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Heritage Impact Statement Waterloo Metro Quarter Waterloo State Significant Precinct HERITAGE IMPACT STATEMENT WATERLOO METRO QUARTER WATERLOO STATE SIGNIFICANT PRECINCT 22 OCTOBER 2018 SH1200 PREPARED FOR URBAN GROWTH NSW DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION URBIS STAFF RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPORT WERE: Director Kate Paterson, B Arch, B Arts (Architecture), M.ICOMOS Senior Heritage Consultant / Karyn Virgin, B Arts (Adv.) (Hons Archaeology) Archaeologist Senior Heritage Consultant Ashleigh Persian, B Property Economics Project Code SH1002 Report Number 01 18.05.2018 Draft issue I 02 18.06.2018 Draft issue II 03 25.06.2018 Draft Issue III 04 05.07.2018 Draft Issue IV 05 12.07.2018 Draft Issue V 06 17.07.2018 Final 07 18.07.2018 Final V.2 08 12.09.2018 Final V.3 09 13.09.2018 Final V.3 10 20.09.2018 Final V.4 12 21.09.2018 Final V.5 13 28.09.2018 Final V.6 (metro comments) 14 22.10.2018 Final W7 (minor DPE minor update) © Urbis Pty Ltd ABN 50 105 256 228 All Rights Reserved. No material may be reproduced without prior permission. 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. Overall Precinct Objectives ................................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Waterloo State Significant Precinct ...................................................................................................... 2 1.3. The Metro Quarter ................................................................................................................................ 5 1.3.1. Approved Metro Rail Infrastructure ....................................................................................................... 5 1.4. Purpose ................................................................................................................................................. 5 2. Study Requirements ............................................................................................................................. 6 3. Baseline Investigations ....................................................................................................................... 13 3.1. Limitations ........................................................................................................................................... 13 3.2. Site Description ................................................................................................................................... 14 3.2.1. The Waterloo Estate ........................................................................................................................... 14 3.2.2. The Waterloo Metro Quarter ............................................................................................................... 16 3.3. Heritage Listings ................................................................................................................................. 19 3.3.1. Heritage Items ..................................................................................................................................... 19 3.3.2. Opportunities and Constraints ............................................................................................................ 26 3.4. Historical Overview of the Metro Quarter............................................................................................ 27 3.4.1. Built Historical Overview – Metro Quarter........................................................................................... 27 3.5. Heritage Constraints & Opportunities Affecting the SSP .................................................................... 32 3.6. Aboriginal Cultural Heritage & Archaeological Assessment – Metro Quarter .................................... 33 3.6.1. Overview and background .................................................................................................................. 33 3.6.2. Statement of archaeological significance ........................................................................................... 34 3.6.3. Summary findings of previous reports ................................................................................................ 34 3.6.4. Consultation ........................................................................................................................................ 40 4. Proposal .............................................................................................................................................. 41 4.1. Proposed Planning Framework .......................................................................................................... 41 4.2. Indicative Concept Proposal ............................................................................................................... 41 5. Implementation Plan & Strategy ......................................................................................................... 45 5.1. Heritage Principles .............................................................................................................................. 45 5.2. Development Control Plan Provisions ................................................................................................ 46 5.3. Interpretation Plan ............................................................................................................................... 48 6. Assessment ........................................................................................................................................ 49 6.1. Built Heritage Significance Assessment – Metro Quarter ................................................................... 49 6.1.1. Metro Quarter – Significance Assessment ......................................................................................... 50 6.1.2. Metro Quarter – Statement of Significance......................................................................................... 52 6.2. Heritage Impact Assessment .............................................................................................................. 53 6.2.1. Waterloo Congregational Church ....................................................................................................... 53 6.2.2. North-west Corner ............................................................................................................................... 55 6.2.3. South-west Corner .............................................................................................................................. 56 6.2.4. Heritage Conservation Areas .............................................................................................................. 56 7. Conclusion .......................................................................................................................................... 58 7.1. Summary Assessment ........................................................................................................................ 58 7.2. Implementation Plan and Strategy ...................................................................................................... 59 8. Bibliography ........................................................................................................................................ 60 Disclaimer ........................................................................................................................................................ 64 URBIS SSP_WATERLOOMETROQUARTER_HERITAGEIMPACTSTATEMENT_FINAL (UPDATED) FIGURES: Figure 1 - Location and site plan of the Waterloo State Significant Precinct (shown in red) ............................. 3 Figure 2 - Aerial photograph showing Metro Quarter and the Estate ................................................................. 4 Figure 3 – Waterloo Estate building typology map ........................................................................................... 15 Figure 4 – Photographs of the Waterloo Metro Quarter (Google Street View, September 2016) .................... 16 Figure 5 – Selection of views from within the Redfern Estate Heritage Conservation Area (Source: City of Sydney; Database Number 2421496) .............................................................................................................. 23 Figure 6 – Selection of views from within the Waterloo Heritage Conservation Area (Source: City of Sydney; Database Number 2421505) ............................................................................................................................ 24 Figure 7 – Heritage map for the SSP study area, showing identified clarifications .......................................... 25 Figure 8 – Critical interface areas between the Study Area and heritage items/HCAs in the vicinity .............. 26 Figure 9 - Metropolitan Detail Series–Waterloo Section 8 (1895) – Metro Quarter outlined in red with heritage item church identified ........................................................................................................................................ 27 Figure 10 – Extract of 1943 aerial with the Metro Quarter shown outlined in red ............................................ 28 Figure 11 – Extract from the 1938-50 Civic Survey, showing
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