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Revision 10 – 20-Nov-2015 Prepared for – Roads and Maritime Services – ABN: 33 855 314 176 AECOM The New M5 WestConnex New M5 Quality Information Document WestConnex New M5 Ref 60327128 Date 20-Nov-2015 Prepared by Dr Susan Lampard Reviewed by Luke Kirkwood Authorised by Caitlin Bennett Revision 10 – 20-Nov-2015 Prepared for – Roads and Maritime Services – ABN: 33 855 314 176 AECOM The New M5 WestConnex New M5 Table of Contents Executive Summary i 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Overview of WestConnex 1 1.2 Overview of the project 2 1.3 Project location 5 1.4 Secretary’s environmental assessment requirements 5 1.5 Study area 6 1.6 Project team 6 1.7 Report structure 7 1.8 Limitations 7 2.0 Statutory controls 9 2.1 Commonwealth Legislation 9 2.1.1 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 9 2.2 State Legislation 9 2.2.1 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 9 2.2.2 The Heritage Act 1977 10 3.0 Methodology 11 3.1 Historic research 12 3.2 Field survey methodology 12 3.3 Significance assessment criteria 12 3.4 Statements of Heritage Impact 14 4.0 Historical context 15 4.1 Introduction 15 4.2 Aboriginal occupation 15 4.3 Early European settlement (1788-1850) 15 4.4 Suburban development (1850-1900) 17 4.5 Early 20th Century consolidation (1900-1950) 19 4.6 Late 20th century development (1950 to present) 20 5.0 Desktop assessment 21 5.1 Heritage register searches 21 5.2 Review of maps, plans and images 29 5.2.1 Western surface works 29 5.2.2 Kingsgrove Road surface works 32 5.2.3 Bexley Road surface works 33 5.2.4 Arncliffe surface works area 35 5.2.5 St Peters interchange 37 5.2.6 Local roads upgrades 41 5.3 Additional considerations 46 6.0 Survey results 47 6.1 Introduction 47 6.2 Beverley Hills 47 6.2.1 Pallamanna Parade Urban Conservation Area 47 6.3 Kingsgrove 49 6.3.1 Kingsgrove East Urban Conservation Area 49 6.4 Bexley North 49 6.4.1 Bexley North Railway Station 49 6.4.2 Stotts Reserve – 167 Slade Road 51 6.5 Clemton Park 53 6.5.1 Clemton Park Urban Conservation Area 53 6.6 Bardwell Park 53 6.6.1 Bardwell Park Urban Conservation Area 53 6.6.2 Stone Federation House 53 6.7 Earlwood 55 6.7.1 Wolli Creek culvert – Bexley Road 55 6.8 Arncliffe 56 Revision 10 – 20-Nov-2015 Prepared for – Roads and Maritime Services – ABN: 33 855 314 176 AECOM The New M5 WestConnex New M5 6.8.1 Arncliffe Railway Station Group 56 6.8.2 House – 31 Kyle Street 58 6.8.3 Victorian Shop and Dwelling – 45 Firth Street 58 6.8.4 Californian Bungalow – 7 Fairview Street 59 6.8.5 Californian Bungalow – 21 Fairview Street 60 6.8.6 Arncliffe (Forest Rd) Overbridge 61 6.8.7 Arncliffe Post Office 63 6.8.8 Bard of Avon 64 6.8.9 Street Plantings – Firth Street 64 6.8.10 Glenevie Lane 65 6.8.11 House – 148 Wollongong Road 66 6.8.12 House – 73 West Botany St 67 6.8.13 Rosslyn Hospital – 30 Forest Road 68 6.8.14 St Francis Xavier Catholic Presbytery – 26 Forest Road 69 6.8.15 St Francis Xavier Church Group – 4-6 Forest Road 70 6.8.16 Western Outfall Main Sewer (Rockdale to Homebush) 71 6.8.17 Victorian Houses and Semi-Detached Dwellings – 16, 20, 22 & 26 Stanley Street 72 6.9 Wolli Creek 74 6.9.1 Wolli Creek Valley 74 6.10 Tempe 75 6.10.1 Moreton Bay Fig 75 6.10.2 Timber Slab Cottage 76 6.11 Sydenham 78 6.11.1 Brick Kerbs and Sandstone Kerb Guttering 78 6.11.2 Victorian Filigree Style Sandstone Faced Residence, Including Interiors – 19 Railway Road 79 6.11.3 St Mary/ St Mina Coptic Orthodox Church 80 6.11.4 Sydenham Village 81 6.12 St Peters and Alexandria 82 6.12.1 Industrial Building “Frank G Spurway” Including Interior 82 6.12.2 Former Bedford Brickworks group and Sydney Park 83 6.12.3 Sewage Pumping Station No. 39 (SP0039) 85 6.12.4 Cooper Estate 86 6.12.5 Macdonaldtown stormwater channel 87 6.12.6 Alexandra Canal 89 6.12.7 Goodsell Estate Heritage Conservation Area – Heritage Conservation Area 16 91 6.12.8 Terrace group – 28-44 Campbell Street, St Peters 93 6.12.9 House – 82 Campbell Street, St Peters 95 6.12.10 Narara Terrace – 4-18 Unwins Bridge Road 96 6.12.11 Service Garage – 316 Princes Highway 98 6.12.12 Southern Cross Hotel – 340 Princes Highway 98 6.12.13 Terrace Group Including Interiors – 2-34 Campbell Road 99 6.12.14 Town and Country Hotel – 2 Unwins Bridge Road 100 6.12.15 Westpac Stores and Penfolds Wine Cellars – 634-808 Princes Highway 101 6.12.16 Waugh and Josephson Industrial Buildings – 1-7 Unwins Bridge Road 103 6.12.17 St. Peters Anglican Church 104 6.12.18 St Peters Public School, including interiors 106 6.12.19 Terrace Housing, including interiors – 105-119 May Street 106 6.12.20 Remaining brick road and footpath paving and stone guttering 107 6.12.21 Warehouse “Rudders Bond Store” Including Interior – 53-57 Campbell Road 108 6.12.22 St Peters Brickpit Geological Site – corner of Princes Highway and Canal Road 113 6.12.23 Former Alexandria Spinning Mill 114 6.13 Non-listed heritage items 115 6.13.1 Campbell Street, St Peters 116 7.0 Issues and potential impacts 117 7.1 Potential impact areas 117 Revision 10 – 20-Nov-2015 Prepared for – Roads and Maritime Services – ABN: 33 855 314 176 AECOM The New M5 WestConnex New M5 7.2 Potential impact types 131 7.2.1 Vibration 132 7.2.2 Ground settlement 134 7.2.3 Acoustic treatment 134 7.2.4 Visual impacts 134 7.2.5 Archaeological heritage 145 7.3 Assessment of potential impacts 147 7.4 Identified impacts to listed heritage items 147 8.0 Management Measures 155 8.1 Introduction 155 8.2 General 155 8.3 Significant impact 155 8.4 Acquisition 157 8.5 Vibration (surface and tunnelling) 157 8.6 Settlement 157 8.7 Visual impacts 157 8.8 Archaeological potential 158 8.9 Assessment of the suitability of the proposed measures 158 9.0 Statements of Heritage Impact 161 9.1 Introduction 161 9.2 Alexandra Canal 161 9.2.1 Proposed impacts 161 9.2.2 Process questions 162 9.2.3 Statement of heritage impact 170 9.3 Rudders Bond Store 171 9.3.1 Proposed impact 171 9.3.2 Process questions 171 9.3.3 Statement of heritage impact 172 9.4 Terraces and houses on Campbell Street 173 9.4.1 Proposed impacts 173 9.4.2 Process questions 173 9.4.3 Statement of heritage impact 174 9.5 Service Garage 174 9.5.1 Proposed impacts 174 9.5.2 Process questions 174 9.5.3 Statement of heritage impact 175 9.6 St Peters Brickpit Geological Site 176 9.6.1 Proposed impacts 176 9.6.2 Process questions 176 9.6.3 Statement of heritage impact 177 9.7 Goodsell Estate Heritage Conservation Area 178 9.7.1 Proposed impacts 178 9.7.2 Process questions 178 9.7.3 Statement of heritage impact 179 10.0 Findings and Recommendations 181 11.0 References 185 Appendix A Figures A Appendix B Impact assessment table B Appendix C Archaeological Monitoring and Excavation Methodology C Revision 10 – 20-Nov-2015 Prepared for – Roads and Maritime Services – ABN: 33 855 314 176 AECOM The New M5 WestConnex New M5 List of Tables Table 1 Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements for the Non-Aboriginal heritage impact assessment 5 Table 2 NSW criteria for assessing heritage significance 13 Table 3 Summary of heritage listings by heritage register 22 Table 4 Summary of registered heritage items by local government area 25 Table 5 Significance assessment for Bexley North Railway Station (NSW Heritage Division, 2009b) 50 Table 6 Significance assessment of Stotts Reserve (NSW Heritage Division, 2010k) 52 Table 7 Assessment of Significance of Stone Federation House (NSW Heritage Division, 2010j) 54 Table 8 Assessment of Significance of Wolli Creek culvert (NSW Heritage Division, 2005b) 55 Table 9 Significance Assessment of Arncliffe Railway Station (NSW Heritage Division, 2010b) 57 Table 10 Significance assessment of 31 Kyle Street Arncliffe (NSW Heritage Division, 2010d) 58 Table 11 Significance Assessment of 45 Firth Street, Arncliffe (NSW Heritage Division, 2010n) 59 Table 12 Significance Assessment of 7 Fairview Street, Arncliffe 60 Table 13 Significance Assessment of 21 Fairview Street, Arncliffe 61 Table 14 Significance Assessment of Arncliffe (Forest Rd) Overbridge (NSW Heritage Division, 2009a) 62 Table 15 Significance Assessment for Arncliffe Post Office (NSW