Update
Thank you to everyone who provided feedback. All submissions were reviewed and reported to the Woollahra Council meeting held on 15 December 2025. At this meeting, Council resolved not take any further action to progress the heritage listings at this time. The Council Resolution is provided below:
THAT Council:
A. Note the advice provided by the Woollahra Local Planning Panel on 6 November 2025 regarding the planning proposal to list three (3) buildings and one (1) Heritage Conservation Area (HCA) as local heritage items.
B. Congratulates staff and Council’s consultant on a well justified planning proposal which was supported by a thorough heritage study which was well received by the Woollahra Local Planning Panel, where they noted “That the level of research and investigation combined with the attention to detail to analyse and assess various issues during the listing process has been robust and comprehensive”
C. Notes that the Glencoe Road, Woollahra Heritage Study occurred as a result of the Woollahra Heritage Gap Analysis endorsed by Council in 2021, years before the State led planning reforms were initiated.
D.Notwithstanding the above, take no further action to progress these listings, or the heritage conservation area, at this time.
The Council minutes and resolution are available in the 'Document Library' tab.
Background
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 identified buildings in Glencoe Road as well as Nos. 50, 58 and 60 Wallaroy Road which are not currently heritage listed but have heritage values which 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 engaged Lisa Trueman Heritage Advisor in early 2025 to conduct a heritage study of the identified properties. Research was undertaken into the history and development of all of the properties in the study area. The purpose of the study was to identify whether any of the buildings warrant 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. Heritage listing aims to provide ongoing protection and recognition of the heritage significance of these sites.
Following pre-engagement with property owners in July 2025, Council's external heritage consultant updated the study which available through the link below and in the 'Document Library' tab on this page.
The study recommended the local heritage listing of the three (3) properties listed below in Schedule 5 of the Woollahra Local Envrionmental Plan (Woollahra LEP) 2014:
- 8 Glencoe Road, Woollahra
- 50 Wallaroy Road, Woollahra (including interiors)
- 58 Wallaroy Road, Woollahra.
The study also recommended the local heritage listing of a new Heritage Conservation Area (HCA) named "Glencoe Estate Heritage Conservation Area" in Schedule 5 of the Woollahra LEP 2014 which comprises the following eleven (11) properties:
- 2 Glencoe Road, Woollahra
- 3 Glencoe Road, Woollahra
- 4 Glencoe Road, Woollahra
- 5 Glencoe Road, Woollahra
- 6 Glencoe Road, Woollahra
- 7 Glencoe Road, Woollahra
- 8 Glencoe Road, Woollahra
- 50 Wallaroy Road, Woollahra
- 56 Wallaroy Road, Woollahra
- 58 Wallaroy Road, Woollahra
- 60 Wallaroy Road, Woollahra.
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.
