Heritage Colac Herit age and Built Form Review
What is Heritage? Respect for our cult ural herit age involves prot ect ing places and obj ect s t hat have import ance t o us as a communit y. Ident ifying and regist ering places and obj ect s of cult ural significance helps us t o prot ect and conserve t hem. For (post cont act ) herit age In Vict oria t here a two tiers of list ing: Victorian Heritage Register – S t at e significant places (Herit age Act 1995) Heritage Overlay Planning S chemes – Local significance (Planning and Environment Act 1987) Planning and Environment Act 1987 – Councils are required t o: Conserve and enhance t hose buildings, areas or ot her places which are of scient ific, aest het ic, archit ect ural or hist orical int erest , or ot herwise of special cult ural value.
How are places identified? Place can be significant for one or many reasons (called Criteria): Historical Rarity Research potential (archaeological) Representative Aesthetic Technical or scientific Social significance Associated with the life or works of an important person or group Physical surveys, intactness, integrity, compare with other places
Colac Heritage S tudy 2003 Colac Ot way S hire Council commissioned it s S hire-wide Herit age S t udy in t wo st ages S t age One was complet ed 1998 - provided a list of pot ent ial herit age places. S t age Two was commissioned in Oct ober 1999 and complet ed in 2003 - assessed t he list of pot ent ial places and recommended individual sit es and a number of precinct s t hroughout t he S hire for inclusion under t he Herit age Overlay. The S t udy was reviewed in 2005 Precinct s - t wo precinct s had been modified t o t he point where t heir herit age significance had been so compromised t hat t heir inclusion in t he Herit age Overlay could not be j ust ified. 243 individual places were ident ified t hroughout t he S hire and 17 precinct s were ident ified, including five wit hin Colac. Amendment C27 – Herit age Overlay
Heritage Overlay Planning Permit for: Ext ernal Alt erat ions and addit ions Demolit ion Ext ernal Paint ing S ignage Individual Places – approx. 60 Precinct s – 3 Cont ribut ory feat ures
Colac Heritage Precincts Built Form Character Review Technical assessment t o inform t he Colac 2050 proj ect Examined t he policies and Herit age Overlay for Colac’s Herit age Precinct s and ideas t o improve t he planning syst em.
Findings Reviewed 3 Precinct s The proport ion of applicat ions received by Colac Ot way S hire Council t riggered solely by t he Herit age Overlay are low compared wit h t he overall number of planning applicat ions received by Council. Approx 80% of herit age applicat ions t hat are received are locat ed wit hin t he t hree herit age precinct s HO305 Murray S t reet Precinct , HO306 Colac Est at e Precinct and HO307 Colac Resident ial Precinct (based on 2013-2015). Int erviewed planners Reviewed previous applicat ions Reviewed Herit age Adviser advice S it e visit s t o assess and review precinct s
Murray S treet Precinct (HO305) Historically important associat ion wit h Colac's late nineteenth and early twentieth century period of prosperity and consolidat ion as a large regional service centre for t he surrounding rich agricult ural and grazing dist rict . Demonst rat es Colac's growt h as a regional cent re over a fift y year period, t hrough t he ninet eent h cent ury civic and financial buildings const ruct ed t o t he east near Barongarook Creek, and t he early t went iet h cent ury and int er-war ret ail t hat followed lat er as Colac's indust ries expanded and it s populat ion grew. Architecturally important in illustrating the development of civic pride, authority and community solidarity in a regional ninet eent h cent ury Anglo-Celt ic farming communit y, demonst rat ed in t he clustering of a series of elegant architect-designed ninet eent h cent ury Vict orian It alianat e civic and government buildings near t he ent rance t o t he commercial area, adj acent t o t he bridge over Barongarook creek. Twent iet h cent ury st yles, including Art Nouveau and Art s and Craft , t hat demonst rat e t he prosperit y of t he period and t he confidence held in Colac's cont inued growt h by t hose who const ruct ed t hese commercial premises.
Murray S treet Precinct Issues Recommendations: Existing (and possibly Although there are some large gaps within the Precinct especially inappropriate signage) being used by applicants to j ustify at the western end, the historical new/ replacement signage significance of Murray Street proposals warrants the inclusion of the entire commercial ‘ core’ of the Assessing the appropriateness street as already mapped. of infill development No changes are recommended to Retaining active street the boundaries of the Precinct. frontages along Murray Street R efine the Statement of Significance to list the physical fabric that demonstrates what is important about the precinct.
Colac Estate Precinct (HO306) The Colac Est at e Housing Precinct was one of the first housing estates commenced in country Victoria , and was t he init iat ive of t he Housing Commission and t he Borough of Colac. The Colac Est at e was commenced in t he mid-1940s and complet ed by t he early 1950s. The design of the Colac Housing Estate reflects planning philosophies that were emerging after the Second World War as increased powers were gradually devolved t o local government . The Colac Est at e was const ruct ed t o alleviat e t he severe housing short age in Colac, and under t he auspices of t he government 's post war decentralisation policy which encouraged indust ry and labour t o est ablish in regional areas out side met ropolit an Melbourne. Historically import ant t hrough associat ion wit h S t at e government 's post war decent ralisat ion policies, and mid- t went iet h cent ury indust rial expansion. Historically import ant in demonst rat ing t he mat erials adopt ed t o alleviat e building mat erial short age aft er t he S econd World War and at t empt s at improving efficiency t hrough prefabricat ion. Architecturally import ant in exhibit ing t he diversit y of mid- t went iet h cent ury public housing design, and t he at t empt s t o int egrat e layout and t hese design feat ures wit hin a suburban landscape.
Colac Estate Precinct Issues Recommendations Cont inues t o clearly display feat ures Assessing t he appropriat eness of which demonst rat e t he hist oric and infill development aest het ic significance of t he precinct and sh ould be retained. The need for a permit for simple fence replacement s 98 Wilson Street is wit hin t he Herit age Overlay Precinct however it is t he only Not “ t ypical” herit age - S ome dwelling t hat front s Wilson S t reet . misunderst anding about Alt hough it is of t he same period as significance dwellings wit hin t he Precinct , as it is t he only dwelling t hat front s Wilson S t reet it appears physically unrelat ed t o t he remaining Est at e and should be removed from the Precinct . Refine t he S t at ement of S ignificance t o list t he physical fabric t hat demonst rat es what is import ant about t he precinct .
Colac Residential Precinct (HO307) The Colac Resident ial Precinct predominant ly comprises single st orey, ext erior-paint ed weat herboard dwellings wit h corrugat ed iron clad roofs t hat were const ruct ed in t he lat e ninet eent h and early t went iet h cent uries. The Precinct is dist inguished by it s st reet plant ings, wide roads, grassy verges and deep culvert s. The Colac Resident ial Precinct is of archit ect ural, aest het ic and hist oric import ance t o t he S hire of Colac Ot way. Aesthetic import ance in illust rat ing t he principle charact erist ics of ninet eent h cent ury t own planning in t he grid format and wide road reserves. Architectural import ance in demonst rat ing a cont inuum of resident ial st yles incorporat ing modest Got hic; lat e Vict orian Boom st yle; Federat ion and mid t went iet h cent ury brick dwellings t hat provide a 'map' in built form of Colac's resident ial development . Historical import ance in demonst rat ing t he evolut ion of Colac as an import ant regional cent re, t he resident ial development commencing init ially in an area close t o t he churches, t hen lat er fanning out in a nort h east direct ion from an apex at Queen and Manifold S t reet s, adj acent t o t he original creek crossing and t he civic precinct .
Colac Residential Precinct Issues: Recommendations Policy guidance in relat ion t o infill No changes recommended t o t he dwellings (including rooflines, ext ent of t he Precinct . placement of garages, design Ident ify cont ribut ory places wit hin det ail) t he S t udy map t o include a number S ingle st orey and double st orey of int erwar and mid-t went iet h addit ions cent ury weat herboard and brick dwellings. Visibilit y on corners S t at ement of S ignificance t o be Demolit ion of non-cont ribut ory redraft ed t o ident ify t he feat ures dwellings (t hat display t hat cont ribut e t o t he significance charact erist ics of cont ribut ory of t he precinct dwellings) Roof mat erials Rest orat ion of original feat ures
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