Heritage Cases

1. Original date of construction/date of first approved plan: unknown, no records available. 2. Historical Significance: The property was first transferred in 1892, the date of the first dwelling is unknown. Site plans of the properties in the area indicate large sloping properties with original dwellings set back on the higher side of the site. 3. Architectural Significance: Very little of the original fabric of the house remains. The roof form and part of the external walls indicate that it was originally a gabled, veranda house with a raised brick plinth below a corner veranda. (characteristic of the 1920’s) The house has been extended to the West and a double-storey building added to the property. 4. Urban Setting & Adjoining Properties: The house is accessed via a pan-handle driveway between blocks of flats on Silver oak Avenue. It is not viewed from the road. Neighbours are multi-storey flats and double storey houses, close to the boundaries. The property is sloping towards Silver Oak Avenue, the driveway rises about 1.5 storeys from the road to the entry level. 2. Motivation for proposed work: The property is zoned General Residential 1. The owner wishes to develop to it’s full potential and build residential units. 3. Detail the work to be carried out: Proposed demolition of all buildings on the site. Proposed 4-storey, plus basement parking residential development. See drawings Nos: 17-044-SUB-01 to SUB-09 (incl)