Overview

At its meeting of 11 September 2023, Council resolved to proceed with a planning proposal to list Lapin House, 2C Dumaresq Road, Rose Bay as a local heritage item in Schedule 5 and on the Heritage Map of the Woollahra Local Environmental Plan 2014 (Woollahra LEP 2014). Read the full Council resolution.

Heritage listing aims to provide ongoing protection and recognition of the heritage significance of this site.

The public exhibition period to gather feedback on this planning proposal ran from Tuesday 24 October to Tuesday 21 November 2023. Your participation will shape Council's planning controls to ensure they reflect the views of the whole community.

You can find everything you need to know about the exhibition on this page, including 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 proposed amendment to the Woollahra LEP 2014 involves the listing of a local heritage item in Schedule 5 of the Woollahra LEP 2014 and the associated heritage mapping. The property in question is known as Lapin House, 2C Dumaresq Road, Rose Bay (Lot A, DP 33652).

A detailed description of the heritage significance of the item is included in the supporting documents to the planning proposal, the heritage study and associated heritage inventory sheet.

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).

Take a look at the draft documents

If you would like to know more, we invite you to review the below documents and those in the document library of this page.

Have your say

We accepted feedback on the planning proposal via the following methods:

  • Online: Complete the form below
  • Email: records@woollahra.nsw.gov.au, quoting reference - SC7722
  • Mail: Letter addressed to the General Manager at Woollahra Council, PO Box 61, Double Bay NSW 1360, quoting reference - SC7722

Submissions closed at 11.59pm, Tuesday 21 November 2023.

See privacy note under FAQs on this page.

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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. Read the 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 Lapin House at 2C Dumaresq Road, Rose Bay (Lot A, DP 33652) as a local heritage item 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 on this page. Once you have registered for Your Say, you are able to take part in any open project.

Alternatively, you can provide feedback via the following methods:

  • Email: records@woollahra.nsw.gov.au, quoting reference - SC7722
  • Mail: Letter addressed to the General Manager at Woollahra Council, PO Box 61, Double Bay NSW 1360, quoting reference - SC7722

Submissions close at 11.59pm, Tuesday 21 November 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.

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.