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Heritage Works
Alterations / restoration on a heritage-listed item or in a Heritage Conservation Area.
A$20,000–800,000 build cost16–40 weeks DA timeline
Typical pathway by state
NSW: DA — Council heritage referral; Heritage NSW for State Heritage Register items
VIC: Planning Permit under Heritage Overlay (HO) + Heritage Victoria referral if VHR
QLD: Council Heritage Register + Queensland Heritage Register referrals
Required documents
- ✓Heritage Impact Statement (HIS)
- ✓Conservation Management Plan (for VHR / SHR)
- ✓Existing condition photographic record
- ✓Architectural plans showing impact on significant fabric
- ✓Materials + colour schedule
- ✓Statement of Heritage Impact
Optional / triggered docs
- •Archaeological Assessment
- •Built Environment Survey
- •Cultural Heritage Assessment (Aboriginal)
Typical consultants
Key compliance checks
- ▸Statement of Significance (existing)
- ▸Impact on significant fabric (façade, internal, curtilage)
- ▸Burra Charter principles addressed
- ▸Reversibility of changes
- ▸Materials + craftsmanship match
- ▸Contemporary additions clearly distinguishable
- ▸Adjoining heritage items affected
Notes
Heritage works require a Heritage Impact Statement minimum. State Heritage Register (NSW) / Victorian Heritage Register / Queensland Heritage Register items add another referral layer + can take 6+ months. Burra Charter is the underlying conservation philosophy.
Recommended pack for this project type
Complete DA Pack A$799