Blackman River Bridge, Tunbridge Heritage Assessment of Superstructure Replacement
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DISCRETIONARY APPLICATION For Public Display DA Number: DA2020/45 Proposal: Alterations to Bridge Applicant Name: Department of State Growth Address: Blackman River Bridge Tunbridge Date Advertised: 31 July 2021 Date Representation Period Closes: 14 August 2021 Responsible Officer: Louisa Brown Contact Phone Number: (03) 6254 5050 Correspondence to: General Manager PO Box 21 OATLANDS TAS 7120 Email: [email protected] SMC - KEMPTON RECEIVED 05/11/2020 SMC - KEMPTON RECEIVED 05/11/2020 SMC - KEMPTON RECEIVED 05/11/2020 SMC - KEMPTON RECEIVED 05/11/2020 SMC - KEMPTON RECEIVED 05/11/2020 Pitt & Sherry (Operations) Pty Ltd ABN 67 140 184 309 Phone 1300 748 874 [email protected] pittsh.com.au 4 November 2020 Located nationally — Mr Tim Kirkwood Melbourne General Manager Sydney Southern Midlands Council Brisbane [email protected] Hobart Launceston Newcastle Devonport Dear Mr Kirkwood Re: Planning permit application for alterations to Blackman River Bridge Please find enclosed a planning permit application form and a report on behalf of the Department of State Growth. The application is in support of the upgrade works to the Blackman River Bridge in Tunbridge. We are currently awaiting Crown Consent to progress the work, as part of the land (the river below the bridge), is managed by the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. Once we receive it, we will forward it to accompany the application. We are experiencing some time constraints associated with the project, so would be very grateful if Council would initiate the assessment process prior to receiving payment, which will be made immediately on submission of the Crown Consent. Please note: It would be appreciated if Council could delay its process of publicly advertising the application until State Growth has undertaken further stakeholder engagement. This will support our ‘no surprises’ approach and promote positive outcomes. We anticipate that the Department’s stakeholder engagement activities will be carried out quickly and we will advise Council as soon as this is complete. Feel free to contact me if you have further questions or wish to discuss the application in more detail. Yours sincerely Leigh Knight Principal Environmental and Land Use Planner Enc. Planning permit application form and report supporting the planning permit application H20236 SMC DA Cover Letter LK/bj SMC - KEMPTON Blackman River BridgeRECEIVED 05/11/2020 Renewal of timber superstructure and barriers Report Supporting Planning Permit Application to Southern Midlands Council October 2020 SMC - KEMPTON RECEIVED Table of Contents 05/11/2020 1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT ............................................................................................................................................. 2 1.2 TITLE DETAILS ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 2. STRATEGIC RATIONALE .............................................................................................................................................. 2 3. PROPOSED WORKS .................................................................................................................................................... 4 3.1 CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................................................... 4 4. SITE DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................................................................... 4 4.1 LOCATION................................................................................................................................................................. 4 4.2 HISTORIC HERITAGE .................................................................................................................................................... 5 4.3 ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE .................................................................................................................................. 6 5. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ................................................................................................................................... 7 6. PLANNING SCHEME ................................................................................................................................................... 7 6.1 PLANNING SCHEME..................................................................................................................................................... 7 6.2 ZONING AND LAND USE ............................................................................................................................................... 7 6.3 OVERLAYS ................................................................................................................................................................ 7 6.4 VILLAGE ZONE ........................................................................................................................................................... 7 6.5 CODES ................................................................................................................................................................... 11 7. HISTORIC CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT 1995 ............................................................................................................... 15 8. OTHER PLANNING PROVISIONS ............................................................................................................................... 15 8.1 STATE POLICIES ........................................................................................................................................................ 15 9. CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................................................... 15 APPENDIX A ...................................................................................................................................................................... 16 LANDOWNER CONSENT DETAILS ........................................................................................................................................... 16 APPENDIX B ...................................................................................................................................................................... 17 PROPOSED PLANS .............................................................................................................................................................. 17 APPENDIX B ...................................................................................................................................................................... 18 ASSESSMENT OF HERITAGE IMPACTS ....................................................................................................................................... 18 List of Figures Figure 1 Location of Blackman River Bridge ........................................................................................................... 3 Figure 2 Cross section of proposed works ............................................................................................................ 4 Figure 3 Zoning under Southern Midlands Interim Planning Scheme 2015 .................................................... 9 Figure 4 Overlays from the Southern Midlands Planning Scheme .................................................................. 10 List of Plates Plate 1 View of the bridge from upstream (eastern bank) .................................................................................. 5 Plate 2 View of the downstream side of the bridge toward the highway ....................................................... 6 i SMC - KEMPTON RECEIVED 1. Introduction 05/11/2020 1.1 Purpose of this report The purpose of this report is to support a planning permit application for replacement works on the bridge over Blackman River north of Tunbridge village. The works involve replacement of the timber superstructure with new engineered timber beams, a concrete deck and new barriers. Blackman River forms the boundary between the Northern Midlands and Southern Midlands local government areas (LGA) and works are proposed within each. The location of the bridge is shown in Figure 1. This report supports the application for a planning permit for works within the Southern Midlands LGA. The bridge is permanently listed on the Tasmanian Heritage Register as Tunbridge Bridge (Blackman River) Old Main Rd Tunbridge, Place ID 5,585. A Discretionary permit or a certificate or exemption is required under the Historic Heritage Act 1995 to undertake works on a site listed under that act. This report also supports the referral of the application to the Tasmanian Heritage Council (THC) for assessment. 1.2 Title Details The bridge extends between road parcels which have no titles. The river is identified partly as ‘on-shore water body’ (on northern side) and partly as land managed by the Department of Primary Industry, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE). The DPIPWE managed land is Public Reserve (River Reserve) under the Crown Lands Act 1975. There is no title for either