Heritage listing and studies
How does listing help heritage conservation?
Listing helps to conserve heritage by:
• legally protecting heritage items – proposals for change that may affect their heritage significance will need to be approved by the council
• providing certainty to owners and the community about the status of heritage items, encouraging their conservation
• enabling local environmental plans (LEPs) to contain clauses that allow a broad range of potential uses for heritage items and their floor space, and car parking concessions –these can financially benefit owners
• enabling owners of LEP-listed properties (including all properties in listed heritage conservation areas) to request a heritage-restricted valuation for land tax and local rate purposes – the Valuation Act was changed on 1 January 2001 to allow this to happen
• providing a basis for councils to provide incentives for owners, such as awards or small grants and loans (see recommendations 5 and 7 in table 1)
• being a pre-requisite for financial assistance from the NSW Government – national or state listing is already a requirement for assistance from the Australian Government
• providing basic information for promotional and heritage tourism projects, such as walking trails, site plaques and publications.
How does a council decide what to list?
A local council will undertake a heritage study to identify and assess heritage items in the area. This study will include specific recommendations on ways in which the council can list, manage and promote heritage conservation.
Keeping your list up to date – plan to review every 8 to 10 years
Every 8 to 10 years, council should look to review and update its heritage study and thematic history. This review may identify gaps and potential heritage items that have been previously looked or items that have gained in significance since the heritage study was completed.
What is a heritage study?
A heritage study investigates the historical context of a local government area and identifies and assesses items of heritage significance associated with this context. The study explains why the items are significant and recommends ways of managing and conserving them.
A heritage study supports:
• a community’s sense of identity – its beginnings, its present and its potential
• the future management of heritage
• education programs which help make the community’s heritage assets better known, understood and appreciated
• heritage tourism strategies
• a community’s sense of ownership of its heritage assets.
A study results in a report comprising:
• a historical analysis of the area, community or organisation, usually by using historic themes
• investigative research and field work
• an analysis of significance and a survey of items and areas identified during the study, to assess their condition
• inventory sheets of significant items
• management and promotional recommendations.
How is a heritage study undertaken?
Studies are usually carried out by a team of consultants, working with a local committee.
The process usually involves some level of community consultation.
What is a community-based heritage study?
A major premise of the community-based approach is that it provides an affordable means for, so communities can contribute to the heritage study.
Members of the community work with a heritage consultant for the duration of the project, undertaking research, nominating items and considering recommendations for the future management and promotion of their local heritage.
Unlike other heritage study methodologies, ongoing community involvement gives the community an opportunity to understand heritage management and council processes and to take substantial ownership of the study and its findings. Involvement can also reduce the likelihood of community conflict when the study’s list of heritage items is recommended for adoption by the council for inclusion in its local environmental plan.
When is the heritage study reviewed?
Every eight to ten years, the council should review and update its heritage study and thematic history. This review may identify gaps and potential heritage items that have been previously overlooked or items that have gained in significance since the heritage study was completed.
What funding is available?
The Office of Environment and Heritage provides funding through the NSW Heritage Grants Program to assist councils to prepare community based heritage studies, Aboriginal heritage studies, heritage development control plan studies, archaeological management plans, heritage main street studies and reviews of existing studies. Projects are generally
funded over two years.
For more information, go to www.environment.nsw.gov.au/Heritage/funding/index.htm.
More information
The Office of Environment and Heritage has prepared a range of guidelines and templates for councils – visit www.environment.nsw.gov.au/Heritage/funding/locgovheritagemgt.htm.
For information about funding opportunities and application forms, visit http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/Heritage/funding/index.htm.
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