New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

BOURKE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1998 - REG 29

29 Protection of heritage items and relics

(1) The following development may be carried out only with development consent:

(a) demolishing, defacing, damaging or moving a heritage item, and

(b) altering a heritage item or relic by making structural changes to its exterior, and

(c) altering a heritage item or relic by making non-structural changes to the detail, fabric, finish or appearance of its exterior, except changes resulting from any maintenance necessary for its ongoing protective care which does not adversely affect its heritage significance, and

(d) moving a relic, or excavating land for the purpose of discovering, exposing or moving a relic, and

(e) erecting a building on, or subdividing, land on which a heritage item or relic is located.

(2) When determining a development application required by this clause, the Council must take into consideration the extent to which the carrying out of the proposed development would affect the heritage significance of the heritage item or relic.

Note: The website of the Heritage Branch of the Department of Planning has publications that provide guidance on assessing the impact of proposed development on the heritage significance of items (for example, Statements of Heritage Impact ).