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To keep professionals up to speed with the major changes to Planning in NSW introduced by former Planning Minister the Hon Frank Sartor, NEERG ran a regulatory overhaul series in 2008 and 2009.Then led by Frank Sartor's successor as Planning Minister, the Hon Kristina Keneally, the anticipated rollout of the planning refor...
Six strategies for improving heritage planning
“I consider it is vital to attend these (NEERG) seminars regularly. Although one is involved in the profession on a daily basis, it is important to connect with a diverse range of colleagues and related professionals. The workshop sessions provided me with some very good feedback on the current values of the professio...
NEERG Seminars Pty Limited PO Box 636 T (02) 9387 1899 | PUTTING HERITAGE IN ITS PLACEBalancing the opposing pressures of progress and preservation can be tricky. The central issue of this seminar was how to manage the built environment with regard to heritage items. The protection of heritage is probably the most subjective of all aspects of planning control. It’s important to look at each situation in context. The regulatory framework is neither uniform nor consistent and commonsense must be applied, keeping in mind that the Burra Charter is only a guide. Because councils and objectors often claim heritage significance as a reason for opposing a development, it is essential to define an item’s heritage significance. Because the heritage listing of an item has serious, usually negative financial implications for its owner, any new listing should be carefully considered. How one deals with buildings which are listed or have listing potential can be understood by reviewing case studies demonstrating the integration of new buildings with old, and adding to old buildings.
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