We've been seeking your views on a proposal to give heritage protection to 8 properties in Boroondara.
These properties – located in Balwyn, Camberwell, Kew and Surrey Hills – have been nominated for protection as part of our Community Heritage Nomination process.
Consultation closed at 5 pm Friday 14 June 2024.
About this consultation
We are committed to the protection, conservation and enhancement of all heritage places in Boroondara.
Community members have formally asked Council if a number of properties can be given heritage protection, as part of the Community Heritage Nomination Process. To learn more about the process, visit our nominate a heritage place page.
Our heritage consultants have identified the nominated properties below as having local heritage significance and being worthy of protection:
- 23 Clapham Street, Balwyn
- 50 Fitzgerald Street, Balwyn
- 1 Mabel Street, Camberwell
- 141 Wattle Valley Road, Camberwell
- 1360 Toorak Road, Camberwell
- 21 Alma Road, Camberwell
- 17 Raven Street, Kew
- 25 Weybridge Street, Surrey Hills
We asked for your feedback before we proceeded with an amendment to the Boroondara Planning Scheme, to apply a Heritage Overlay to these properties.
Why these places are significant
The Victorian Government has a list of 8 recognised criteria we need to use 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)
- rarity (Criterion B)
- 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 all been graded as Individually Significant places (individually important for their heritage value).
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Have your say
We invited you to share your feedback by 5 pm Friday 14 June 2024.
This preliminary consultation aimed to understand if there was 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.