L1 Statutory listing criteria with Provides clear guidance as to Achieving agreement amongst thresholds described in a what constitutes different levels stakeholders of different levels practice direction of heritage value of value and thresholds Local heritage criteria based on Contributes to greater certainty thresholds similar to State in assessments of heritage value heritage criteria under the Supports compliance with best Heritage Places Act 1993 practice Inclusion/exclusion guidance for professionals and the community on what is likely to meet thresholds for heritage value L2 Implement a framework and Integrated rather than piecemeal Ensuring local values are practice direction that enables approach to preserving heritage incorporated in development of understanding, evaluation and across the state broader themes presentation of objects, places Enables comparison of multiple and events in the context of similar nominations broad historical themes Allows understanding of over and under representation in listings L3 Implement early engagement Potential to reduce conflict Responsibility for and monitoring with communities and property of compliance with the practice Potential to reduce consultation owners from heritage survey to direction and listing process timeframes decision making stages through Responsibility for dispute Shorter process reduces the a heritage listing practice resolution where early need for interim operation direction prepared by the engagement does not remove Planning Commission conflict Reduce public consultation timeframe L4 Simplify the process to amend Shorter and more efficient Perceived or actual reduced the Planning and Design Code process for listing community input to incorporate a listing, involving Options for challenging a listing the Planning Commission, Mechanisms to resolve conflict experts, accredited arising within or from outside the professionals and community Commission led process representatives L5 Require clear and Provides clarity for professionals May generate large quantities of comprehensive descriptions of and the community about the material listings, prepared by accredited elements of a place that are Requires monitoring and professionals governed by a important to heritage value updating over time in relation to practice direction Provides relevant information for condition of places Review and update existing any future development Providing descriptions for statements of heritage value and applications and appeals existing local heritage places listed elements at some time in may be time and cost prohibitive the future L6 Discontinue a traditional register Avoids duplication through Loss of dedicated repository of of local heritage places, instead multiple instruments local heritage information identifying listings by gazette as Maintains heritage information in amendments to the Planning functional instruments and active and Design Code, on a heritage information sources overlay, and through the online planning portal Table 6.2: Discussion Paper Reforms Development Assessment – Ref Reform opportunity Benefits Challenges/Risks
L1 Statutory listing criteria with thresholds described in a practice direction Local heritage criteria based on thresholds similar to State heritage criteria under the Heritage Places Act 1993 Inclusion/exclusion guidance for professionals and the community on what is likely to meet thresholds for heritage value Provides clear guidance as to what constitutes different levels of heritage value Contributes to greater certainty in assessments of heritage value Supports compliance with best practice Achieving agreement amongst stakeholders of different levels of value and thresholds L2 Implement a framework and practice direction that enables understanding, evaluation and presentation of objects, places and events in the context of broad historical themes Integrated rather than piecemeal approach to preserving heritage across the state Enables comparison of multiple similar nominations Allows understanding of over and under representation in listings Ensuring local values are incorporated in development of broader themes L3 Implement early engagement with communities and property owners from heritage survey to decision making stages through a heritage listing practice direction prepared by the Planning Commission Reduce public consultation timeframe Potential to reduce conflict Potential to reduce consultation and listing process timeframes Shorter process reduces the need for interim operation Responsibility for and monitoring of compliance with the practice direction Responsibility for dispute resolution where early engagement does not remove conflict L4 Simplify the process to amend the Planning and Design Code to incorporate a listing, involving the Planning Commission, experts, accredited professionals and community representatives Shorter and more efficient process for listing Perceived or actual reduced community input Options for challenging a listing Mechanisms to resolve conflict arising within or from outside the Commission led process L5 Require clear and comprehensive descriptions of listings, prepared by accredited professionals governed by a practice direction Review and update existing statements of heritage value and listed elements at some time in the future Provides clarity for professionals and the community about the elements of a place that are important to heritage value Provides relevant information for any future development applications and appeals May generate large quantities of material Requires monitoring and updating over time in relation to condition of places Providing descriptions for existing local heritage places may be time and cost prohibitive L6 Discontinue a traditional register of local heritage places, instead identifying listings by gazette as amendments to the Planning and Design Code, on a heritage overlay, and through the online planning portal Avoids duplication through multiple instruments Maintains heritage information in functional instruments and active information sources Loss of dedicated repository of local heritage information Table 6.2: Discussion Paper Reforms – Development Assessment Ref Reform opportunity Benefits Challenges/Risks