We are seeking your views on a proposal to give heritage protection to 2 properties in Boroondara. These properties have been nominated for protection as part of our Community Heritage Nomination process.
Share your thoughts in the survey below, by 5 pm Tuesday 19 August 2025.
About this consultation
We’re committed to the protection, conservation and enhancement of all heritage places in Boroondara.
Community members have formally asked Council if 2 properties can be given heritage protection, as part of the Community Heritage Nomination Process.
Our heritage consultants have identified that the nominated properties below have local heritage significance and are worthy of protection:
- 11 Second Avenue, Kew
- 1 Wilson Street, Surrey Hills
We’re asking for your feedback before we amend to the Boroondara Planning Scheme to apply the Heritage Overlay to these properties.
Why these places are significant
The Victorian Government has a list of 8 recognised criteria to assess local heritage value. A place can be of heritage value if it meets at least one of these criteria.
Our heritage consultants found the nominated properties meet the following criteria:
- historical significance (Criterion A)
- representative significance (Criterion D)
- aesthetic significance (Criterion E)
- associative significance (Criterion H)
These criteria are outlined on the Department of Transport and Planning website's Planning Practice Note 1 – Applying the Heritage Overlay page.
Location of nominated properties
Select a Hotspot below to learn more about each property. These have both been graded as Individually Significant places (individually important for their heritage value).
Have your say
We invited you to share your feedback by 5 pm Monday 18 August 2025.
This preliminary consultation aims to understand if there is community support for starting a process to protect these properties.
Your feedback will help Councillors decide whether to seek to include the properties in a Heritage Overlay.
