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Part I - Other Considerations - Richmond Valley Council

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<strong>Richmond</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Development Control Plan 2012(a) Clause 5.10 – Heritage conservationClause 5.10 is a mandatory clause within the Standard Instrument LEP andcontains the heritage conservation provisions. The LEP also contains anumber of definitions, contained within the LEP Dictionary, Schedule 5containing a list of items and areas, and a Heritage Map identifying thelocation of items and areas contained within the schedule.Heritage items can be buildings, works,trees, places, archaeological relics orobjects. All heritage items arerecognised for their particular value orheritage significance. Heritage itemsand conservation areas have specialqualities that make them significant.Development needs to take particularcare to ensure that the particularthemes, features or characteristics thatmake the item or area significant arenot compromised by change.This can include:‣ Retaining heritage items and encouraging changes to occur away fromsignificant elements or sections of heritage items.‣ Ensuring new work has suitable bulk, scale, proportions and detailing sothat it does not dominate or compromise the ability to interpret heritageitems (including adjacent or nearby items) or the heritage conservationarea.‣ Encourage use of suitable materials.Extract from <strong>Richmond</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Local Environmental Plan 2012Clause 5.10 Heritage conservationNote. Heritage items (if any) are listed and described in Schedule 5. The Heritage Map may also show the location ofa heritage item. Heritage conservation areas (if any) must be shown on the Heritage Map as well as being describedin Schedule 5.The location and nature of Aboriginal objects and Aboriginal places of heritage significance may be described inSchedule 5 and shown on the sheet of the Heritage Map marked “Aboriginal Heritage Map”.(1) ObjectivesThe objectives of this clause are as follows:(a) to conserve the environmental heritage of <strong>Richmond</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Local Government Area,(b) to conserve the heritage significance of heritage items and heritage conservationareas, including associated fabric, settings and views,(c) to conserve archaeological sites,(d) to conserve Aboriginal objects and Aboriginal places of heritage significance.(2) Requirement for consentDevelopment consent is required for any of the following:(a) demolishing or moving any of the following or altering the exterior of any of thefollowing (including, in the case of a building, making changes to its detail, fabric,finish or appearance):(i) a heritage item,(ii) an Aboriginal object,(iii) a building, work, relic or tree within a heritage conservation area,(b) altering a heritage item that is a building by making structural changes to its interior orby making changes to anything inside the item that is specified in Schedule 5 inrelation to the item,<strong>Part</strong> I – <strong>Other</strong> <strong>Considerations</strong> – Heritage I.6

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