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Boroondara Planning Scheme Amendment C284 Boroondara Planning Scheme Amendment C284 Statement of evidence by Dr Christina Dyson Report prepared for City of Boroondara 7 August 2019 22 Merri Street Brunswick VIC Australia 3055 T +61 3 9380 6933 GML Heritage Victoria Pty Ltd trading as Context ABN 31 620 754 761 www.contextpl.com.au Context Report Register The following report register documents the development and issue of the report entitled Boroondara Planning Scheme Amendment C284: Statement of Evidence by Dr Christina Dyson, Context, in accordance with its quality management system. Job No. Issue No. Notes/Description Issue Date 2112/19B 1 Statement of evidence 7 August 2019 Quality Assurance The report has been reviewed and approved for issue in accordance with the Context quality assurance policy and procedures. Project Manager: Dr Christina Dyson Issue No. 1 Signature Position: Associate Date: 7 August 2019 Copyright Historical sources and reference material used in the preparation of this report are acknowledged and referenced at the end of each section and/or in figure captions. Reasonable effort has been made to identify, contact, acknowledge and obtain permission to use material from the relevant copyright owners. Unless otherwise specified or agreed, copyright in this report vests in Context and in the owners of any pre- existing historic source or reference material. Moral Rights Context asserts its Moral Rights in this work, unless otherwise acknowledged, in accordance with the (Commonwealth) Copyright (Moral Rights) Amendment Act 2000. Context’s moral rights include the attribution of authorship, the right not to have the work falsely attributed and the right to integrity of authorship. 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Context Contents Page 1.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose ......................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Instructions .................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Preparation of this report .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.4 Reports relied upon ...................................................................................................................................... 1 1.5 Relevant expertise ........................................................................................................................................ 1 1.6 Qualifications and experience ...................................................................................................................... 2 Declaration ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 2.0 Methodology of the Assessment................................................................................................................. 4 2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Hawthorn Gap Study: Stages 1 and 2 ........................................................................................................ 4 2.3 6 Fairview Street, Hawthorn ......................................................................................................................... 4 2.3.1 Review of Citation and Submission 31 ................................................................................................. 4 2.3.2 Site survey .............................................................................................................................................. 4 2.3.3 Historical research ................................................................................................................................. 5 2.3.4 Comparative analysis ............................................................................................................................ 6 2.3.5 Assessment of significance ................................................................................................................... 7 2.3.6 Statutory recommendations .................................................................................................................. 7 2.4 13-15 Wellesley Road, Hawthorn ................................................................................................................ 7 2.4.1 Review of Citation and Submissions 43 and 44 .................................................................................. 7 2.4.2 Site survey .............................................................................................................................................. 7 2.4.3 Historical research ................................................................................................................................. 9 2.4.4 Assessment of significance ................................................................................................................. 10 2.4.5 Statutory recommendations ................................................................................................................ 10 3.0 Response to Submissions ......................................................................................................................... 11 3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 11 3.2 6 Fairview Street, Hawthorn (Submission 31) .......................................................................................... 11 3.2.1 Background .......................................................................................................................................... 11 3.2.2 Statement of Significance .................................................................................................................... 11 3.2.3 Response to Submission .................................................................................................................... 12 3.2.4 Further recommendations ................................................................................................................... 17 3.2.5 Conclusion and Recommendations ................................................................................................... 17 3.3 13-15 Wellesley Road, Hawthorn .............................................................................................................. 17 3.3.1 Background .......................................................................................................................................... 17 3.3.2 Statement of Significance .................................................................................................................... 18 3.3.3 Response to Submission .................................................................................................................... 18 3.3.4 Further recommendations ................................................................................................................... 19 3.3.5 Conclusion and Recommendations ................................................................................................... 19 4.0 Conclusion .................................................................................................................................................... 20 Appendix A .......................................................................................................................................................... 21 Boroondara Planning Scheme Amendment C284: Statement of Evidence by Dr Christina Dyson⎯ 7 August 2019 Context Boroondara Planning Scheme Amendment C284: Statement of Evidence by Dr Christina Dyson⎯ 7 August 2019 Context 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Purpose I, Christina Dyson, have prepared this statement of evidence for Boroondara City Council in relation to Amendment C284 to the Boroondara Planning Scheme. Specifically, my evidence relates to the following properties: • Dickie House, 6 Fairview Street, Hawthorn; • Eira, 13-15 Wellesley Road, Hawthorn. The amendment proposes to implement the recommendations of the ‘City of Boroondara Municipal- Wide Heritage Gap Study, Volume 3. Hawthorn’ (referred to hereafter as the ‘Hawthorn Gap Study’ or ‘the Hawthorn Study’), revised 17 June 2019. 1.2 Instructions This statement of evidence was prepared in accordance with the following instructions issued by Maddocks: • To prepare a brief of evidence and appear as an expert witness before the Planning Panel; • For the evidence to address 6 Fairview Street, Hawthorn and Submission 31. The scope of my evidence related this property is limited to the significance of the landscaping/garden. Mark Stephenson (of Trethowan Architecture & Design (‘Trethowan’)) will address the architectural significance of that property. • For the evidence to address 13-15 Wellesley Road, Hawthorn and Submissions 43 and 44. The scope
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