M4_East_Feedback_Report_April14

3.6 Heritage and environmental impacts
Feedback from members of the community included concerns about the impact of the project on heritage
areas and sites of Concord and Haberfield/Ashfield, loss of trees and the impact on Powell’s Creek during
construction and operation of the project. Concerns, comments, questions and suggestions have been
grouped under headings: non-Aboriginal heritage, flora and fauna and drainage and flooding.
3.6.1 Non-Aboriginal heritage
Support for a heritage impact assessment to be carried out.
Concern about the impact on a heritage listed dwelling located on the corner of Concord Road and
Patterson Street.
Concern the project impacts on three major state significant ‘garden heritage’ sites: Yasmar, the Bunyas
and Ashfield Park.
Concern about the impact on Yasmar one of the last remaining historical homes between Parramatta
and Sydney. Comment that Yasmar is a State Heritage Register listed and State Government owned
property.
Concern about impact on Ashfield Park which is an item of environmental heritage, has been a public
recreational facility since 1879 and is the most significant area of open space in the Ashfield LGA.
Concern Ashfield Park is missing from the list of items of environmental heritage in Attachment B1 of the
State Significant Infrastructure Application Report prepared by the WestConnex Delivery Authority.
Request for the project to avoid all heritage items as listed in the Ashfield Local Environmental Plan.
Request for Haberfield’s heritage character and unique architectural history to be preserved. Comment
that Haberfield has been a heritage conservation area under the Ashfield Local Environmental Plan
since 1985.
Concern the project will separate the Northcote and Wolseley Street area from the remainder of the
Haberfield Conservation Area causing a lack of cohesion in the suburb.
Concern about impact on individual heritage homes and conservation areas along the project corridor.
3.6.2 Flora and fauna
Support for a detailed assessment to be carried out including potential impacts on flora and fauna, loss
of tree canopy and impact on habitat for threatened species.
Question how environmental impacts will be addressed and what remediation measures will be in place
to address these issues?
Concern about the impact on trees and gardens at the Yasmar site.
Concern about the impact on the trees at Ashfield Park, including palm trees from the federation period.
Concern about the impact on the trees at Reg Coady Reserve.
32 M4 East Community Feedback Report