From: [email protected] To: Colin Charman; Robyn Hellman Subject: Fw: Melbourne Planning Scheme Amendment C258: Heritage Revisions - from Best Hooper Date: Tuesday, 31 July 2018 12:39:00 PM Attachments: ATT00001.gif ATT00002.gif ATT00003.gif ATT00004.gif ATT00005.gif ATT00006.gif ATT00007.png ATT00008.png ATT00009.png ATT00010.png ATT00011.png Joseph Morrow | Project Officer | Planning Panels Victoria Planning | Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Level 5, 1 Spring Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 T: 03 8392 5137 | E: [email protected] ----- Forwarded by Adrian Williams/Person/VICGOV1 on 30/07/2018 05:28 PM ----- From: Margaret Franklyn <[email protected]> To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, Ian Pitt QC <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "Dominic Scally" <[email protected]>, Emily Marson <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>, Cc: Tania Cincotta <[email protected]> Date: 30/07/2018 12:00 PM Subject: Melbourne Planning Scheme Amendment C258: Heritage Revisions To the parties on the Planning Panels Victoria Distribution List (by email only): To: The Panel Co-ordinator [email protected] Planning Panels Victoria And To: Melbourne City Council [email protected] Stadiums Pty Ltd [email protected] East Melbourne Historical Society & East Melbourne Group [email protected] Melbourne South Yarra Residents’ Group [email protected] Carlton Residents’ Association Inc [email protected] Melbourne Heritage Action [email protected] Kaye Oddie [email protected] National Trust of Australia (Victoria) [email protected] Nitzal Investment Trust [email protected] Association of Professional Engineers [email protected] Hotham History Project Inc [email protected] St James Old Cathedral Bellringers [email protected] Bill Cook [email protected] Department of Justice and Regulation [email protected] Melbourne Business School [email protected] Goldsmiths Lawyers [email protected] Jennifer McDonald [email protected] Parkville Association Inc [email protected] Stanley Street Holdings Pty Ltd, Shaun Driscoll and Margaret Bradshaw, Dom Patti [email protected]; [email protected] Dustday Investments Pty Ltd and Botex Pty Ltd [email protected]; [email protected] University of Melbourne [email protected] Oliver Hume Property Funds [email protected] The Lost Dogs’ Home [email protected] Tom Flood [email protected] From: Tania Cincotta Dear Sir/Madam We act on behalf of Bardsville Pty Ltd, a submitter in relation to Melbourne Planning Scheme Amendment C258: Heritage Revisions. Below is a hyperlink enclosing a PDF version of the expert witness statement of Jim Gard’ner of GJM Heritage that our client intends to rely upon at the forthcoming Panel hearing. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ky55zcl9sq3melb/AACDYVEzZYXzxIgVUS1Vo7VMa?dl=0 Regards, Kelly Santolis, Legal Secretary On behalf of Tania Cincotta, Principal Direct Tel: (03) 9691 0227 | Tania Cincotta: (03) 9691 0210 Reply to: [email protected] Address: Level 9 / 451 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000 P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. Disclaimer: The content of this e-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this communication in error, be aware that forwarding it, copying it, or in any way disclosing its content to any other person, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the author by replying to this e-mail immediately. Message protected by MailGuard: e-mail anti-virus, anti-spam and content filtering. http://www.mailguard.com.au Report this message as spam GJM Heritage Expert Witness Statement – Heritage Melbourne Amendment C258 The Walk Arcade, 309-325 Bourke Street, Melbourne Figure 1. 309-325 Bourke Street, Melbourne (May 2017) Prepared for and under the instruction of Best Hooper Lawyers for Bardsville Pty Ltd by: Jim Gard’ner - Director | Registered Architect 27 July 2018 GJM Heritage t: 0408 321 023 e: [email protected] w: www.gjmheritage.com a: Level 3, 124 Exhibition Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000 m: GPO Box 2634, Melbourne, VIC 3001 GJM Heritage CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 4 Name and address of expert ....................................................................................................... 4 Expert’s qualifications and experience ........................................................................................ 4 Statement identifying the Expert’s areas of expertise to make this report ................................. 4 Statement identifying any other significant contributors to the report ...................................... 5 Instructions ................................................................................................................................. 5 Site Inspections ........................................................................................................................... 5 Documents relied upon ............................................................................................................... 5 Statement identifying the role the Expert had in preparing or overseeing the exhibited report(s) 6 Facts, matters and assumptions upon which statement proceeds .............................................. 6 Any questions falling outside the Expert’s expertise ................................................................... 6 Summary Opinion ....................................................................................................................... 6 Statement identifying if the evidence is incomplete or inaccurate in any respect ...................... 7 2. 309-325 Bourke Street, Melbourne ..................................................................................................... 8 The Subject Land ......................................................................................................................... 8 Context........................................................................................................................................ 9 History....................................................................................................................................... 11 Building Descriptions ................................................................................................................ 14 2.4.1 Edments Building – 309-311 Bourke Street ............................................................................ 15 2.4.2 Diamond House – 313-317 Bourke Street .............................................................................. 18 2.4.3 Infill Building – 319-321 Bourke Street ................................................................................... 19 2.4.4 Public Benefit Bootery – 323-325 Bourke Street..................................................................... 19 2.4.5 The Book Buildings – 288-290 Little Collins Street .................................................................. 21 2.4.6 York House – 292-296 Little Collins Street .............................................................................. 23 2.4.7 Allan’s Building – 300-302 Little Collins Street ........................................................................ 25 2.4.8 Arco House ............................................................................................................................ 25 2.4.9 The Walk Arcade.................................................................................................................... 26 2.4.10 The Causeway ........................................................................................................................ 26 2.4.11 Union Lane ............................................................................................................................ 26 2.4.12