Built Heritage Inventory - Western Bay of Plenty District Council

WBOP Built Heritage StudyIn addition to the individual identification of places of historic heritage significance in theinventory, groups of places or buildings which contribute to the collective heritage characterof the study areas have also been identified. These have been identified in the inventory as“landscapes”, “streetscapes” and “precincts” (groups of buildings). Not all items within eachgrouping are individually as significant as identified key places, but collectively theyrepresent significant intact heritage areas. Record forms have been prepared for thesegroupings, identifying both key sites, which are also individually discussed, and additionalsupporting sites that do not feature elsewhere in the inventory.As a result of information collected during community consultation and preliminaryresearch, a large number of significant built heritage items were identified within theWestern Bay of Plenty district but outside of the study areas. As the recognition of theseitems was of relevance to the thematic approach used in this study, a list of these sites hasbeen included in the inventory. This list will form a useful basis for further research into thebuilt heritage of the wider district.The inventory is not a comprehensive list of historic heritage in the Western Bay of PlentyDistrict and reflects only those sites that have been identified through community inputs orin preliminary historic research. Archaeological sites, sites of cultural significance, waahitapu and marae buildings were not included in the brief for this project and do not feature inthis inventory except where built heritage significance have been demonstrated. Thesesites will be dealt with in more detail in future inventory work.This inventory, along with the accompanying analysis report (Part 1) will assist the WesternBay of Plenty District Council in undertaking its review of the Operative District Plan in lightof recent changes to the Resource Management Act 1991, Local Government Act 2002,the Building Act 2004, and the Environmental Bay of Plenty Regional Policy Statement.3-37829.0017 March 2008 2