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26 <strong>to</strong> 30 Marian Street, Killara
Item 21
DA1243/04
18 April 2005
33 Marian Street is a Walter Burley Griffin design and one <strong>of</strong> his larger commissions in
Australia. It is considered <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong> <strong>of</strong> State heritage significance, but not currently included on
the State Heritage Register. It is included in most non statu<strong>to</strong>ry heritage registers including
the National Trust and the Australian Heritage Commission. It is considered that the
curtilage <strong>of</strong> the item will not <strong>be</strong> affected by the proposed development as it does not extend <strong>to</strong>
the opposite side <strong>of</strong> the road. The heritage provisions in DCP 55 are satisfied. The northern
side <strong>of</strong> Marian Street has not <strong>be</strong>en rezoned, so the relationship <strong>of</strong> No 33 Marian Street with
its immediately neighbours will not <strong>be</strong> altered.
The heritage item at 39 Marian Street is a large Federation period house that has <strong>be</strong>en
altered <strong>be</strong>fore. Its primary elevation is <strong>to</strong> Marian Street, but its other more public elevation is
<strong>to</strong> the Pacific Highway. In my opinion the curtilage <strong>of</strong> this item will not <strong>be</strong> affected by the
proposed development. The heritage requirements in DCP 555 are met.
The building at No 1 Caithness Street is located at the southern end <strong>of</strong> the lot and the
northern part <strong>of</strong> the garden is planted with substantial trees which screen the house from
Marian Street and would largely screen views <strong>to</strong> and from the proposed medium density
building. Give the controls in DCP 55, adequate physical and visual separation would <strong>be</strong>
achieved.
I note that several sites immediately adjoining No 1 Caithness Street have also <strong>be</strong>en rezoned
and that the impact from possible future developments on those adjoining sites may
potentially <strong>be</strong> more severe that any impacts from this proposed development. Future
developments on the sites adjoining No 1 Caithness Street will need <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong> carefully addressed
when applications for those sites are received.
The applicant submitted a heritage report with the application. It states that the nearby
heritage items would not <strong>be</strong> adversely affected by the proposed development:
There will <strong>be</strong> no diminution <strong>of</strong> appreciation <strong>of</strong> the nearby heritage items in Marian Street,
Caithness Street or their visibility from publicly accessible sections <strong>of</strong> the street arising from
the application.
I note that the heritage item at 1 Caithness Street was not mentioned in the heritage report
prepared by the applicant’s consultant, Noel Bell Ridley Smith and Partners. A letter from
the consultant dated 7 February 2005 was submitted <strong>to</strong> address the omission. It states:
There was no purpose in not specifically referring <strong>to</strong> the item but simply as acceptance that
the impacts would <strong>be</strong> very limited.
The letter states that No 1 Caithness Street is 57m from the proposed building, separated by a
roadway and screened by substantial landscape elements.
Conclusions:
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