Melbourne Planning Scheme Incorporated Document Heritage Precincts Statements of Significance February 2020 This document is an incorporated document in the Melbourne Planning Scheme pursuant to Section 6(2) (j) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 INCORPORATED DOCUMENT – SCHEDULE TO CLAUSE 72.04 Page | 1 Contents Precincts within the Capital City Zone .................................................................................................................. 5 1.0 Bank Place ................................................................................................................................................. 5 1.1 Statement of Significance .......................................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Key Attributes ............................................................................................................................................ 5 2.0 Bourke Hill precinct..................................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 What is Significance .................................................................................................................................. 5 2.2 How is it Significant ................................................................................................................................... 6 2.3 Why is it Significant ................................................................................................................................... 6 3.0 Bourke West Precinct ................................................................................................................................. 7 3.1 Statement of Significance .......................................................................................................................... 7 3.2 Key Attributes ............................................................................................................................................ 7 4.0 Collins East Precinct................................................................................................................................... 8 4.1 Statement of Significance .......................................................................................................................... 8 4.2 Key Attributes ............................................................................................................................................ 8 5.0 Flinders Gate Precinct ................................................................................................................................ 8 5.1 Statement of Significance .......................................................................................................................... 8 5.2 Key Attributes ............................................................................................................................................ 9 6.0 Flinders Lane Precinct ................................................................................................................................ 9 6.1 Statement of Significance .......................................................................................................................... 9 7.2 Key Attributes ............................................................................................................................................ 9 7.0 Little Bourke Street Precinct ..................................................................................................................... 10 7.1 Statement of Significance ........................................................................................................................ 10 7.2 Key Attributes .......................................................................................................................................... 10 8.0 Post Office Precinct .................................................................................................................................. 10 8.1 Statement of Significance ........................................................................................................................ 10 8.2 Key Attributes .......................................................................................................................................... 11 9.0 The Block Precinct.................................................................................................................................... 11 9.1 Statement of Significance ........................................................................................................................ 11 9.2 Key Attributes .......................................................................................................................................... 11 10.0 The Queen Victoria Market Precinct ................................................................................................... 12 10.1 Statement of Significance ...................................................................................................................... 12 10.2 Key Attributes ........................................................................................................................................ 12 11.0 Little Lon Precinct ................................................................................................................................ 12 11.1 Statement of Significance ...................................................................................................................... 12 INCORPORATED DOCUMENT – SCHEDULE TO CLAUSE 72.04 Page | 2 11.2 Key Attributes ........................................................................................................................................ 12 Precincts outside the Capital City Zone .............................................................................................................. 14 1.0 HO1 – Carlton Precinct ................................................................................................................................. 14 1.1 History ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 1.2 Description ............................................................................................................................................... 16 1.2.1 Pattern of development ................................................................................................................... 17 1.2.2 Parks, gardens and street plantings ................................................................................................ 18 1.3 Statement of Significance ........................................................................................................................ 18 What is significant?................................................................................................................................... 19 How is it significant? ................................................................................................................................. 20 Why is it significant? ................................................................................................................................. 20 2.0 HO2 – East Melbourne and Jolimont Precinct ............................................................................................. 21 2.1 History ...................................................................................................................................................... 21 2.2 Description ............................................................................................................................................... 24 2.2.1 Pattern of development ................................................................................................................... 26 2.2.2 Parks, gardens and street plantings ................................................................................................ 26 2.3 Statement of Significance ........................................................................................................................ 27 What is significant?................................................................................................................................... 27 How is it significant? ................................................................................................................................. 28 Why is it significant? ................................................................................................................................. 28 3.0 HO3 – North and West Melbourne Precinct ................................................................................................. 29 3.1 History ...................................................................................................................................................... 29 3.2 Description ............................................................................................................................................... 32 3.2.1 Pattern of development ................................................................................................................... 33 3.2.2 Topography 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