Draft Planning Proposal Wollongong City Centre Heritage
Consultation has concluded
Council has an ongoing role in managing and conserving natural and cultural heritage sites throughout our local government area, including the City Centre. There are currently 42 items listed as heritage items within our City Centre.
In September 2020 Council endorsed and adopted the Wollongong City Centre Urban Design Framework. The Framework noted that additional character buildings that play an important role in demonstrating Wollongong’s History should be investigated for potential heritage listings.
Council subsequently prepared and adopted the Wollongong City Centre Heritage Study 2021 which investigates the unique character and history of the City Centre.
The Draft City Centre Heritage Study was reported to Council on the 31 May 2021 and Council resolved to prepare a draft Planning Proposal for public exhibition. This proposal recommends listing additional local heritage items in the City Centre.
Council has now received Gateway Determination from the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment to commence formal exhibition of the Planning Proposal to add 19 additional local heritage items to Schedule 5 of the Wollongong Local Environmental Plan 2009.
Find out more
Read the FAQs and the following in the Document Library:
- Wollongong City Centre Heritage Study
- Summary list of heritage items
- Draft Planning Proposal
- Council report and minutes
Share your thoughts:
Anyone is encouraged to provide feedback about the proposed additional heritage listings and comment on any specific items within the City Centre. If you are a Property Owner that will be affected by a proposed heritage listing, you will have received a letter from Council advising you what steps to take to make a submission.
You can use the feedback form or upload a submission.
Send an email to engagement@wollongong.nsw.gov.au or phone (02) 4227 7111.
Write to: Locked Bag 8821 Wollongong DC NSW 2500
What happens next:
Following the close of the public exhibition period, a report on all feedback received will be prepared for Council to consider.
The Draft Planning Proposal will then be finalised and provided to the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment. Schedule 5 of the Wollongong LEP 2009 will be amended to include any recommended additional heritage items.
Please read Council's Privacy Notification before providing your feedback.
Feedback closes 24 September 2021.
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On 6 June 2022, Council resolved to prepare a final planning proposal to submit to the Department of Planning to amend Schedule 5 of the Wollongong Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2009 and associated Heritage Maps to list an additional 15 heritage items. The Business Paper and meeting minutes are available on Council’s website on the link : www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/your-council/council-meetings/councilbusinesspapers
The Local Environmental Plan amendment was notified in the NSW Government Gazette on 12 August 2022. This notice formally brought the local heritage listings into effect and finalised the project. The notice is able to be accessed from the following link: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/gazette
The listings now also appear on Schedule 5 of the Wollongong LEP 2009, which can be accessed via the following link: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2010-0076#sch.5
Any members of the public is also able to search the State Heritage Database by address or item name to view the Heritage Inventory Listing Form which contains additional historic information for each of the 15 listings (as well as all heritage items in the Wollongong LGA). https://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/search-for-heritage/state-heritage-inventory/