Newtown Heritage Study Review 2008 - City of Greater Geelong

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Newtown Heritage Study Review, July 2009 – Volume 1 SECTION 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND METHODOLOGY This heritage precinct review of the Newtown/Chilwell areas has been undertaken by Council as part of the adoption of the Medium Density Housing Strategy. The study also has been prepared in response to identified gaps in the previous Newtown Heritage Study undertaken in 1991, given the subsequent demolition/removal of significant buildings and a level of community support for a heritage review to be undertaken. The heritage review was conducted and prepared in-house from February 2008 and has been completed with some input from Council’s Heritage Advisor. The review has assessed all buildings, landscapes and engineering infrastructure in the area bounded by Shannon Avenue, Latrobe Terrace, Aberdeen Street and West Fyans Street, Newtown that are currently located outside the existing Heritage Overlay areas identified in the Greater Geelong Planning Scheme. This report comprises the first of three (3) Volumes. This Volume includes the supporting background, statements of significance, heritage area maps and historical figures for each of the nominated heritage precinct areas in Newtown. Volume 2 is the Inventory of Places within each of the heritage areas, including the significance status of each place and style/era within these areas. Volume 3 includes the heritage citations for individual places of significance in Newtown, outside the proposed heritage areas. The volumes of this study are intended to be included as Reference Documents in the Greater Geelong Planning Scheme. The first two Volumes of this study – including the significance status of the places within the heritage areas comprising the Inventory of Places in Volume 2 - have been independently peer-reviewed by Dr David Rowe of Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd of Geelong. 1.1 The Study Team The study team comprised: • Kevin Krastins, Heritage Planner as the Project Manager and Principal Author. • Ms Susie Zada of Zades Pty Ltd, the historian who was responsible for undertaking the historic research. • Dr David Rowe who peer-reviewed some of the documents. Prepared by City of Greater Geelong 18
Newtown Heritage Study Review, July 2009 – Volume 1 1.2 Acknowledgments Council sincerely appreciates the assistance, guidance and considerable support provided by Dr David Rowe - Heritage Consultant and Heritage Advisor and officers in the City of Greater Geelong including Cameron Brenton - Co-ordinator Economic Development, Terry Demeo - Manager Planning Strategy and Economic Development, Tim Hellsten - Co-Ordinator Projects and Rick Whiteworth - SIS Administrator. The valuable help of Ms Karen Wyld - Cartographer, City of Greater Geelong, is also appreciated. The staff of the Geelong Heritage Centre, and in particular, Mr Mark Beasley (Archivist), Cheryl Timbury and Melody McDonald, for their excellent assistance and support. Mr Ian McGlachlan from Barwon Water for his valuable assistance and loan of the early sewerage and drainage maps, and plans including Field Books. 1.3 The Project Description The heritage precinct review sought to: • Build on the recent strategic heritage planning studies undertaken by Council, including the Geelong Region Historic Buildings and Objects Study (3 volumes) prepared by Allan Willingham 1986 and the City of Newtown Urban Conservation Study 1991 (further assessments were added as additional Volumes 5 (a) and (b) of the Newtown Urban Conservation Study prepared by Richard Peterson and Daniel Catrice in 1996), prepared by Context P/L and Ors; • Review all buildings, landscape and engineering infrastructure in the area bounded by Shannon Ave, Latrobe Terrace, Aberdeen Street and West Fyans Street, Newtown that are currently located outside the existing Heritage Overlay areas as identified in the Greater Geelong Planning Scheme. • Photograph every property within the study area excluding those properties currently included with a Heritage Overlay. • Undertake historical research on real estate agent plans and subdivision plans to determine subdivision dates and building construction; • Prepare supporting background material including historical context and concise statement of significance; • Identify the significance status of all buildings within the proposed heritage areas including potential places of individual significance, contributory heritage places and places of no significance within the new heritage precinct areas; • Prepare a heritage overlay area that is consistent in its planning and approach with the other 33 discreet heritage overlay areas in the Geelong region as set out in the Greater Geelong Planning Scheme and apply the heritage provisions of Clause 43.01 of the Greater Geelong Planning Scheme to the Heritage Overlay area; and The heritage precinct review seeks to provide a strategic direction for development consistent with both local and state planning policies. The review utilises current state and local policy development and data from recent studies. Prepared by City of Greater Geelong 19
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