An Interim Heritage Order has been placed on properties in Parraween St, Cremorne
North Sydney Council has placed an Interim Heritage Order (IHO) on eight Cremorne properties during an emergency meeting.
The meeting was called to halt the demolition of the homes to redevelop the site into a senior’s living and age care complex. The same measure was taken in April this year to protect five heritage houses on neighbouring Holt Avenue.
Residents of 23 properties on Parraween and Gerard streets raised their concerns to the Council after receiving a notice in the mail announcing the developer’s intention to demolish the homes to make way for the proposed Pathways Cremorne Seniors Living complex.
The developer, Pathways Residences, then lodged a Complying Development Certificate (CDC) with Council, which would have allowed it to proceed with demolition of the properties within 14 days without a formal development application process.
The CDC was lodged the same day that a heritage report was uploaded to the North Sydney Council website, indicating that at least eight of the earmarked houses on Parraween Street have historical value according to independent heritage consultants, Lucas Stapleton Johnson & Partners.
Under those circumstances, the Council called an emergency meeting and passed the motion for an Interim Heritage Order to prevent the demolition of the buildings while a detailed heritage assessment is conducted to determine if they should be listed as Heritage Items under North Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2013.
“The Interim Heritage Order applies to all buildings on land located at 50, 52, 54, 56, 70, 72, 78, and 80 Parraween Street, Cremorne,” North Sydney Council stated on its website.
Pathways Residences has said that no demolitions would take place until 2030 and confirmed their intentions to build a new senior’s living and aged care facility at the location.