Wattle Road Heritage Study

About the Wattle Road Heritage Study

Council has engaged GML Heritage Consultants to prepare a heritage study for Wattle Road, Hawthorn.

The draft study has now been completed and has identified the following properties and precincts to be of local heritage significance:

2-2A Wattle Road, Hawthorn
18 Wattle Road, Hawthorn
41 Wattle Road, Hawthorn
43 Wattle Road, Hawthorn
48 Wattle Road, Hawthorn
50 Wattle Road, Hawthorn
51-53 Wattle Road, Hawthorn
57 Wattle Road, Hawthorn
63 Wattle Road, Hawthorn
82-84 Wattle Road, Hawthorn
86 Wattle Road, Hawthorn
88 Wattle Road, Hawthorn
7 Burton Ave, Hawthorn
18-20 Burton Avenue, Hawthorn
Finchley Court Precinct (1-6 Finchley Court, Hawthorn)
Wattle Grove Precinct (30, 32, 34 and 36 Wattle Road and 1-7 Wattle Grove, Hawthorn)

These places have been recommended for inclusion in the Heritage Overlay under the Boroondara Planning Scheme.

Current status (October 2023)

On 2 October 2023, the Urban Planning Delegated Committee (UPDC) adopted the Wattle Road Heritage Study and resolved to commence the formal planning scheme amendment process to apply the Heritage Overlay to the properties identified.

Access a copy of the UPSC report.

To introduce the Heritage Overlay, Council needs to amend the Boroondara Planning Scheme. To commence the planning scheme amendment process, Council will now write to the Minister for Planning to request authorisation to prepare and exhibit a planning scheme amendment. Following authorisation from the Minister for Planning, Council will commence the exhibition process.

As part of the public exhibition process, Council will notify all affected and adjoining property owners and occupiers, anyone who lodged feedback as part of the preliminary consultation as well as any other interested stakeholders of the proposed Heritage Overlay and invite feedback.