPlan

2012.HeritageItemNos.I240–I244



‘TheCoreHospitalPrecinctGroupisan

important,andincreasingrare,surviving

exampleofearlytwentiethcenturyFederation

hospitalarchitectureanddesign.’31

CharacterArea:

HealthandEducation

ProposedWorks:

TheHealthandEducation

characterareaisproposedtobe

retainedforusesassociatedwith

healthandeducationindustries

buildingonthevisionfora‘health

andeducationsuperprecinct’.

TheRoyalNorthShoreHospitalBuildings

(RNSH)willcontinuetoexpandasthe

populationgrows.Thismeanslowscale,

largelyredundantoriginalbuildings

associatedwithoriginalhospitalareatriskof

beingdemolishedtomeetthedemandfor

newhealthservices.

Theoriginalbuildingsassociatedwiththe

corehospitalprecinctshouldbeintegrated

intoanynewdevelopment.Wherepossible,

transitionzonesbetweenthesebuildings,

particularlyappropriatepodiumheights

30Commercialbuilding,1ChandosStreet,StLeonards.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:2181328.

31OrthoticsBuilding(includingoriginalinteriors),RoyalNorthShoreHospital,ReserveRoad,StLeonards.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:2660307.



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shouldbedeveloped.

RefertotheRNSHMasterPlanforfurther

clarification.

GoreHillMemorialCemetery

211PacificHighway,StLeonards



StateHeritageRegisterNo.I0191



‘GoreHillMemorialCemeteryisanitemofstate

significancethatsatisfiesallsevenassessment

criterionforlisting.Itsaestheticdesignand

historicalassociationshavemadeitasignificant

placeinthepatternoftheculturalhistoryof

NSW.Itsmonumentsandlandscapedemonstrate

thereligiousphilosophiesandchangingattitudes

towardsdeathovera100yearperiodofNSW

history.Aesthetically,itisanexcellentexampleof

alateVictorianlandscapedburialgroundwith

landmarkqualities,importantplantingsanda

wealthofhighqualityfuneraryarchitecture

whichdemonstratestheskillsoftheartisanswho

CharacterArea:

GoreHillOval&Cemetery

ProposedWorks

TheGoreHillOvalisproposedto

beretainedandimprovedfor

recreationalusestosupport

residentsandworkersinthe

Precinct.

TheGoreHillCemeterywill

continuetobeusedasacemetery.

Increasedactivationandthrough

sitelinksarebeingexplored.

Thefacilitiesrequiredtomeettheneedsof

theincreasedpopulationsurroundingthe

openspaceoftheGoreHillOvalmay

potentiallyimpactonthesignificanceofthe

GoreHillMemorialCemetery.

AstheGoreHillMemorialCemeteryisoneof

thefewlargegreenpassivespaceswithinthe

Precinct,betterlandscapingofthecemetery

andsurroundsshouldbedevelopedto

encouragepedestrianusageofthesite.This

canincludeimprovementstothe

connections/pathwaysthroughthesite,

lightingandwayfinding

Heritageinterpretationplansandstrategies



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craftedthemonuments.TheCemeteryisofrare

andrepresentativesocialsignificanceataState

levelbecauseofthehighesteeminwhichitis

heldbymajoridentifiablegroupsinthe

community,whichleadtoitsbecominga

benchmarkintheconservationofhistorical

cemeteries.Ithasenormouseducationaland

researchpotentialatarareandrepresentative

Statelevelfromitswealthofgenealogical,

architectural,horticulturalandartistic

informationwhichisreadilyaccessibletothe

public.Astheburialplaceforover14,000

Australianswhoselivescontributedtothe

developmentofSydney'sNorthShore,GoreHill

memorialCemeteryhasstrongsocialassociations

withthecommunityforsocial,culturaland

spiritualreasons.’32

couldalsobedevelopedforthesite.

Anynewfacilitiesdevelopedclosetothe

boundarybetweentheGoreHillMemorial

CemeteryandtheGoreHillOvalshouldretain

alandscapedseparationbetweenthetwo

zonestopreservethepeacefulnatureofthe

cemetery.

Sandringham

3ParkRoad,StLeonards33

LaneCoveLocalEnvironmentalPlan


ThereisnoreadilyavailableStatementof

Significanceforthisitem.

CharacterArea:

ResidentialStLeonardsSouth

ProposedWorks:

StLeonardsSouthisproposedto

beahigherdensityresidential

areaovertime.Increaseddensities

willbefocusedinthoseareas

closesttoStLeonardsStation.

Individualheritageitems,whicharemostly

freestandingdwellingsmaybeatriskof

demolitionorlossofsettingduetothe

proposedhigherdensitydevelopmentinthe

StLeonardsSouthresidentialarea.

AllheritagelisteddwellingswithintheSt

LeonardsSouthPrecinctshouldberetained

asfreestandingandcontinuetheirresidential

use.Ifmedium/highdensitydevelopmentis

proposedinoraroundthesite,provisions

shouldbemadetoretainanunderstandingof

thedwellingsasindividualitems.

32GoreHillMemorialCemetery,211PacificHighway,StLeonards.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:2660279.

33Imagesource:3ParkRoad,StLeonards,NSW2065-PropertyDetails.(2018).Realestate.com.au.Retrieved6February2018



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Anydevelopmentwithinthevicinityshould

respectthelowscalenatureoftheseitems

andtransitionappropriately.

House

5ParkRoad,StLeonards34





CharacterArea:


ProposedWorks:





















34ImageSource:5ParkRoad,StLeonards,NSW2065-ViewSoldHistory&ResearchPropertyValues-realestate.com.au.(2018).



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House

7ParkRoad,StLeonards.35





CharacterArea:


ProposedWorks:





















35ImageSource:Home.(2018).Themansions.com.au.Retrieved6February2018,fromhttp://www.themansions.com.au/



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Greenwich

House

2AngloRoad,Greenwich36




followinghistoricalnotesontheproperty.

‘PartoftheStLeonardsParkEstate.Subdivided

in1885.SymmetricallateVictorianbrickcottage;

brickunfortunatelypainted.Terracottatileroof,

terracottafinials.Bullnosecorrugatediron

verandahwithturnedtimberverandahcolumns

andcastironvalance.Earlyfrontdoor.Sandstone

windowsills,turnedtimberpilasterstowindows.

Colouredglass.Brickfrontfencewithstone

copingandironpipe.’37

CharacterArea:


ProposedWorks:





















36ImageSource:"2AngloRoad,Greenwich,NSW2065-PropertyDetails."Realestate.com.au.N.p.,2018.Web.6Feb.2018.

37House,2AngloRoad,Greenwich.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:1920003.



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House






‘GroupofrelativelyintactFederationcottages,

indicativeofthespeculationandsubdivision

occurringatthetimeassociatedwiththe

railway.’39

CharacterArea:


ProposedWorks:





















38ImageSource:"10AngloRoad,Greenwich,NSW2065-PropertyDetails."Realestate.com.au.N.p.,2018.Web.6Feb.2018.




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House









railway.’41

*StatementofSignificancefrominventorysheet

forNo.10AngloRoad.

CharacterArea:


ProposedWorks:





















40ImageSource:"12AngloRoadGreenwichNSW2065-HouseFORSALE#3030306-Harbourline.Com.Au."harbourline.com.au.N.p.,2018.Web.6Feb.2018.




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House









railway.’43

*StatementofSignificancefrominventorysheet

forNo.10AngloRoad.

CharacterArea:


ProposedWorks:





















42ImageSource:"14AngloRoad,Greenwich,NSW2065-ViewSoldHistory&ResearchPropertyValues-realestate.com.au."realestate.com.au.N.p.,2018.Web.6Feb.

2018.




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Naremburn

NaremburnHeritageConservation

Area


2012.HeritageItemNo.C8

Thenatureofthisdevelopmentisreflectedinthe

consistencyofthebuildingstockwhichprimarily

comprisesrare,singlefronted,detached

Federationstylebrickcottages.Widerfronted

cottages(thoughstillsmall)onamalgamatedlots,

andsometimberconstructioncanbefound

scatteredthroughouttheotherwise

homogeneousarea.

Thecottagesaddressthestreetfromnarrow

frontsetbacksbehindsmallfrontgardenplots.

Individualstreetscapesvaryintheblendingof

builtandlandscapedelements.MartinStreet’s

widerlevelcarriagewayandthegenerallackof

streettreeplantingcreatesanurbanlandscape,

dominatedbybuildings.InPlunkett,Darvalland

OxleyStreets,establishedstreettreesingenerally

widerverges,oftencomplementedbymore

plantedgardenplotsandmoresloping

landforms,attractivelyblendbuildingsand

vegetation.DarvallStreet’srowsoftowering

maturePhoenixcanariensispalmsprovidea

dramaticanddecorativesettingforthetiny

cottages.Rearservicelanesoriginallyusedfor

sanitarycollectionnowprovidevehicularaccess.

CharacterArea:


CrowsNest.

ProposedWorks:




development.





NestMetroStationcharacter

area.

ThePrecinctencompassestheNaremburn

HCA.Thereislimitedriskofovershadowing.

However,thereisariskthatfuture

developmentcouldformahardedgeagainst

theHCA.

Atransitionandedgeofcommercial,mixed

useandresidentialbuiltformwillbelocated

alongChandosStreet,delineatingtheSt

LeonardsCentrefromNaremburnresidential

neighbourhoodandtheHeritage

ConservationAreainthenorth.



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ConvertedNaremburnPublicSchool

andResourcesCentre

10DalleysRoad,Naremburn





‘TheoriginalNaremburnPublicSchoolBuilding

hassomesignificancerelatingtoitsassociation

with100yearsofpublicschooleducationandits

architecturalevolution.Theuseoftheinternal

centralhallandlanternareunusual.

ThefirstInfant'sSchoolisconsideredunusualin

itsuseofthedomesticArtsandCraftsstylewith

functionalschoollayout.Severallargetreesare

significant.TheformerGirlsSchoolisa

substantiallargelyintactrepresentativeexample

of1920'sschoolarchitecture.

Thescaleandlocationofthebuildings

complimentsthenearbyStLeonardsSchooland

Church,andtogethertheyformacivicfocusto

thearea.’44

CharacterArea:


CrowsNest.

ProposedWorks:




development.






area.

ConvertedNaremburnPublicSchooland

ResourcesCentreandHouseincludingoriginal

interiorsat248WilloughbyRoadarelocated

outsidetheboundaryoftheNaremburnHCA.

Thesitesarenotprotectedbythesame

controlswhichmayresultinlargerresidential

developmentsbeingconstructedinthe

immediatevicinity.Therefore,anynew

developmentintheimmediatevicinityshould

respecttheexistingformandscaleofthe

schoolbuilding.

44ConvertedNaremburnPublicSchool,10DalleysRoad,Naremburn.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:2660096.



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House(includingoriginalinteriors)

248Willoughbyroad,Naremburn.




followingStatementofsignificanceforthesite:

'ThehouseatNo248WilloughbyRoad,

constructedin1915hasrelevancewithinthe

localhistoricalcontextasitprovidesevidenceof

theearlydevelopmentofChatswood,beingone

ofagroupoflargerresidencesbuiltinthe

Municipalityforprofessionalclients'45

CharacterArea:


CrowsNest.

ProposedWorks:




development.






area.

Seeabove.

45House,248WilloughbyRoad,Naremburn.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:2660275.



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House(includinginteriors)

4BerryAvenue,Naremburn




followingStatementofsignificanceforthesite:

“Theoriginalcottagehassomehistorical

significanceasanexampleofanearlymodest

weatherboardresidencenowrareinthisarea.

Thisisirreversiblycompromisedbylater

additions.Theseriesofsympatheticadditions

madetotheoriginalcottagegivethehousesome

aestheticvalueforitscontributiontothe

streetscape”.46

CharacterArea:


CrowsNest.

ProposedWorks:




development.






area.

No.4BerryAvenue,Naremburnshouldbe

retainedasafreestandingdwellingand

continueitsresidentialuse.Anynew

developmentintheimmediatevicinityshould

respecttheexistingformandscaleofthe

dwelling.

Artarmon

IndustrialBuilding(including

survivingindustrialelements)

1FrederickStreet,Artarmon





‘TheCouncilWorksDepothashistorical

significanceisdemonstratingtheformerpost-

WWIIindustrialcharacterofWilloughby,andthe

CharacterArea:

ArtarmonEmploymentArea

ProposedWorks:

IndustrialBuildinghasbeenadaptivelyreused

forretailusage.Thisuseshouldcontinue.

46House(includinginteriors),4BerryStreet,Naremburn.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.2660022



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tunnelunderReserveRoadhasarchaeological

significanceasaremnantoftheformer

brickworksonthesite.Ithassomeaesthetic

significanceasalocallandmarkandasalarge

andimpressivepost-WWIIindustrialbuilding.It

isintactandretainsearlierindustrialequipment

suchastravellinggantries.’47

ArtarmonEmploymentAreais

proposedtobeprotectedfor

employmentandurbanservices.It

willevolveintoakeyhighdensity

employmentandtecharea

fosteringcomplementaryuses

adjoininglightindustry.

GatewayEntryPylons

Partof215PacificHighway,

Artarmon





'TheChannel7EntryPylonshavebeenidentified

ashavinglocalsignificance.Thetwopylonswere

onthesitepriortotheABCacquisitionin1955

andbelongedtotheChannel7network.The

structurescontainsomeaestheticsignificance

becausetheyaremasonrystructuresofdistinct

modernistaestheticandareproductsofa

recognizablestyleofarchitecture,predominant

atthetimecircamid1950's.Theyarehistorically

significantbecausetheypredateABC's

acquisitionofthesiteandareassociatedwith

CharacterArea:


ProposedWorks:








TheGatewayEntryPylonsandFootingsofthe

formertransmissiontowermaynotberealised

fortheirheritagesignificanceinfuture

redevelopments.Therefore,anyfuture

developmentshouldintegratetheseitems

wherepossible.

47Industrialbuilding,1FrederickStreet,Artarmon.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:2660056.



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televisionproduction.Theyarerepresentativeof

thespiritwithwhichthenascenttechnologyof

televisionventuredforthonthesite.However,

thestructureslacktechnologicalsignificance.

Theremaybeadegreeofsocialsignificance

associatedwiththelandmarkqualitiesofthe

pylononthePacificHighway,whichisamajor

arterialthroughway.'48

Footingsoftheformertransmission

tower

Partof215PacificHighway,

Artarmon





'ThefootingoftheformerChannel7

TransmissionTowerishistoricallysignificantata

locallevelbecauseofitsabilitytodemonstrate

theearlyhistoryoftheGoreHillsitepriortoits

acquisitionbytheABCfromATNChannel7,

includingitssingleandcontinueduseasa

televisionproductionfacility.Theyare

representativeofthesitechosenfortransmitting

televisionsignalsintheSydneymetropolitan

area.'49

CharacterArea:


ProposedWorks:








Seeabove.

48GatewayEntryPylons,Partof215PacificHighway,Artarmon.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:2660281.

49Footingsoftheformertransmissiontower,Partof215PacificHighway,Artarmon.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:2660290.



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FormerStables

TAFECollegeGrounds,

WestbourneStreet(alsoknownas213

PacificHighway),Artarmon



*Noimage,siteaccessnotavailable.



‘TheOldStableshavehistoricalandsocial

significanceasarelicofthearea'spast.Unique

buildingmaterialsandarchitecturalfeaturesgive

thebuildingaestheticsignificance.’50

CharacterArea:


ProposedWorks:








TheTAFECollegeGroundsisoneofthefew

lowscalelargesiteswithinthePrecinct,

whichhaspotentialforredevelopment.

Developmentmayresultinthelossof

significanceoftheoldstablebuildings.Any

newdevelopmentonthesiteshouldintegrate

theFormerStableBlock.Theheritageitem

shouldbemademorepubliclyaccessible.

50Stables(Former),TAFECollegeGrounds,WestbourneStreet,Artarmon.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:2660258.



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CommunicationsTower

217PacificHighway,Artarmon

WilloughbyLocalEnvironmental




‘TheTransmissionTowerisaestheticallyand

technologicallysignificantbecauseofits

landmarkqualities.Foralmostfortyyearsthis

structurehasdominatedtheNorthShoreskyline

andhasbeenusedasABC'smainSydney

Metropolitantelevisionbroadcasting

transmissionfacility.Thestructureishighly

representativeofitsbuildingtypeandconstitutes

agenerallyrareformofstructure.Consequently,

thestructureissignificantbecauseofitswide

rangingtransmissioncapabilities.Ittherefore,is

abletotranscendtheboundaryofmerelocal

significance.’51

CharacterArea:


ProposedWorks:








TheCommunicationsTowermaybecome

obsoleteinfutureandfallintodisrepair.

Ideallythetowershouldberetainedand

utilisedasacommunicationstower.Itshould

beadaptedtotakeadvantageofitslandmark

qualities.However,ifitisproposedtobe

dismantledtheCommunicationsTower

shouldbeappropriatelyphotographed,

salvagedandrecorded.

TheConservationManagementPlanforthe

CommunicationsTowershouldbeconsulted

priortotheconstructionofanybuildingsin

thevicinityorproposedadaptivereuseofthe

site.

51Communicationstower,217PacificHighway,Artarmon.StateHeritageInventoryDatabaseNo.:2660289.

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