Heritage Items and Heritage Conservation Areas
Heritage is the legacy of places, items and cultures that we value from the past and which we wish to maintain for future generations. Heritage gives our community a sense of place and informs us about who we are, and how our society has developed over time. It includes Aboriginal cultural heritage, significant landscapes, buildings, monuments and evolved culture, and is irreplaceable once lost.
Heritage Items and Heritage Conservation Areas.
Council has over 1100 Heritage Items and 13 Heritage Conservation Areas which are listed on Schedule 5 of the Clarence Valley LEP 2011, which legally recognises and protects the heritage values of these places.
Find out more about a heritage item or a heritage conservation area
Heritage Heritage Inventory
Search the State Heritage Inventory for a heritage listing.
Find out more about a heritage item
Heritage Conservation Area
Heritage Conservation Area Maps
Can I make changes to a heritage-listed property or a property in a heritage conservation area?
If you own or are considering buying a heritage-listed property,or a property located within a Heritage Conservation area, it is important to know what requirements apply.
Heritage listing still allows changes to be made to a building or place, provided that those changes are sympathetic to the heritage values of the place. The best way to protect heritage places is to ensure they remain in use and are well maintained. You must check that you have necessary consent before carrying out any work.
When do I need consent to make changes to a heritage item or a property in a heritage conservation area
Works to a heritage item or any property in a heritage conservation area, including tree removal, new fencing, exterior alterations (such as repainting, re-roofing, rendering, adding security screens or shades) and demolition or removal of a building or outbuilding, require consent under the Clarence Valley LEP 2011.
You'll also need permission to: alter a heritage item by making structural changes to the interior, or changes to anything specified in the heritage listing of the item; disturb or excavate an archaeological site or an Aboriginal place of heritage significance; and subdivide land on which a heritage item is located, or within a heritage conservation area, or on which an Aboriginal Object is located that is within an Aboriginal Place of Heritage Significance.
Some development may be carried out as exempt development.
Maintenance or works of a minor nature are assessed via an online application and must be approved in writing prior to commencing.You are advised to discuss your proposals with us prior to carrying out works or submitting an application. Discuss your proposals with us via our free Heritage Advisory Service on 02 6643 0200.