Local Heritage Listing for Four Sites in Double Bay

At its meeting of 27 March 2023, Council resolved to proceed with a planning proposal to list four (4) items in the Double Bay Centre as local heritage items in Schedule 5 and on the Heritage Map of the Woollahra Local Environmental Plan 2014 (Woollahra LEP 2014).

You can read the full Council resolution here.

Heritage listing aims to provide ongoing protection and recognition of the heritage significance of these sites.

The public exhibition period to gather feedback on this planning proposal ran from Wednesday 16 August 2023 to Friday 15 September 2023. Your participation and feedback has been taken into account when preparing Council's planning controls to ensure they reflect the views of the whole community.

If you would like further information on the planning proposal, wee invite you to read the following draft documents.

You can find everything you need to know about the exhibition on this page, including redacted copies of submissions, FAQs and links to important documents.

About the planning proposal

The purpose of this planning proposal is to explain the intended effect of an amendment to the Woollahra LEP 2014. An LEP is a legal instrument that zones land and includes standards and controls to regulate the use and nature of development and the management of land. An LEP can also address matters of heritage conservation.

The amendment to the Woollahra LEP 2014 involves the listing of four (4) local heritage items in Schedule 5 of the Woollahra LEP 2014 and the associated heritage mapping. The properties of the local heritage items are listed below:

Shopping building and arcade at 21-25 Knox Street, Double Bay (Lot 1, DP 208922).
Cooper's Corner at 475-479 New South Head Road, Double Bay (Lot 1 DP 13051).
Royal Oak Hotel at 28 Bay Street, Double Bay (Lot 1 DP 60445).
Former In Shoppe Building at 45A Bay Street, Double Bay (Lot 1 DP 208325)

A detailed description of the heritage significance of each item is included in the supporting documents to the planning proposal, the Double Bay Centre Heritage Review heritage study and associated heritage inventory sheets.

Council has been authorised to use its delegation under section 3.36 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 to approve the LEP. The Department of Planning and Environment has classified this planning proposal as 'basic' as described in the Local Environmental Plan Making Guidelines (Department of Planning and Environment, 2022).

Key Dates

16 August 09:00 am to 15 September 2023 04:30 pm

Public Exhibition

Timeline

Timeline item 1 - complete

Public Exhibition

This consultation is now closed.
Timeline item 2 - complete

Under Review

Contributions to this consultation closed on 15 September 2023. The contributions were evaluated and reviewed, and the project team reported back to Council.
Timeline item 3 - complete

Report to Committee meeting of Council

Outcomes of the public exhibition were reported to the Committee in November 2023.
Timeline item 4 - complete

Council Decision

Council made a decision to adopt the draft LEP amendment in November 2023.
Timeline item 5 - complete

Finalisation and Commencement

The amendment was gazetted 19 July 2024.

Document Library

Post-exhibition documents

Exhibition documents

Supplementary Information

FAQs

An LEP or ‘local environmental plan’ is Council’s main legal document for controlling development and guiding planning decisions made by Council to ensure that growth and development occurs in a planned and coordinated manner consistent with Council and community expectations and needs.

An LEP contains land use zones which establish where residential, commercial, recreation and other uses can occur. It has development controls for buildings and land, including controls for height, floor space, subdivision and lot size. An LEP also provides protection for trees, heritage items, heritage conservation areas and environmentally sensitive areas.

An LEP is made by Council in consultation with the community, and approved by the Minister for Planning, according to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000.

An LEP is reviewed every 7 to 10 years to ensure that the LEP is forward looking and suitably addresses current and emerging planning issues. A copy of the Woollahra LEP 2014 can be found here: Woollahra Local Environmental Plan 2014.

The planning proposal affects the current land owners and may affect surrounding owners if they wish to carry out development in the vicinity of the proposed heritage items.

A planning proposal is on exhibition to amend the Woollahra Local Environmental Plan 2014 (Woollahra LEP 2014), Schedule 5. The objective of the planning proposal is to list four (4) places in Double Bay centre as local heritage items in the Woollahra LEP 2014.

The heritage listing will provide ongoing protection and recognition of the heritage significance of these sites.

It’s easy to have your say. Login or register for Your Say Woollahra and make a submission through the submission form. Once you have registered for Your Say, you are able to take part in any open project.

Alternatively, you can send an email to records@woollahra.nsw.gov.au referencing SC7228 Submissions.

Written submissions may be lodged between Wednesday 16 August 2023 to Friday 15 September 2023. All submissions must be received before the exhibition closes at 4.30pm on Friday 15 September 2023

Your input will help inform Council decision making and shape the future of Woollahra. All submissions received during public exhibition will be reviewed and reported to a Committee meeting of Council.

PRIVACY NOTE: The supply of personal information is voluntary. If personal information is not provided, Council may be limited in dealing with a submission. Submissions, summaries of submissions, and/or names and addresses of people making submissions may be included in publicly available reports to Council or Committee Meetings.

Please note that, in accordance with section 18(1)(b) of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW), you are advised that all submissions received by Council in relation to any matter will be placed on the appropriate Council file and may be disclosed to Councillors, Council Officers, consultants to Council or members of the public.

Pursuant to the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) the Council may be obliged to allow inspection of its documents, including any submissions you may make.

The supply of personal information is voluntary. If personal information is not provided, Council may be limited in dealing with a submission. Submissions, summaries of submissions, and/or names and addresses of people making submissions may be included in publicly available reports to Council or Committee Meetings.

Please note that, in accordance with section 18(1)(b) of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW), you are advised that all submissions received by Council in relation to any matter will be placed on the appropriate Council file and may be disclosed to Councillors, Council Officers, consultants to Council or members of the public.

Pursuant to the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) the Council may be obliged to allow inspection of its documents, including any submissions you may make.

Contact Us

Have questions or want to learn more about a project? Contact us below:

Name	Tristan Ryan - Senior Strategic Heritage Officer
Phone	02 9391 7000
Email	records@woollahra.nsw.gov.au

Phone	02 9391 7000
Email	records@woollahra.nsw.gov.au
Website	www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au

02 9391 7000

records@woollahra.nsw.gov.au