❓ Hon Lynn MacLaren asks about heritage protections for Cowle Street, West Perth, and potential threats from development. The Minister's response indicates limited state-level protection and refers responsibility to local government.
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(1) What heritage protections are currently afforded to the properties that
form a historic streetscape along Cowle Street, West Perth? (2) What is the oldest property on this street? (3) Do any development applications currently threaten these historic properties? (4) If yes to (3), what are these applications? (5) How many other examples of an 1800s street remain in Perth? (6) Will the Government commit to preserving the qualities that contribute to the heritage significance of Cowle Street?
form a historic streetscape along Cowle Street, West Perth? (2) What is the oldest property on this street? (3) Do any development applications currently threaten these historic properties? (4) If yes to (3), what are these applications? (5) How many other examples of an 1800s street remain in Perth? (6) Will the Government commit to preserving the qualities that contribute to the heritage significance of Cowle Street?
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Answered
17 June 2014
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Heritage
Response time
70 days
(1) Six places in Cowle Street, West Perth are included on the City of Vincent Municipal Heritage Inventory.
(2) About 1880.
(3) The Heritage Council's Register Committee considered a nomination for the Cowle Street Precinct on 21 March 2014 and determined that it did not cross the threshold for entry in the State Register. This is therefore a question for the local government.
(4) Not applicable
(5) There are 35 precincts in the State Heritage Office places database from the 1880s, of which seven are on the State Register of Heritage Places, and five have been identified as warranting assessment for the Register.
(6) I refer to the answer to Question (3).
(2) About 1880.
(3) The Heritage Council's Register Committee considered a nomination for the Cowle Street Precinct on 21 March 2014 and determined that it did not cross the threshold for entry in the State Register. This is therefore a question for the local government.
(4) Not applicable
(5) There are 35 precincts in the State Heritage Office places database from the 1880s, of which seven are on the State Register of Heritage Places, and five have been identified as warranting assessment for the Register.
(6) I refer to the answer to Question (3).
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