We have a proactive approach to heritage conservation in our local area. This includes buildings dating from the period between the First and Second World War, as well as buildings designed by significant and notable architects.

In 2021, the Woollahra Council Heritage Gap Analysis was endorsed and that report recommended a study of Inter-War flat buildings and buildings designed by significant architects as a priority. This study aligns with the aims of that Heritage Gap Analysis.

We've identified buildings in Glencoe Road as well as Nos. 50, 58 and 60 Wallaroy Road which are not heritage listed but have heritage values which may merit listing these properties. These properties date from the Inter-War period, and are interesting and diverse examples of architecture from this period. The buildings exhibit a range of architectural styles and building typologies.

We are now investigating whether any of the buildings identified merit listing as heritage items in their own right, or whether they may contribute to a Heritage Conservation Area where there is a group of buildings with heritage significance.

We have engaged Lisa Trueman Heritage Advisor to prepare our study. As part of the assessment, we are requesting internal access to some of the properties.

Note - No. 56 Wallaroy Road (pictured above) is already a locally listed heritage item, Heritage Item No. I727, in the Woollahra Local Environmental Plan 2014.

We welcome your feedback

Council welcomes your comments on the study. We invite property owners and residents to share information about the property such as images, historic information and stories, aspects of the building you love and anything else you think is relevant to our heritage study.

You can provide your comments by completing the form below or by email to Nastaran Forouzesh, Heritage Officer at nastaran.forouzesh@woollahra.nsw.gov.au

The study will be carried out in accordance with the NSW Government guideline Assessing heritage significance 2025. To inform the study we are arranging site inspections.

• Once the study is drafted, we will circulate this to affected owners for feedback. We will then collate submissions, and update the Draft Study accordingly. The Draft Study (and submissions) will then be reported to Council’s Local Planning Panel (Woollahra LPP), and the advice of the LPP will be reported to a future meeting of Council. You will be notified of the upcoming meetings and you will be provided with an opportunity to address or submit correspondence to the decisions makers.
• Should the Planning Proposal progress, there will be a formal public exhibition of the proposal. If you would like to stay updated via email, press +Follow at the top of this page.
• At each stage of the process, property owners and residents of the identified buildings will have an opportunity to make submissions to Council.

For more information see our FAQs section on this page.