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Item 16
S03820
15 April 2005
The University <strong>of</strong> Technology Sydney commissioned Graham Brooks and Associates <strong>to</strong> undertake
a Heritage Assessment and Conservation Strategy for the UTS Site. The Strategy recognises that
the site may <strong>be</strong> considered significant at the State and Local level for a num<strong>be</strong>r <strong>of</strong> reasons. The
report found that at the State level the site may <strong>be</strong> significant <strong>be</strong>cause:
• The architecture is an example <strong>of</strong> post-war Brutalist Architectural expression <strong>of</strong> the Sydney
School;
• There is a close and confident relationship <strong>be</strong>tween architecture and bushland setting;
• The design adopts a internal street circulation and concentrated building form.
The report further identified that the site may also <strong>be</strong> significant at the local level <strong>be</strong>cause <strong>of</strong> its
strong association with many students, staff and the wider community.
Consultation
There has <strong>be</strong>en consultation with the Department <strong>of</strong> Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources
in accordance with Section 54 <strong>of</strong> the EP&A Act 1979. Consultation was undertaken with relevant
authorities in accordance with Section 62 <strong>of</strong> the EP&A Act 1979, including the NSW Heritage
Office, Sydney Water and the NSW Rural Fire Service and adjoining local government <strong>council</strong>s.
The University <strong>of</strong> Technology Sydney and all affected properties were also consulted.
FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
The preparation, exhibition and assessment <strong>of</strong> Draft Local Environmental Plan (Heritage
Conservation) No 30 are covered by the Urban Planning budget.
CONSULTATION WITH OTHER COUNCIL DEPARTMENTS
Consultation has <strong>be</strong>en undertaken with Council’s Heritage Adviser in consideration <strong>of</strong> the
submissions received and the recommendation <strong>of</strong> this report. A site inspection was also conducted
for senior staff, Councillors and consultants on 9 March 2005. A site inspection was also <strong>held</strong> by
Council’s Heritage Advisory Committee on 22 Novem<strong>be</strong>r 2004.
SUMMARY
Draft LEP No. 30 was publicly exhibited. Submissions both objecting and supporting the draft plan
were received during the exhibition period and these have <strong>be</strong>en assessed in this report.
The UTS Kuring-gai Campus is <strong>of</strong> architectural and his<strong>to</strong>ric significance. The University has
played an important role in the development <strong>of</strong> Australian Architecture in the second half <strong>of</strong> the 20 th
Century and the development <strong>of</strong> Australian landscape design. The campus displays a high level <strong>of</strong>
aesthetic significance, arising from the natural bushland setting, the buildings themselves and the
landscape design. The Campus is a prime example <strong>of</strong> the Neo-Brutalist style in Australia, the
Sydney School <strong>of</strong> architecture and the landscape design philosophies <strong>of</strong> Bruce Mackenzie and Alan
Correy. It is <strong>be</strong>lieved <strong>to</strong> have a high degree <strong>of</strong> social significance <strong>to</strong> the education community and
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