Heritage Planning Proposal

Latest news on Council's Heritage Planning Proposal

July 2024 update:

The Planning Proposal was notified on 5/7/2024, The notified proposal can be viewed on Planning Portal.

The Heritage Planning Proposal (PP-2023-158) is now finalised been finalised and gazetted through Cumberland Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2021 (Amendment No. 7).

The official gazettal of this LEP amendment is available via the NSW Legislation website.

April 2024 update:

The Heritage Planning Proposal (PP-2023-158) is currently being finalised based on Council’s Resolution on 6 December 2023. Minutes from the meeting in December can be accessed through the Council website.

December 2023 update:

The Heritage Planning Proposal (PP-2023-158) has completed the necessary Post Gateway Exhibition and has reported to Cumberland City Council's Ordinary Meeting on Wednesday, 6 December 2023.

Council Meeting agenda and business papers can be viewed on Council’s website.

September 2023 update:

Consultation on the draft Heritage Planning Proposal has closed, and submissions are now being reviewed. Thank you to everyone who submitted feedback.

August 2023 consultation:

Council invites you to have your say on a Planning Proposal (PP-2023-158) to amend the Cumberland Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2021.

On 7 December 2022, Council resolved to proceed with the Cumberland Heritage Planning Proposal for submission to the Department of Planning and Environment. Council received Gateway Determination (approval to proceed) from the Department on 14 June 2023. The Planning Proposal includes:

Amend the curtilage and listing of forty-seven (47) existing heritage items listed within Part 1 of Schedule 5 of the LEP;
Add twenty-four (24) heritage items to Part 1 of Schedule 5 of the LEP; and
Amendment to the Heritage Map in the Cumberland LEP 2021 to reflect the proposed changes in items 1 and 2.

The Planning Proposal and all relevent attachments can be found on the NSW Planning Portal, through the following link: https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/ppr/pre-exhibition/cumberland-council-comprehensive-heritage-study

We encourage you to review the information on Council's ‘Have Your Say’ page and provide your feedback by Friday 22 September 2023.

Now we want your feedback!

Council values the opinions and suggestions of the community, and would appreciate your input on the Cumberland Heritage Planning Proposal. Your comments are important in the decision-making process.

We encourage you to download a copy of the relevant documents for review from our document library.

The consultation period runs from Tuesday 1 August to Friday 22 Setepmber 2023. During this community consultation period, residents are encouraged to submit their comments on the proposal. Anyone who wishes to provide feedback on the proposal must do so in writing by 5pm Friday 22 Setepmber 2023.

Find out more information

Council hosted serveral community information sessions and drop in sessions as part of the engagement process, community members were able to book into one of the sessions below:

One on One Sessions (Auburn):

8 August - 1:00pm to 5.00pm (15 min slot)
15 August - 1.00pm to 5.00pm (15 min slot)
22 August - 1.00pm to 5.00pm (15 min slot)
29 August - 1.00pm to 5.00pm (15 min slot)
5 September - 1.00pm to 5.00pm (15 min slot)

One on One Sessions (Merrylands):

9 August - 9:00am to 1.00pm (15 min slot)
16 August - 9.00am to 1.00pm (15 min slot)
23 August - 9.00am to 1.00pm (15 min slot)
30 August - 9.00am to 1.00pm (15 min slot)
6 September - 9.00am to 1.00pm (15 min slot)

Community Drop In Sessions:

15 August - 5.00pm to 6.30pm (Merrylands Civic Centre)
22 August - 5.00pm to 6.30pm (Auburn Civic Centre)

How to have your say

NOTE: Feedback for this consultation closee at 5pm on Friday 22 Setepmber 2023.

There are three ways to provide feedback:

Complete an online submission below.
Email your submission to Council@cumberland.nsw.gov.au please quote CS-207 and the Heritage ID number (e.g. HSXX) or address in your response
Mail your submission to The General Manager, Cumberland City Council, PO Box 42, Merrylands NSW 2160, quoting CS-207 and the Heritage ID number (e.g. HSXX) or address in your response.

Please quote CS-207 and the Heritage ID number (e.g. HSXX) or address in your response. All submissions received in response to the early consultation will be considered by Council prior to preparing a Planning Proposal to amend the Cumberland Heritage List.

For any questions, please email council@cumberland.nsw.gov.au or contact Council’s City Strategy team on 02 8757 9000.

Council officers are also available to meet in-person at Council’s Auburn or Merrylands officers. Please contact us if you wish to set up a meeting.

Potential New Heritage Items

Table 1a: Stage 1 – Amendments

CLEP Ite m ID	Name of Item	Address	Map Tile	Description
A01023	Auburn Signal Box	Rawson Street, opposite Karrabah Road, Auburn	Map 12	Curtilage amendment and name update
A1	Auburn War Memorial	Northumberland Road, RSL car park (opposite the Auburn RSL), Auburn	Map 10, 12	No Curtilage amendment and name update
A2, A3	Parramatta Road Milestone	South side of Parramatta Road between Dartbrook and Station Roads, Auburn and Lidcombe	Map 11	Curtilage amendment and name update
A2, A3	Parramatta Road Milestone	South side of Parramatta Road, east of Station Road, east of Delhi Street, east side of railway bridge abutments near Birnie Street	Map 12	Curtilage amendment and name update
A4	Clyde Marshalling Yards Part 1 Part 2	Rawson Street, Auburn	Map 12	Curtilage amendment, listing combination and name update
A5	Berala railway station	Campbell Street, Berala	Map 09	Curtilage amendment
A6	Former Farm, Hyland Road Inn and former post office Part 1 Part 2	Hyland Road, Greystanes	Map 6a	Curtilage amendment and name update
I01945, I128	Footbridge over Lower Prospect Canal	Albert Street, Greystanes; Guildford and Guildford West	Map 6a,6b,6c	Curtilage amendment, listing combination and name update
I01945, I128	Boothtown Aqueduct	Macquarie Road (between Alpha Road and Dahlia Street)	Map 6a,6b,6c	Curtilage amendment, listing combination and name update
A1 6	Railway viaduct site Part 1 Part 2	Portico Parade (Toongabbie Railway Station), Toongabbie	Map 01	Curtilage amendment, name update and listing combination
I105	The Trongate Victorian Group 90 - 98 100 - 102	"90, 92, 94, 96, 98 and 100p102 The Trongate", Granville	Map 12, 13	Curtilage amendment and name update
I11	Uniting Church Auburn Parish and adjacent Victory Hall	Northeast corner of Helena Street and Harrow Road, Auburn	Map 12	Curtilage amendment and name update
I156	Late Victorian cottage	63 O Neill Street, Guildford	Map 08	Curtilage amendment and name update
I165	Late Victorian / Federation residence	9A Tennyson Parade, Guildford	Map6c	Curtilage amendment and name update
I167	Federation period cottage	20A The Esplanade, Guildford	Map 08	Curtilage amendment and name update
I171, I220	Milestone	Adjacent to 198 Woodville Road; Guildford and Merrylands	Map 08, 12, 13	No Curtilage amendment, listing combination and name update
I175, I187	Wyatt Park, Haslams Creek, Lidcombe Pool, Lidcombe Oval, Stormwater Drain	(Main entrance) at Church Street, Lidcombe	Map 09, 10	Curtilage amendment, listing combination and name update
I178	Dwelling	24 James Street, Lidcombe	Map 09	Curtilage amendment and name update
I183	Minali Special School (early twentieth century residence)	Off Joseph Street, Lidcombe	Map 09	Curtilage amendment and name update
I185	Fenton House	35-47 Joseph Street, Lidcombe	Map 09	Curtilage amendment and name update
I186	Dwelling	53-55 Kerrs Road, Lidcombe	Map 09	Curtilage amendment and name update
I188	Stand of Eucalyptus longifolia	Corner of Parramatta and Hill Roads, Lidcombe	Map 10	Curtilage amendment and name update
I20	Horse trough	Corner of Water Street and Auburn Road, Auburn	Map 09	Curtilage amendment and administration
I202	Late Victorian cottage/ Cumberland Model Farms Estate	130 Jersey Road, Merrylands	Map 05	Curtilage amendment and administration
I209	Electrical substation	285 Merrylands Road, Merrylands	Map 13	Curtilage amendment and name update
I212	Merrylands Railway Station	Military Road, Merrylands	Map 13	Curtilage Amendment
I219	Federation period cottage	33 Walker Street, Merrylands	Map 13	Curtilage amendment and name update
I228	Former Bonds Bobbin Mill facade	211-215 Dunmore Street, Wentworthville	Map 02	Curtilage amendment
I23	St Peter Chanel School Hall, Church and Rectory	60 66 Kingsland Road, Berala	Map 09	Curtilage amendment and name update
I231	Pendle Hill Railway Station	Pendle Way, Pendle Hill	Map 02	Curtilage amendment and name update
I233	Regents Park railway station	Park Road, Regents Park	Map 09	Curtilage amendment
I237	Houses built for Housing Commission	27, 29, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43 and 47 Chiswick Road, South Granville	Map 12	Curtilage amendment and name update
I238	Houses built for Housing Commission	278, 286 and 288 Clyde Street, South Granville	Map 12	Curtilage amendment and name update
I247, I249	Toongabbie Railway Station Part 1 Part 2	Cornelia Road, Toongabbie	Map 01	Curtilage amendment, listing combination and name update
I26	Targo Mahal, Federation bungalow	156 Targo Road, Girraween	Map 01	Curtilage amendment and name update
I268	Electricity Substation	62 Fullagar Road, Wentworthville	Map 04, 05	Curtilage Amendment
I271	Inter-war bungalow	32 Garfield Street, Wentworthville	Map 03	Curtilage amendment and name update
I274	Nelyambo, Federation period bungalow	42 Garfield Street, Wentworthville	Map 03	Curtilage amendment and name update
I282	Wentworthville Railway Station	The Kingsway, Wentworthville	Map 04	Curtilage amendment, Listing combination and name update
I287	Allengreen, Federation bungalow	1 Amos Street (also known as 14 The Park or 1 Thomas May Place), Westmead	Map 04	Curtilage amendment and name update
I3	Jack Lang Plaque	4 Auburn Road, Auburn	Map 12	Curtilage amendment
I308	Inter-war (Mediterranean influences) apartment block	15-17 The Park (also known as 15-17 Thomas May Place), Westmead	Map 04	Curtilage amendment and name update
I309	Yennora Railway Station	Nelson Road, Yennora	Map 07	Curtilage amendment and name update
I41	Holy Trinity Church Group	40 Grimwood Street, Granville	Map 12, 13	Curtilage amendment
I44	Single storey residence	6 Hewlett Street, Granville	Map 12, 13	Curtilage amendment and name update
I67	Single storey residence	8 Mary Street, Granville	Map 13, 14	Curtilage amendment and name update
I71	Granville War Memorial	1 Memorial Drive, Granville	Map 12	Curtilage amendment and name update
I75	New York Street Group	"12, 13, 14, 18, 20, 22 and 24 New York Street", Granville	Map 12, 13	Curtilage amendment and name update
I80	Single storey residence	70 Railway Parade, Granville	Map 13	Curtilage amendment

Table 1b: Stage 2 – Proposed new heritage items

CLEP Item ID	Name of Item	Address	Map Tile
HS2	Former Auburn Post Office	Cnr Auburn Road and Kerr Parade, Auburn	Map 12
HS3	Pritchard's Building	6-14 Auburn Road, Auburn	Map 12
HS4	Federation Shopfronts	23 and 25 Auburn Road, Auburn	Map 12
HS5	Late Victorian Shopfront	60-62 Auburn Road, Auburn	Map 12
HS7	Federation Queen Anne Residence	151 Auburn Road, Auburn	Map 12
HS10	Auburn Gallipoli Mosque	1 - 19 Gelibolu Road, Auburn	Map 10, 12
HS18	Federation Bungalow	59 Mary Street, Auburn	Map 12
HS22	Melton Hotel	135 Parramatta Road, Auburn	Map 11, 12
HS24	Warehouse	259-263 Parramatta Road	Map 12
HS25	Auburn Hotel	43 Queen Street, Auburn	Map 12
HS26	Auburn Presbyterian Church	29 Queen Street, Auburn	Map 10, 12
HS27	St John of God Catholic Church and St John's Catholic Primary School	73-77 Queen Street, 82-84 Queen Street, 2 Alice Street, Auburn	Map 12
HS41	Headstone and Memorials	Factory Street, western side, near Clyde Railway Station, Clyde	Map 12
HS44	8 Hewlett Street	8 Hewlett Street, Granville	Map 12,13
HS46	Victorian Cottage	32 The Avenue, Granville	Map 13
HS48	St Aphanasius Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Hall	45 William Street, Granville	Map 12, 13
HS51	Post-War Austerity Style House	38 Bolton Street, Guildford	Map 08
HS52	Federation Bungalow	214 Guildford Road, Guildford	Map 08
HS67	St Andrew's Ukrainian War Memorial Church	27-29 Mary Street, Lidcombe	Map 09
HS71	Former Jantzen Swimwear Factory	32 - 43 Parramatta Road, Lidcombe	Map 10
HS74	Eldridge's Buildings' - Federation Shopfronts	36-40 Railway Street, Lidcombe	Map 09
HS75	Russian Old Rite Orthodox Christian Church	56-60 Vaughan Street, Lidcombe	Map 09
HS78	Victorian Weatherboard Cottage	30 Abbott Street, Merrylands	Map 12
HS79	Federation Bungalow	291 Merrylands Road, Merrylands	Map 13

Any questions?

If you have any questions about this work or the consultation materials, please feel free to reach out:

Shruti Nair
Strategic Planner
P: (02) 8757 9163
E: shruti.nair@cumberland.nsw.gov.au

Will Wang
Coordinator Urban Strategy and Planning
P: (02) 8757 9187
E: will.wang@cumberland.nsw.gov.au

May 2023 update:

The proposed planning proposal for Cumberland’s Comprehensive Heritage Study is with the Department of Planning & Environment for assessment.

January 2023 update:

The proposed planning proposal for Cumberland’s Comprehensive Heritage Study has been uploaded to the NSW Planning Portal for assessment by the Department of Planning & Environment.

December 2022 update:

The proposed planning proposal for Cumberland’s Comprehensive Heritage Study will be reported to Cumberland City Council’s Ordinary Meeting on Wednesday, 7 December 2022. Council resolved to proceed with a reduced list of items as outlined in the agenda and minutes.

The CCC Meeting Agenda, Business Papers and Meeting Minutes are available via Council’s website for viewing at this link.

November 2022 update:

The proposed planning proposal for Cumberland’s Comprehensive Heritage Study will be reported to Cumberland City Council’s extraordinary Local Planning Panel (LPP) meeting on Monday, 14 November 2022.

The LPP Meeting agenda and business papers will be available via Council’s website for viewing from Monday, 7^th November 2022, and will be available at this link.

March 2022 update:

Further review and technical work is ongoing. There is no update on the timeline at this stage.

August 2021 update:

The Early Consultation for this project has now closed. Updates regarding this project will be posted here when available. Click on the 'Follow Project' button at the top right of this page in order to receive notifications of project updates.

June 2021 consultation:

Cumberland City Council is seeking early feedback on potential new heritage items (i.e. buildings and places) and conservation areas for Cumberland City.