Sandown Racecourse incorporated plan 1.0 Application This incorporated plan applies to the Sandown Racecourse on Princes Highway, Springvale. 2.0 Statement of Significance Sandown Racecourse is significant to the City of Greater Dandenong: • As the first major racecourse grandstand to be built in Victoria during the 20th century (Criteria B.2); • As a superb, still well-preserved and perhaps the earliest example of the Brutalist architectural philosophy as applied to a grandstand and the first Modernist design of the building type in the State of Victoria (Criteria F.1); • For its key role with the many international events staged here, both for horse and motor racing, being the first international quality motor racing circuit and stand in the State (Criteria AA);. • For its associations with the Victorian Amateur Turf Club (now Melbourne Racing Club) and the architects Bogle and Banfield (Criteria H. 1) • As a venue for horse racing since the 1880s within the City and now one of the last such venues in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne (criteria A.4, B.2) • For its association with William C. Cullen, who initially used the area for horse races, and the Springvale and District Coursing Club (criteria A.4, H.1) • As the site of a strategic army training camp during the World War 2 (Criteria A.4) • As a horse racing facility, the property has significant associations with H. J. Wagstaff, a track engineer, the Victorian Amateur Turf Club, the Sandown Cup and as the first place international horses were quarantined in order to run in the Melbourne Cup (Criteria D. 2) • For its association, as a motor racing track, with internationally famous motor car racing identities such as Jack Brabham, Stirling Moss and Bob Stillwell, who officially opened the track in 1962. (Criteria H. 1) 3.0 Elements of particular significance The following buildings, areas, structures and trees within Sandown Racecourse are of particular significance: • The title to the land being in a large contiguous parcel. • The track with emphasis on fabric evolved from its use for horse and motor racing. • The Grandstand and land within 20m of its perimeter, with emphasis on fabric from the building construction period (1960s). 4.0 No Planning Permit Required A planning permit is not required under Clause 43.01-2 of the Greater Dandenong Planning Scheme for the following development within Sandown Racecourse: • emergency and safety works to secure the site and prevent damage and injury to property and the public; • painting of previously painted structures provided that preparation or painting does not remove evidence of the original paint or other decorative scheme; • repairs, conservation and maintenance to hard landscape elements, buildings and structures, ornaments, roads and paths, fences and gates, drainage and irrigation systems; • maintenance of roads and paths and gutters to retain their existing plan layout; 3 December 2002 Page 1 of 2 • the process of gardening and maintenance to care for the landscape planting themes; • management of plants in accordance with Australian Standard AS4373 Pruning of Amenity Trees; • removal of plants listed as State Prohibited or Regionally Controlled Weeds in the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994; • removal of vegetation to protect monuments, paths, buildings and structures; and • replanting to retain the existing landscape theme and character. 3 December 2002 Page 2 of 2.