New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

BLUE MOUNTAINS LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2005 - REG 61

61 Protected Area--Period Housing Area

(1) Consent shall not be granted for development within a Protected Area--Period Housing Area unless the consent authority is satisfied, by means of a detailed assessment of character, that the development complies with the Protected Area objectives within this clause.

(2) Where Division 4 of Part 3 (Heritage conservation) applies to the land, the provisions of that Division prevail over the provisions of this Division to the extent of any inconsistency.

(3) The Protected Area objectives for a Protected Area--Period Housing Area are--

(a) to retain and enhance the traditional streetscape and character of older residential areas incorporating Victorian, Edwardian, Federation, Inter-War or Art Deco building styles that are an important contributor to the town character of the Blue Mountains, and

(b) to preserve housing stock that pre-dates 1946 from demolition where these buildings are an important contributor to the traditional streetscape character, and

(c) to ensure that new development complements the traditional streetscape character of the surrounding Period Housing Area and, in particular--

(i) building appearance and the use of materials and colours shall incorporate common architectural elements of a building style in the surrounding Period Housing Area, and

(ii) building scale is to be consistent with the predominant scale of buildings in the surrounding Period Housing Area in regard to height and massing of buildings, and

(iii) location of a building on the allotment and the relationship of a building to the public street shall complement the traditional building pattern in the Period Housing Area, and

(iv) roof form and pitch shall reflect housing styles that pre-date 1946 in the surrounding Period Housing Area and contribute to the overall retention of the traditional streetscape, and

(v) front fencing is to be comparable in construction, height and materials to existing fencing in the Period Housing Area or styles of fencing from the relevant architectural period, and

(d) to ensure that the impacts of development on the character of the surrounding area, as determined by a detailed assessment, is a primary consideration.