Ku-ring-gai Heritage Conservation Areas North Inventory Sheet

Ku-ring-gai
Heritage Conservation Areas North Inventory Sheet
Inter-war period houses. Encourage chemical stripping of paint from face brickwork where painted.
- encourage replacement of concrete roof tiling with unglazed terracotta Marseilles pattern roof
tiling where inappropriate retiling has occurred.
- encourage retention of terracotta tile and terracotta shingle roofs
- Front fences: retain and repair original front fences. Encourage replacement of modern
unsympathetic fencing with new fencing to reflect the house style and appearance.
- hedging species preferred: photinia, murraya paniculata, camellia. Cyprus leylandii should not be
used for hedging.
2. Redevelopment of neutral sites:
- encourage interpretation of earlier subdivision patterns
- respect scale and form of contributory development, which is a mix of one and two storey housing
- respect building line of contributory development
- encourage use of brickwork not rendered or painted finishes
- encourage contemporary detail
- provide landscape screening and softening
- recognise the collective precedents and impacts of each proposal
- avoid flat reflective monotonous glazed facades
- develop an approach for new development to enhance existing heritage character of the area
- encourage low brick fencing or hedging in lieu of fencing to modern or infill housing in the area
- hedging species preferred: photinia, murraya paniculata, camellia. Cyprus leylandii should not be
used for hedging.
3. Enhance significance of the Heritage Conservation Area
- maintain and enhance street tree planting
4. Car Parking
- do not allow construction of garages or carports on the street alignment of properties.
- garages excavated beneath new houses or incorporated into a new house are acceptable,
however large expanses of garage doors are to be broken up, and timber garage doors are
preferred.
5. Landscaping
- Encourage maintenance and establishment of gardens to houses including substantial trees and
shrubs
- limit paving and hard surfacing, particularly to front gardens
6. View Protection
- not relevant
7. Heritage Items and Potential Heritage Items:
- protect the listed Heritage items within the Heritage Conservation Area.
- Protect potential heritage items within the Heritage Conservation Area and undertake further
heritage assessment of the potential heritage items within the Heritage Conservation Area.
References
Ku-ring-gai Urban Conservation Area Study – Stage 2 and 2(a) December 2002, Godden Mackay
Logan
Authorship
C. Kemp, Paul Davies Pty Ltd Architects, Heritage Consultants
KU-RING-GAI HERITAGE CONSERVATION AREAS NORTH INVENTORY