Public Exhibition
Ashfield Heritage Review Proposed Heritage Item “Avondale” - 32 Chandos Street Ashfield
Background
Council recently commissioned a heritage study of a town house complex, ‘Avondale' at 32 Chandos Street Ashfield , following preliminary advice that the property had heritage significance. The ‘Avondale' heritage study, prepared by an expert heritage consultant, recommends that this property be identified as a future heritage item.
Please take some time to read our heritage brochure which answers some frequently asked questions about heritage listing. Proposed Draft heritage listings for other parts of the locality can be viewed here. You can also view existing heritage listings for Ashfield (alphabetically arranged).
Have your say!
Council values community feedback. If Council ultimately endorses the consultant study recommendations, ‘Avondale' would be included as a proposed heritage item in a new Principal Draft Ashfield Local Environmental Plan (LEP) to be progressed during 2008-2009.
The Draft LEP will be extensively publicised.
A hard copy of the ‘Avondale' heritage study is currently on public exhibition at Council's Liverpool Road Customer Service Centre open 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday and at the Ashfield Library during library opening hours. .
Written submissions including contact details should be forwarded to the General Manager, Ashfield Council by 12 September 2008 .
Please quote: “File Reference T01/44 - Avondale Heritage Study” in any correspondence. It is important to note that submissions received will be publicly available. If you make a submission we will advise you when the matter is to be referred to a Council meeting and will provide details of the meeting date, time and where you can view the report.
Questions or Comments? - Contact Ron Sim or Con Colot on 9716 1800.
Public Exhibition Ashfield Town Centre Draft Strategy and Draft Development Control Plan (DCP) Replacement Part C3 of Ashfield DCP 2007
Council has completed the initial stages of a review of the Ashfield Town Centre Planning Controls. This involved a comprehensive community consultation process. The concluding phase of this process is to publicly exhibit -
• A draft Strategy Document which contains principles, policies and ideas to help plan and manage the Town Centre into the future; and
• A draft Development Control Plan that contains detailed planning provisions such as building setback and height controls to maintain a human scale, identifies buildings of heritage significance and includes various building design standards.
The draft DCP document and supporting draft Strategy are being publicly exhibited in accordance with the provisions of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act at Council's Customer Service Centre Ashfield Library from 29 July 2008 until 29 August 2008. Following the exhibition a report will be placed before Council to consider the draft DCP and draft Strategy.
Click here to view the draft Development Control Plan
Click below to view the Draft Strategy:-
Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5
Questions or Comments?
We invite community feedback on the proposals. Submissions should be forwarded to the General Manager, Ashfield Council quoting File Reference T06/05 - Ashfield Town Study to reach Council by 5 pm Friday, 29 August 2008. Alternatively, contact Ron Sim on 9716 1971 or Con Colot on 9716 1977 for assistance or advice.
Click here for background information about the project.
Pratten Park Plan of Management
The Pratten Park Plan of Management is on public exhibition from Tuesday 29 July to Monday 12 September 2008. The Plan is available for viewing at Council's Customer Service Centre, Ashfield Library, Ella Community Centre, Summer Hill Community Centre or click here for an electronic copy .
The Plan of Management describes how Pratten Park , which is largely Crown Land managed by Council, is to be used, conserved, developed and managed. The plan also specifies improvements that maintain and enhance the recreational needs of residents and visitors. T he Plan has been developed in consultation with residents, formal and informal users of the Park.
Council invites submissions from residents and community stakeholders. Submission should be addressed to the General Manager, Ashfield Council, PO Box 1145 Ashfield NSW 1800 or via email ashcncl@ashfield.nsw.gov.au . Submissions should reach Council by 5pm, Monday 25 August 2008 . For more information contact Gerard Howard on 9716 1841.
Click here for information regarding the community consultation process for this project.
Department of Planning Inner West Subregional Strategy
The NSW Government is publicly exhibiting a Draft Inner West Sub Regional Strategy to guide town planning in the Inner West until 2031. The document is on exhibition at the Customer Service Centre and Libraries and can also be viewed at www.metrostrategy.nsw.gov.au. Public submissions will need to reach the State Government by 5 September 2008.
Planning the future of Ashfield Ashfield Council has produced a new look Management Plan that outlines the organisation's key result areas, strategies and initiatives for 2008 – 2012.
The Plan is reader friendly and based on the Council's Key Result Areas, including Community, Natural Environment, Sport and Recreation, Transport and Accessibility and Housing.
The draft Management Plan outlines the key services, projects and activities over the next period while maintaining a balanced budgeting framework. Council has placed a particular emphasis on working together to determine how the various initiatives included in the plan can be integrated. In keeping with the Department of Local Government's new policy direction, the draft Management Plan has forecast our work program over a four year period, rather than an annual cycle, which allows Council to plan over the medium term.”
The draft Plan highlights Council's current strategic priorities, including commitments made in other plans, such as the Social Plan and the State of Environment Report .
It also informs the community of Council's key performance indicators and the tools used to measure our performance.
Key initiatives for 2008 include:
• $12.3 million Civic Centre Redevelopment
• New Local Environmental Plan
• Implementation of Ashfield Town Centre Town Planning Strategy
• Developing Sustainable Asset Management Plans
• Ongoing community engagement for future planning & key projects
• Undertaking a range of economic and business development activities
• Preparing Integrated Water and Waste Management Plans
• Implementing the Cooks River to Iron Cove GreenWay project and the Cooks River Sustainability Initiative
• Preparing a Bike Plan linked to regional strategies
• Undertaking a review and upgrade of Council's website
• Preparing an integrated 10 year strategic plan for Ashfield
• Progressing the Haberfield State heritage listing
For further information call 9716 1800.
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