698 Port Hacking Road, Dolans Bay Nsw 2229

HERITAGE IMPACT STATEMENT 698 PORT HACKING ROAD, DOLANS BAY NSW 2229

12 DECEMBER 2016 SH734 FINAL PREPARED FOR PETER HUNT

URBIS STAFF RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPORT WERE: Associate Director Fiona Binns Heritage Consultant Ashleigh Roddan Project Code SH734 Draft 2016 09 08 Report Number Final 2016 12 12

You must read the important disclaimer appearing within the body of this report. urbis.com.au CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary ...... i 1. Introduction ...... 1 1.1. Background ...... 1 1.2. Site Location ...... 1 1.3. Methodology ...... 1 1.4. Author Identification ...... 2 2. Site Description ...... 3 3. The Proposal ...... 5 4. Historical Overview ...... 6 4.1. Sutherland Shire and Dolans Bay Area History ...... 6 4.2. Site History ...... 8 4.3. Property Owners ...... 16 4.4. Date of Construction ...... 16 4.5. Alterations and Additions ...... 16 5. Significance ...... 17 5.1. What is Heritage Significance? ...... 17 5.2. Significance Assessment ...... 17 5.3. Heritage Listing ...... 22 5.4. Statement of Significance ...... 23 6. Impact Assessment ...... 23 6.1. Review of Proposal to Statement of Significance ...... 24 6.2. Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2015 ...... 25 6.3. Heritage Office Guidelines ...... 28 7. Conclusion and Recommendations ...... 32 8. Bibliography and References ...... 33 8.1. Bibliography ...... 33 8.2. References ...... 33 Disclaimer ...... 34

FIGURES: Figure 1 – Locality Map ...... 1 Figure 2 – Aerial image...... 3 Figure 3 – Extract of proposed plan of subdivision ...... 5 Figure 4 – Extract of Parish of Sutherland Map dated 17 June 1982 ...... 8 Figure 5 – Extract of 1930 aerial (current boundary shown in red, boundary in 1930 shown in blue dash) ...... 9 Figure 6 – Extract of Title Plan for Volume. 4790 Folio. 5, dated September 1936 ...... 9 Figure 7 - Extract of 1943 aerial (current boundary shown in red, boundary in 1943 shown in blue dash) ..... 10 Figure 8 – Extract of Title Plan for Volume. 6391 Folio. 144, dated October 1951 ...... 11 Figure 9 - Extract of 1955 aerial (current boundary shown in red, boundary in 1955 shown in blue dash) ..... 12 Figure 10 – Extract of Title Plan for Volume. 7668 Folio. 67, dated April 1959 ...... 12 Figure 11 - Extract of 1961 aerial ...... 13 Figure 12 – Extract of Title Plan for Volume. 12047 Folio. 248, dated February 1973 ...... 13 Figure 13 - Extract of 1978 aerial ...... 14 Figure 14 - Extract of 1984 aerial ...... 15 Figure 15 – Extract of Heritage Map (subject site shaded) ...... 22

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PICTURES: Picture 1 – South west façade ...... 3 Picture 2 – North east facade ...... 3 Picture 3 – South east facade ...... 4 Picture 4 – View from Port Hacking Road ...... 4

TABLES: Table 1 – Property owners...... 16 Table 2 – Assessment of Heritage Significance ...... 17 Table 3 – Assessment of proposal against Sutherland Shire Council’s significance assessment ...... 24 Table 4 – Relevant Sutherland Shire LEP 2015 Clauses ...... 25 Table 5 – Relevant Heritage Office Guidelines ...... 28

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Urbis has been engaged by Peter Hunt to prepare the following Heritage Impact Statement for the subject property at 698 Port Hacking Road, Dolans Bay. The subject property is located eastern alignment of Port Hacking Road at Dolans Bay. The property comprises a ‘battle-axe’ shaped residential property of approximately 4,000 square metres. A substantial two storey house is situated in the centre of the main portion of the site. The dwelling is of an inter-war c. late 1930s period, and is constructed of brick, with gable ended and tiled roof form and decorative iron work along verandahs. While the south west, Port Hacking Road facing façade has a decorative flat roof portico, the principal façade of the building faces north east towards Dolans Bay, and is symmetrical in form detailed with a colonnaded verandah. The dwelling itself, while aesthetically distinctive, is stylistically confused and does not represent well a particular period or architectural style. It embodies details from a range of periods including Old English (gabled roof detail), Georgian Revival (classical colonnaded terraces), and Colonial Revival (multi-paned windows). The property no longer reads as a waterfront estate and does not retain its original waterfront curtilage and setting. The landscaping surrounding the dwelling is not reflective of a particular period or design. The garden to the Port Hacking Road frontage comprises a mixture of cleared, grassed areas, remnant native vegetation and contemporary plantings. The garden to the north east of the dwelling facing Dolans Bay is predominantly cleared and grassed with a focus on the in-ground swimming pool. The subject property is a locally listed heritage item (Item 102) under the Sutherland Shire LEP 2015. The Sutherland Shire Council’s limited information on the subject property advises that the property is considered significant for its “landscape setting, the form of the building, the roof form and finishes, the wall finishes and the fenestration pattern”. Essentially, the subject property is considered to be significant to the local area for aesthetic reasons associated with its materiality and design. It is proposed to subdivide off a portion of the subject property with frontage to Port Hacking Road, for the provision of two individual lots for future residential development. This Heritage Impact Statement addresses the proposed subdivision of land. No development is currently proposed for the proposed two new lots, and accordingly this Heritage Impact Statement does not specifically address the impact of potential future development. The proposed subdivision of part of the subject property to provide for two individual title lots along Port Hacking Road will have a negligible impact on the heritage significance of the subject property, and proximate heritage items, for the following reasons:

 The subject property’s significance associated with being one of the original waterfront estates in Dolans Bay has been substantially eroded by the numerous subdivisions of the site for adjoining residential development, and the loss of the expansive connection to the waterfront. The property no longer reads as a waterfront estate and does not retain its original waterfront curtilage and setting. Notwithstanding that the proposed works will subdivide land off the existing property, thereby further reducing the area of the lot and curtilage around the subject dwelling, the works are assessed to have a negligible impact on the property’s historical values as a prestige waterfront estate, as these values are considered to have been already lost.

 The impact of the proposed subdivision on the subject property is reduced because the land to be subdivided adjoins the secondary façade of the subject dwelling, and the land adjoining the principal, north eastern facing façade, will remain intact.

 The proposal will not interrupt existing views from the subject dwelling’s principal façade to and from Dolans Bay.

 The proposed subdivision maintains a setback from the existing driveway. Other planning and building controls (including set back requirements) will apply to any future proposed development on the proposed two lots. Any future development proposed on the two new lots will also trigger the requirement for a Heritage Impact Statement to assess the impact of any proposed development on the adjoining subject property heritage item.

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 The proposal will not impact on the significance of the subject item as described in Sutherland Shire Council’s Heritage Review, namely its landscape setting, materiality, fenestration and form.

 The dwelling has been assessed in this report as being aesthetically distinctive. The proposed subdivision will not impact upon the aesthetics, built form, scale or design of the existing dwelling. The proposed subdivision is supported from a heritage perspective. We note that the existing local heritage listing extends over the whole of the site, including the land proposed to be subdivided. The proposed subdivision of two smaller lots along Port Hacking Road contains land that does not significantly contribute to the setting of the subject property. It would not be unreasonable to remove the proposed two new lots from the subject heritage listing curtilage.

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1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. BACKGROUND Urbis has been engaged by Peter Hunt to prepare the following Heritage Impact Statement. The subject property is a locally listed heritage item (Item 102) under the Sutherland Shire LEP 2015. The property is located in the vicinity of other locally listed items, including;

 Item 103: Our Lady of Mercy Convent at 742 Port Hacking Road South; and

 Item 3302: Lyons House at 733 Port Hacking Road. It is proposed to subdivide off a portion of the subject property with frontage to Port Hacking Road, for the provision of two individual lots for future residential development. This Heritage Impact Statement addresses the proposed subdivision of land. No development is currently proposed for the proposed two new lots, and accordingly this Heritage Impact Statement does not specifically address the impact of potential future development. 1.2. SITE LOCATION The site is located on the eastern alignment of Port Hacking Road at Dolans Bay. The site is described as the whole of the land in Lot 1 Deposited Plan 559607.

Figure 1 – Locality Map

Source: SIX Maps 2016 1.3. METHODOLOGY This Heritage Impact Statement has been prepared in accordance with the NSW Heritage Branch guideline ‘Assessing Heritage Significance’ (2001). The philosophy and process adopted is that guided by the Australia ICOMOS Burra Charter 1999 (revised 2013). Site constraints and opportunities have been considered with reference to relevant controls and provisions contained within the Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2015.

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1.4. AUTHOR IDENTIFICATION The following report has been prepared by Ashleigh Roddan (Heritage Consultant). Fiona Binns (Associate Director) has reviewed and endorsed its content. Unless otherwise stated, all drawings, illustrations and photographs are the work of Urbis.

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2. SITE DESCRIPTION The subject property is located eastern alignment of Port Hacking Road at Dolans Bay. The property comprises a ‘battle-axe’ shaped residential property of approximately 4,000 square metres. The property’s main frontage to Port Hacking Road is approximately 60 metres wide. A partly paved driveway / access way extends from the Port Hacking Road frontage, north easterly down towards the waterfront jetty at Dolans Bay. This access way is only a couple of metres wide and is the ‘battle-axe’ handle portion of the lot. It provides access from the main portion of the site to the waterfront jetty, and provides a right of way for other adjoining residents to their houses.

Figure 2 – Aerial image

Source: SIX Maps 2016

A substantial two storey house is situated in the centre of the main portion of the site. While the south west, Port Hacking Road facing façade has a decorative flat roof portico, the principal façade of the building faces north east towards Dolans Bay, and is symmetrical in form detailed with a colonnaded verandah.

Picture 1 – South west façade Picture 2 – North east facade Source: Urbis Source: Urbis

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Picture 3 – South east facade Picture 4 – View from Port Hacking Road Source: Urbis Source: Urbis

The dwelling is of an inter-war c. late 1930s period, and is constructed of brick, with gable ended and tiled roof form and decorative iron work along verandahs. The property has a terracotta tiled roof and multi-paned timber framed windows. The north eastern verandah, having a series of classical squared columns supporting an upper level ‘wrap-around’ terrace, leads down stairs to a landscaped pool area. The dwelling itself, while aesthetically distinctive, is stylistically confused and does not represent well a particular period or architectural style. It embodies details from a range of periods including Old English (gabled roof detail), Georgian Revival (classical colonnaded terraces), and Colonial Revival (multi-paned windows). The property is in generally original, intact condition, apart from a kitchen upgrade 20 years ago. The property has been well maintained. The landscaping surrounding the dwelling is not reflective of a particular period or design. The garden to the Port Hacking Road frontage comprises a mixture of cleared, grassed areas, remnant native vegetation and contemporary plantings. The garden to the north east of the dwelling facing Dolans Bay is predominantly cleared and grassed with a focus on the in-ground swimming pool.

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3. THE PROPOSAL It is proposed to subdivide off a portion of the subject property with frontage to Port Hacking Road, for the provision of two individual lots for future residential development. This Heritage Impact Statement addresses the proposed subdivision of land. No development is currently proposed for the proposed two new lots, and accordingly this Heritage Impact Statement does not specifically address the impact of potential future development. The following extract of the proposed plan of subdivision shows the subject property outlined in red, and the two lots proposed to be subdivided outlined in blue dashing.

Figure 3 – Extract of proposed plan of subdivision showing the whole of the property outlined in red and the proposed area to be subdivided shaded in orange

Source: Gorman Surveys, date 6 May 2015

A right of way will remain along the property’s southern boundary, to provide for access to the residual area of the subject property (containing the subject residence), and the two further adjoining properties to the east.

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4. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW 4.1. SUTHERLAND SHIRE AND DOLANS BAY AREA HISTORY The following history is drawn from ‘A brief history of Sutherland Shire’ by M. Hutton Neve, and accessed here: http://www.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/files/assets/website/documents/community/library/old_study_1_scann ed.pdf.

First Settlements First landowner in Sutherland Shire was Captain James Birnie. He was a mercantile trader who arrived in Sydney in 1806 and settled in Pitt Street. Birnie was ‘promised’ Portion 1 of 700 acres at Kurnell in 1815. He named this ‘Alpha’ (or First) Farm, building there a small three-roomed cottage. Birnie worked at the farm with a manager and convict labour. The farm was sold in 1828 to John Connell Senior. His son, John Connell Junior, was granted Portions 2 and 3 at Kurnell in 1821 and apparently resided there. As well as these free grants, John Connell Junior also bought several blocks of land. In all, he owned 1,790 acres, most of it in the Kurnell area. Although Alpha Farm continued, John Connell Junior engaged mainly in timber cutting. Over a period of twenty-five years he had cleared practically all the large timber from both Kurnell and Woolooware. Grant by promise This was the usual way of acquiring land prior to 1830. By way of a certificate, the Governor promised a certain number of acres to encourage emancipated convicts and others to farm. ‘Title’ to this land could not be given until after official survey had been made. It has been recorded incorrectly that the explorer Gregory Blaxland received a grant of 1,000 acres in the Miranda area from Governor Macquarie, awarded to him for his part in the crossing of the Blue Mountains in 1813. Blaxland was promised a grant in the Wollongong area but, as he wished to have land nearer Sydney, Blaxland sold this promise to John Connell Junior, who selected land in the Miranda area. The land remained in ‘Blaxland’s’ name until the area have been surveyed and title granted to Connell in 1834. Owing to litigation, Birnie’s promise of 1815 did not receive title until 1844. Other early landholders to obtain land by free grant or by purchase were Owen Byrne (1821), his son Andrew (1825), and Matthew John Gibbons (1824). All this land was south of Port Hacking. John Lucas was granted 150 acres at the head of Woronora River in 1823. There was practically no settlement until after the first Crown Lands Sales, except in the Heathcote area. Crown Lands Sales First release of land for sale by the Crown occurred in 1856. This was in an area bounded on the east by Woolooware Road, on the west by the Woronora River, on the north by Georges River and on the south by Port Hacking. John Connell Junior (his father John Connell Senior died in 1849) bought several large tracts in the Caringbah/Burraneer Bay areas, as did his nephew, John Connell Laycock. John and Mary Webster purchased a large block at the head of Burraneer Bay. They soon sold it and it was bought finally by Dominic Dolan, son of Patrick Dolan, who had purchased land in the bay which bears his name. Dominic Dolan built a small stone cottage shortly after purchasing his land (1865), This still stands, but it is so much altered as to be scarcely recognisable from the original tiny building. Dominic did not marry, dying a bachelor in 1888. The executors of his Estate subdivided the land and sold it at auction. At Port Hacking, G.I. Gogerly bought a block in 1856. A stone cottage built by Gogerly still stands, the area being known as Gogerly’s Point. Industry There was little active settlement prior to 1860 when the Holt era commenced. Timber cutting was the principal industry, much of it taking place on leased Crown Lands. Iterant workers carried out shell gathering, especially in the Port Hacking area. The shell was shipped to Sydney for burning into lime for building and other commercial purposes. Alpha Farm at Kurnell was renowned, especially in the early days, for its fruit and vegetables, with cattle raising as a sideline. A couple of grants south of Port Hacking were used for grazing of cattle. The only other industry was the mill built about 1825 by John Lucas at Woronora. This watermill was used to grind corn grown by Illawarra farmers. The farmers’ small ships sailed up the coast and into Botany Bay, Georges and Woronora Rivers. Thus they saved wharfage and custom dues charged at Port Jackson. The mill was razed by fire in the late 1830s; it was not rebuilt.

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The Hundred of Woronora On orders from Surveyor General John Oxley, Robert Dixon, in 1827, undertook the first survey. On completion of this survey, Governor Bourke on May 27, 1835, issued a proclamation declaring the Nineteen Counties. One of these was the County of Cumberland. Each County was divided into ‘Hundreds’. This was an old English measurement. A large part of what is now the Sutherland Shire was proclaimed as the Hundred of Woronora, bounded by Georges River, Port Hacking, and the Hacking River, the ocean and the Woronora River. It consisted of the ‘civil parishes’ of Sutherland, Bulgo, Heathcote and Wattamolla. By 1840, the word ‘hundred’ appears to have been dropped and the district then was known as Heathcote. Once the survey had been completed and maps issued, the Government authorised plans for the selling of Crown land. The Hon. Thomas Holt A Yorkshireman, Thomas Holt (1811-1888) arrived in Sydney in 1841 with his young bride. Quickly he became a leading figure in Sydney’s commercial world as well as in public life. With the opening of the Crown Lands sales in The Shire, Holt invested in a large way, purchasing some 12,000 acres. He acquired this land both directly from the Crown and from original owners. Patrick and Dominic Dolan, however, declined to sell to Holt. As part of his vast Sutherland Estate, Holt purchased Birnie’s Alpha Farm which has been inherited by John Connell Laycock from his grandfather John Connell Senior. The suburb of Dolans Bay was named after Patrick Dolan who purchased approximately 286 acres on 17 January 18561.

Illawarra Railway This railway line terminated at Hurstville in 1884. The Hon. John Sutherland, a Minister for Works during the 1870s, realised that the only way to open up the ‘Port Hacking District’ (as The Shire was then known), was to extend the railway across Georges River to the rick Illawarra District. Construction of the railway brought into being on the heights of Como, a huge shanty town from about 1880. With the completion of the Como- Sutherland section of the railway, the camp was transferred from Como to Heathcote.

Into the 20th Century Signs of scattered settlement followed the coming of the railway and continual release of Crown Lands. Coastal and river frontage areas became popular as country retreats for wealthy city dwellers. Cronulla was increasing in favour as a holiday and fishing centre. A form of voluntary local government had been attempted about 1888, but little or no interest was shown by the few settlers. Steam Tram The Sutherland – Cronulla steam tram service was inaugurated in 1911 by the Railway Commissioner as a ‘light railway’ to provide both passenger and a goods service between the two places. Not only did the service greatly increase the popularity of the Cronulla beaches necessitating the running of excursion trains from Sydney to Sutherland – but it was of great advantage to the slowly developing business interests in the Shire. Increasing motor traffic caused a falling-off of passengers and the passenger service closed in 1931. The goods service ceased the following year. There can be no doubt that the steam tram service was the main cause of the popularity of land sales throughout the central sector of the Shire. It certainly stimulated growth of the small townships which developed to serve these new residential areas. At the commencement of the steam tram service in 1911, the Shire population was 2,896. In 1914 it was over 7,500. By 1931, the population had exceeded 12,000. Electric Railway Electrification of the railway from Sydney reached Sutherland in 1926. With the cessation of the steam tram service in 1931-32, thoughts soon centred on extending the railway to Cronulla. It opened on December 16, 1939.

1 Origin of the names of suburbs and other places January 2016, Sutherland Shire Council, Information Management Team, accessed at http://www.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/files/sharedassets/website/document-library/land-use-and- planning/gis/origin-of-suburbs-and-other-places.pdf

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4.2. SITE HISTORY The subject property is located on land formerly part of Thomas Holt’s original land grant of 133 acres and 3 roods, being Portion 50, in December 1862. Thomas Holt was a prominent resident of the New South Wales colony, and was a member of the Legislative Council. He purchased the large estate containing the subject property, which extended from Botany Bay to Port Hacking, in 1861. He was a prominent man, being one of the founders of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, vice president of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales, and owner and builder of “The Warren”, the Gothic mansion in Marrickville (since demolished)2. The following Parish map is dated 1892 and at this time shows the subdivision of Holt’s estate and approximate location of the subject property.

Figure 4 – Extract of Parish of Sutherland Map dated 17 June 1982

Source: Land and Property Information

Following Holt’s death in 1888, the estate was subdivided and sold. The earliest aerial available (1930) shows that there were no improvements on the location of the subject property by this time.

2 Geeves, P. 1972, Holt, Thomas (1811 – 1888), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4 (MUP) 1972

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Figure 5 – Extract of 1930 aerial (current boundary shown in red, boundary in 1930 shown in blue dash)

Source: Sutherland Shire Council, Shire Maps

The subject property portion of Holt’s estate was no sold until 1936. At this time, the portion containing the subject property comprised only 3 acres, and was sold to Cecil Vincent Stevenson. The size and dimensions of the land purchased by Cecil Vincent Stevenson in 1936 that contained the subject property land is shown on the following extract of title plan.

Figure 6 – Extract of Title Plan for Volume. 4790 Folio. 5, dated September 1936

Source: SAI Global

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Cecil Vincent Stevenson owned a business called Electrical Utilities in George Street in the 1920s, where he sold radio sets and electrical wares. In 1925, Stevenson founded the radio station 2EU (later 2UE), and he commenced his broadcasts nightly from his house in Maroubra.3 The program in its infancy comprised of sing-alongs, local advertising, and local call-ins. By 1938, the station moved later to Bligh Street.4 The subject property dwelling was constructed shortly after Stevenson purchased the property, and by 1943, the property can be seen in aerial photographs. A substantial amount of native vegetation has been cleared by this point to open up sightlines between the dwelling and Dolans Bay, and also in the garden fronting Port Hacking Road.

Figure 7 - Extract of 1943 aerial (current boundary shown in red, boundary in 1943 shown in blue dash)

Source: Sutherland Shire Council, Shire Maps

Anecdotal evidence suggests that Stevenson constructed not one but two dwellings on his larger land holding of 3 acres, the first being constructed in the 1930s, and named them Tranquillity and Serenity.5 From a review of historic aerials, it is not clear if there was indeed another dwelling located on the subject property at this time. However, this further confirms the approximate construction date of the subject property being c. later 1930s. In 1943, the subject property was one of a small number of residences at Dolans Bay, making it one of the first set of waterfront residences to the area.

3 Dictionary of Sydney, Stevenson, Cecil Vincent (Pa), available at http://dictionaryofsydney.org/person/stevenson_cecil_vincent_(pa) 4 Dictionary of Sydney, 2EU Maroubra Site, available at http://dictionaryofsydney.org/building/2eu_maroubra_site & Three vehicles in collision (1938, May 5) The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 15. Retrieved September 1, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41682738 5 Maggio, M. 2007, Letter to the Editor, Doryanthes: The Journal of History and Heritage for Southern Sydney, Vol. 1, Num. 1, August 2008, Dharawal Publishing

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Figure 8 - Extract of 1943 aerial showing a small number of residences at this time (subject property circled red, other residences circled blue)

Source: Sutherland Shire Council, Shire Maps

In 1951, Cecil Vincent Stevenson subdivided and sold off part of the subject property, being land to the south between Port Hacking Road and Dolans Bay, giving the subject property its existing irregular south eastern boundary. This subdivision reduced the land size to just over 2 acres.

Figure 9 – Extract of Title Plan for Volume. 6391 Folio. 144, dated October 1951

Source: SAI Global

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Figure 10 - Extract of 1955 aerial (current boundary shown in red, boundary in 1955 shown in blue dash)

Source: Sutherland Shire Council, Shire Maps

In 1959, the property was further subdivided, with the northern portion of the property excised forming a large lot extending from Port Hacking Road to Dolans Bay. The residual subject property then comprised 1 acre, 1 rood and 36.5 perches.

Figure 11 – Extract of Title Plan for Volume. 7668 Folio. 67, dated April 1959

Source: SAI Global

In c.1960, a property was constructed on this newly created adjoining lot.

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Figure 12 - Extract of 1961 aerial

Source: Sutherland Shire Council, Shire Maps

Further subdivision in 1973 excised two individual building lots fronting the water, and created the existing lot configuration with extending right of way driveway to the waterfront jetty. During the 1970s, the swimming pool and landscaping at the subject property were also constructed.

Figure 13 – Extract of Title Plan for Volume. 12047 Folio. 248, dated February 1973

Source: SAI Global

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Figure 14 - Extract of 1978 aerial

New swimming pool by 1978

Source: Sutherland Shire Council, Shire Maps

Between 1978 and 1984, houses were constructed on the two newly created building lots fronting the water.

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Figure 15 - Extract of 1984 aerial

Source: Sutherland Shire Council, Shire Maps

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4.3. PROPERTY OWNERS The following table lists the known owners of the subject property.

Table 1 – Property owners Date Owner

December 1862 The Honorable Thomas Holt, member of the Legislative Council, land grant of Portion 50

July 1936 Cecil Vincent Stevenson, of Port Hacking, Company Manager

May 1954 George Gladstone Birdsall, of Mascot, Company Director

January 1959 Wurth (Holdings) Pty Limited

February 1973 Property subdivided to current lot configuration

February 1973 Peter Hunt

4.4. DATE OF CONSTRUCTION The property was likely constructed c.1935-1940, given the typology of construction and aerial photographic evidence contained herein. 4.5. ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS The property is in generally original, intact condition, apart from a kitchen upgrade 20 years ago.

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5. SIGNIFICANCE 5.1. WHAT IS HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE? Before making decisions to change a heritage item, an item within a heritage conservation area, or an item located in proximity to a heritage listed item, it is important to understand its values and the values of its context. This leads to decisions that will retain these values in the future. Statements of heritage significance summarise the heritage values of a place – why it is important, why a statutory listing was made to protect these values. 5.2. SIGNIFICANCE ASSESSMENT The Heritage Council of NSW has developed a set of seven (7) criteria for assessing heritage significance, which can be used to make decisions about the heritage value of a place or item. There are two (2) levels of heritage significance used in NSW: State and local. The following assessment of heritage significance has been prepared in accordance with the ‘Assessing Heritage Significance’ (2001) guideline from the NSW Heritage Manual for subject site.

Table 2 – Assessment of Heritage Significance

Criteria Significance Assessment

A – Historical Significance The property is associated with Thomas Holt’s ownership of the Sutherland Shire in the 1860s. An item is important in the course or pattern of the local area’s cultural or natural history. The subject property dwelling was likely constructed c. late 1930s, as a prestige waterfront residence on a large land holding. By 1943, the subject property was one of a small number of residences at Dolans Bay, making it one of the first set of waterfront residences to the area. However, its significance associated with being one of the original waterfront estates in Dolans Bay has been substantially eroded by the numerous subdivisions of the site for adjoining residential development, and the loss of the expansive connection to the waterfront. The property no longer reads as a waterfront estate and does not retain its original waterfront curtilage and setting.

The subject property does not meet this criterion at a state or local level.

Guidelines for Inclusion Guidelines for Exclusion

 shows evidence of a significant  has incidental or unsubstantiated connections human activity with historically important activities or processes  is associated with a significant activity or historical phase  provides evidence of activities or processes that are of dubious historical importance  maintains or shows the continuity of a historical process or activity  has been so altered that it can no longer provide evidence of a particular association

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Criteria Significance Assessment

B – Associative Significance The dwelling was constructed for Cecil Vincent Stevenson in c. late 1930s. In the 1920s, An item has strong or special associations with the Stevenson owned a business called Electrical life or works of a person, or group of persons, of Utilities in George Street where he sold radio sets importance in the local area’s cultural or natural and electrical wares. In 1925, Stevenson founded history. the radio station 2EU (later 2UE), and he commenced his broadcasts nightly from his house in Maroubra. Notwithstanding the above, there is no evidence to suggest that Cecil Stevenson was a figure of significant historical importance to the local area.

No evidence has been found to identify the architect of the subject dwelling.

The subject property does not meet this criterion at a state or local level.

Guidelines for Inclusion Guidelines for Exclusion

 shows evidence of a significant human  has incidental or unsubstantiated connections occupation with historically important people or events

 is associated with a significant event, person, or  provides evidence of people or events that are of group of persons dubious historical importance

 has been so altered that it can no longer provide evidence of a particular association

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Criteria Significance Assessment

C – Aesthetic Significance The dwelling is of an inter-war c. late 1930s period, and is constructed of brick, with gable ended and An item is important in demonstrating aesthetic tiled roof form and decorative iron work along characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or verandahs. technical achievement in the local area. The dwelling itself, while aesthetically distinctive, is stylistically confused and does not represent well a particular period or architectural style. It embodies details from a range of periods including Old English (gabled roof detail), Georgian Revival (classical colonnaded terraces), and Colonial Revival (multi-paned windows).

The landscaping surrounding the dwelling is not reflective of a particular period or design. The garden to the Port Hacking Road frontage comprises a mixture of cleared, grassed areas, remnant native vegetation and contemporary plantings. The garden to the north east of the dwelling facing Dolans Bay is predominantly cleared and grassed with a focus on the in-ground swimming pool.

The property no longer reads as a waterfront estate and does not retain its original waterfront curtilage and setting.

The property is considered to be aesthetically significant at a local level.

Guidelines for Inclusion Guidelines for Exclusion

 shows or is associated with, creative or technical  is not a major work by an important designer or innovation or achievement artist

 is the inspiration for a creative or technical  has lost its design or technical integrity innovation or achievement  its positive visual or sensory appeal or landmark  is aesthetically distinctive and scenic qualities have been more than temporarily degraded  has landmark qualities  has only a loose association with a creative or  exemplifies a particular taste, style or technical achievement technology

D – Social Significance The subject property has no known significant social associations. The property is a residence and An item has strong or special association with a is therefore retained in preference to an alternative. particular community or cultural group in the local area for social, cultural or spiritual reasons. The subject property does not meet this criterion at a state or local level.

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Criteria Significance Assessment

Guidelines for Inclusion Guidelines for Exclusion

 is important for its associations with an  is only important to the community for amenity identifiable group reasons

 is important to a community’s sense of  is retained only in preference to a proposed place alternative

E – Research Potential It is unlikely that the subject property will yield information that is not readily available from other An item has potential to yield information that will sources. contribute to an understanding of the local area’s cultural or natural history. The subject property does not meet this criterion at a state or local level.

Guidelines for Inclusion Guidelines for Exclusion

 has the potential to yield new or further  the knowledge gained would be irrelevant to substantial scientific and/or archaeological research on science, human history or information culture

 is an important benchmark or reference site  has little archaeological or research or type potential

 provides evidence of past human cultures  only contains information that is readily available that is unavailable elsewhere from other resources or archaeological sites

F – Rarity The subject property is an inter-war brick residence. This type of residence is not rare or under threat in An item possesses uncommon, rare or endangered Sydney. aspects of the local area’s cultural or natural history. The subject property does not meet this criterion at a state or local level.

Guidelines for Inclusion Guidelines for Exclusion

 provides evidence of a defunct custom, way  is not rare of life or process  is numerous but under threat  demonstrates a process, custom or other human activity that is in danger of being lost

 shows unusually accurate evidence of a significant human activity

 is the only example of its type

 demonstrates designs or techniques of exceptional interest

 shows rare evidence of a significant human activity important to a community

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Criteria Significance Assessment

G – Representative The dwelling itself, while aesthetically distinctive, is stylistically confused and does not represent well a An item is important in demonstrating the principal particular period or architectural style. It embodies characteristics of a class of NSW’s (or the local details from a range of periods including Old area’s): English (gabled roof detail), Georgian Revival cultural or natural places; or (classical colonnaded terraces), and Colonial Revival (multi-paned windows). cultural or natural environments.

Guidelines for Inclusion Guidelines for Exclusion

 is a fine example of its type  is a poor example of its type

 has the principal characteristics of an  does not include or has lost the range of important class or group of items characteristics of a type

 has attributes typical of a particular way  does not represent well the characteristics of life, philosophy, custom, significant that make up a significant variation of a type process, design, technique or activity

 is a significant variation to a class of items

 is part of a group which collectively illustrates a representative type

 is outstanding because of its setting, condition or size

 is outstanding because of its integrity or the esteem in which it is held

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5.3. HERITAGE LISTING The subject property is a locally listed heritage item (Item 102) under the Sutherland Shire LEP 2015. The property is located in the vicinity of other locally listed items, including;

 Item 103: Our Lady of Mercy Convent at 742 Port Hacking Road South; and

 Item 3302: Lyons House at 733 Port Hacking Road.

Figure 16 – Extract of Heritage Map (subject site shaded)

Source: Sutherland Shire LEP 2015 Heritage Map Sheet HER_001F

There is no information contained within the current heritage inventory sheet for the subject property on the State Heritage Register.

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5.4. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The Heritage Review within Sutherland Shire Council recommended the amendment of the description of the subject item at 698 Port Hacking Road, Dolans Bay, to include “House and gardens (including the landscape setting, the form of the building, the roof form and finishes, the wall finishes and the fenestration pattern)”. We have compiled the following statement of significance in relation to the subject property. The subject property at 698 Port Hacking Road, Dolans Bay is of an inter-war period, and is constructed of brick, with gable ended and tiled roof form and decorative iron work along verandahs. While the south west, Port Hacking Road facing façade has a decorative flat roof portico, the principal façade of the building faces north east towards Dolans Bay, and is symmetrical in form detailed with a colonnaded verandah. The dwelling was likely constructed for Cecil Vincent Stevenson c. late 1930s, as a prestige waterfront residence on a large land holding. In 1925, Stevenson founded the radio station 2EU (later 2UE), and he commenced his broadcasts nightly from his house in Maroubra. By 1943, the subject property was one of a small number of residences at Dolans Bay, making it one of the first set of waterfront residences to the area. However, its significance associated with being one of the original waterfront estates in Dolans Bay has been substantially eroded by the numerous subdivisions of the site for adjoining residential development, and the loss of the expansive connection to the waterfront. The property no longer reads as a waterfront estate and does not retain its original waterfront curtilage and setting. The dwelling itself, while aesthetically distinctive, is stylistically confused and does not represent well a particular period or architectural style. It embodies details from a range of periods including Old English (gabled roof detail), Georgian Revival (classical colonnaded terraces), and Colonial Revival (multi-paned windows). The landscaping surrounding the dwelling is not reflective of a particular period or design.

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6. IMPACT ASSESSMENT 6.1. REVIEW OF PROPOSAL TO STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The Sutherland Shire Council’s limited information on the subject property advises that the property is considered significant for its “landscape setting, the form of the building, the roof form and finishes, the wall finishes and the fenestration pattern”. Essentially, the subject property is considered to be significant to the local area for aesthetic reasons associated with its materiality and design. We have assessed the potential impact of the subject proposal against the Sutherland Shire Council’s significance assessment as follows:

Table 3 – Assessment of proposal against Sutherland Shire Council’s significance assessment Element Assessment of potential impact

Landscape setting The existing landscaping surrounding the dwelling is not reflective of a particular period or design. The garden to the Port Hacking Road frontage comprises a mixture of cleared, grassed areas, remnant native vegetation and contemporary plantings. The garden to the north east of the dwelling facing Dolans Bay is predominantly cleared and grassed with a focus on the in-ground swimming pool.

The subject property’s significance associated with being one of the original waterfront estates in Dolans Bay has been substantially eroded by the numerous subdivisions of the site for adjoining residential development, and the loss of the expansive connection to the waterfront. The property no longer reads as a waterfront estate and does not retain its original waterfront curtilage and setting.

Notwithstanding that the proposed works will subdivide land off the existing property, thereby further reducing the area of the lot and curtilage around the subject dwelling, the works are assessed to have a negligible impact on the property’s historical values as a prestige waterfront estate, as these values are considered to have been already lost.

The impact of the proposed subdivision on the subject property is reduced because the land to be subdivided adjoins the secondary façade of the subject dwelling, and the land adjoining the principal, north eastern facing façade, will remain intact.

Form of the building The proposal will not impact on the form of the building.

Roof form and finishes The proposal will not impact on the roof form or finishes.

Wall finishes The proposal will not impact on the wall finishes.

Fenestration pattern The proposal will not impact on the fenestration pattern.

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6.2. SUTHERLAND SHIRE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2015 The proposed works are addressed in the table below in relation to the relevant clauses in the LEP.

Table 4 – Relevant Sutherland Shire LEP 2015 Clauses Clause Discussion

(2) Requirement for consent Development consent is required for the proposed subdivision of land from the subject heritage item under Clause 2(f) of the Sutherland Shire LEP. Development consent is required for any of the following:

(f) subdividing land:

(i) on which a heritage item is located or that is within a heritage conservation area, or

(ii) on which an Aboriginal object is located or that is within an Aboriginal place of heritage significance.

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Clause Discussion

(4) Effect of proposed The proposed subdivision of part of the subject property to provide for two development on heritage individual title lots along Port Hacking Road will have a negligible impact on the significance heritage significance of the subject property, and proximate heritage items, for the following reasons: The consent authority must, before granting consent under this clause  The subject property’s significance associated with being one of the original in respect of a heritage item or waterfront estates in Dolans Bay has been substantially eroded by the heritage conservation area, numerous subdivisions of the site for adjoining residential development, and consider the effect of the proposed the loss of the expansive connection to the waterfront. The property no longer development on the heritage reads as a waterfront estate and does not retain its original waterfront curtilage significance of the item or area and setting. concerned. This subclause applies Notwithstanding that the proposed works will subdivide land off the existing regardless of whether a heritage property, thereby further reducing the area of the lot and curtilage around the management document is prepared subject dwelling, the works are assessed to have a negligible impact on the under subclause (5) or a heritage property’s historical values as a prestige waterfront estate, as these values are conservation management plan is considered to have been already lost. submitted under subclause (6).  The impact of the proposed subdivision on the subject property is reduced because the land to be subdivided adjoins the secondary façade of the subject dwelling, and the land adjoining the principal, north eastern facing façade, will remain intact.

 The proposal will not interrupt existing views from the subject dwelling’s principal façade to and from Dolans Bay.

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Clause Discussion

(5) Heritage assessment This Heritage Impact Statement satisfies this requirement.

The consent authority may, before granting consent to any development:

(a) on land on which a heritage item is located, or

(b) on land that is within a heritage conservation area, or

require a heritage management document to be prepared that assesses the extent to which the carrying out of the proposed development would affect the heritage significance of the heritage item or heritage conservation area concerned.

6) Heritage conservation A Conservation Management Plan is not required in this instance. management plans

The consent authority may require, after considering the heritage significance of a heritage item and the extent of change proposed to it, the submission of a heritage conservation management plan before granting consent under this clause.

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6.3. HERITAGE OFFICE GUIDELINES The proposed works are addressed in the table below in relation to the relevant Heritage Office guidelines.

Table 5 – Relevant Heritage Office Guidelines Guideline Discussion

The following aspects of the proposal respect  The subject property’s significance associated with being one of the or enhance the heritage significance of the original waterfront estates in Dolans Bay has been substantially item or conservation area for the following eroded by the numerous subdivisions of the site for adjoining reasons: residential development, and the loss of the expansive connection to the waterfront. The property no longer reads as a waterfront estate and does not retain its original waterfront curtilage and setting.

 The proposal will not interrupt existing views from the subject dwelling’s principal façade to and from Dolans Bay.

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Guideline Discussion

Change of use No change of use is proposed. The subject property will continue to be used as a single residential property. Has the advice of a heritage consultant or structural engineer been sought?

Has the consultant’s advice been implemented? If not, why not?

Does the existing use contribute to the significance of the heritage item?

Why does the use need to be changed?

What changes to the fabric are required as a result of the change of use?

What changes to the site are required as a result of the change of use?

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Guideline Discussion

New development adjacent to a heritage Impact Statement addresses the proposed subdivision of land. No item development is currently proposed for the proposed two new lots, and accordingly this Heritage Impact Statement does not specifically How does the new development affect views address the impact of potential future development. to, and from, the heritage item? Notwithstanding the above, site specific building setback controls will What has been done to minimise negative apply to the two proposed lots and will ensure that any proposed new effects? development on these sites is setback from the subject dwelling. Any How is the impact of the new development on development proposed for the two new lots will trigger the requirement the heritage significance of the item or area to for a Heritage Impact Statement to assess the impact of any proposed be minimised? development on the subject heritage item.

Why is the new development required to be adjacent to a heritage item?

How does the curtilage allowed around the heritage item contribute to the retention of its heritage significance?

Is the development sited on any known, or potentially significant archaeological deposits?

If so, have alternative sites been considered? Why were they rejected?

Is the new development sympathetic to the heritage item?

In what way (e.g. form, siting, proportions, design)?

Will the additions visually dominate the heritage item?

How has this been minimised?

Will the public, and users of the item, still be able to view and appreciate its significance?

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Guideline Discussion

Subdivision  Notwithstanding that the proposed works will subdivide land off the existing property, thereby further reducing the area of the lot and How is the proposed curtilage allowed around curtilage around the subject dwelling, the works are assessed to the heritage item appropriate? have a negligible impact on the property’s historical values as a Could future development that results from prestige waterfront estate, as these values are considered to have this subdivision affect views to, and from, the been already lost. heritage item?  The impact of the proposed subdivision on the subject property is How are negative impacts to be minimised? reduced because the land to be subdivided adjoins the secondary façade of the subject dwelling, and the land adjoining the principal, north eastern facing façade, will remain intact.

Tree removal or replacement The existing landscaping surrounding the dwelling is not reflective of a particular period or design. The garden to the Port Hacking Road Does the tree contribute to the heritage frontage comprises a mixture of cleared, grassed areas, remnant native significance of the item or landscape? vegetation and contemporary plantings. The garden to the north east of Why is the tree being removed? the dwelling facing Dolans Bay is predominantly cleared and grassed with a focus on the in-ground swimming pool. Has the advice of a tree surgeon or horticultural specialist been obtained? The proposed subdivision does not propose any vegetation removal, rather it will be a formalisation of a new boundary. However, it is likely Is the tree being replaced? Why? With the that vegetation may be proposed to be removed as part of any future same or a different species? application for development on the two new lots, and in that case, the proposed vegetation removal would be assessed under a separate Heritage Impact Statement.

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7. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS It is proposed to subdivide off a portion of the subject property with frontage to Port Hacking Road, for the provision of two individual lots for future residential development. This Heritage Impact Statement addresses the proposed subdivision of land. No development is currently proposed for the proposed two new lots, and accordingly this Heritage Impact Statement does not specifically address the impact of potential future development. The proposed subdivision of part of the subject property to provide for two individual title lots along Port Hacking Road will have a negligible impact on the heritage significance of the subject property, and proximate heritage items, for the following reasons:

 The proposal will not interrupt existing views from the subject dwelling’s principal façade to and from Dolans Bay.

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8. BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES 8.1. BIBLIOGRAPHY  Department of Lands 2016, Spatial Information eXchange, Department of Lands, Sydney, available at: http://imagery.maps.nsw.gov.au/

 Land and Property Information 2016, Historical Land Records Viewer, available at: http://images.maps.nsw.gov.au/pixel.htm

 RP Data 2016, Property Information search of subject site, available at: http://www.rpdata.net.au/ 8.2. REFERENCES  Apperly, R., Irving, R. and Reynolds, P. (eds) 2002, A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture: Styles and Terms from 1788 to the Present, Angus and Robertson, Pymble

 Australia ICOMOS 1999, The Burra Charter: 2013 The Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Significance, Australia ICOMOS, Burwood

 Geeves, P. 1972, Holt, Thomas (1811 – 1888), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4 (MUP) 1972

 Heritage Office and Department of Urban Affairs & Planning 1996, NSW Heritage Manual, Heritage Office and Department of Urban Affairs & Planning (NSW), Sydney

 Heritage Office 2001, Assessing Heritage Significance, Heritage Office, Parramatta

 Maggio, M. 2007, Letter to the Editor, Doryanthes: The Journal of History and Heritage for Southern Sydney, Vol. 1, Num. 1, August 2008, Dharawal Publishing

[Note: Some government departments have changed their names over time and the above publications state the name at the time of publication.]

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