Local Heritage Places

Notice is given that on Wednesday 7 June 2023, under the provisions contained in section 75 of the Queensland Heritage Act 1992, the Chief Executive Officer of Redland City Council approved General Exemption Certificate – Local Heritage Places (the GEC).

The GEC is granted without application under the Queensland Heritage Act 1992 and applies to all local heritage places entered into Council’s local heritage register (Schedule 7 – Heritage Schedule of the Redland City Plan 2018 (the City Plan)). You can access the City Plan and its local heritage register online via Council’s website.

The purpose of the GEC is to allow for maintenance and minor work, to be undertaken without requiring assessment against the heritage provisions contained in the City Plan. This will allow local heritage places to be maintained in safe operation and good repair.

All work must be carried out in accordance with the requirements set out in the GEC. If you are unsure, you should consider seeking advice from a qualified heritage professional who holds experience working on local heritage places.

Where works do not comply with the provisions of the GEC, they will require an application to Council as assessable development.

Viewing the GEC

The GEC can be viewed on Council’s website and is also available for inspection or purchase at Council’s Customer Service Centres at Cleveland, Capalaba, and Victoria Point.

Further information

For further information on the GEC, please contact Redland City Council’s City Planning and Assessment Group at (07) 3829 8999.

Andrew Chesterman, Chief Executive Officer, Redland City Council

Redland City Council will add 44 primarily privately-owned properties to its Local Heritage Register after endorsing a major amendment to its City Plan.

Mayor Karen Williams said the decision endorsed at September’s General Meeting also included the adoption of a local heritage incentive package for impacted landholders.

“By endorsing this major amendment, Council has shown its commitment to provide an appropriate level of protection to local European heritage on Redlands Coast,” Cr Williams said.

“The 44 properties which will be added to the local heritage register have all been independently assessed by a heritage consultant and selected to ensure all key local European themes are represented in the register.

“The survival of these properties in private ownership is a testament to generations of owners who have recognised their value and have continued to maintain them.

“The Queensland Heritage Act requires Council to maintain a local heritage register. Council maintains its register within Schedule 7 of the City Plan, with any changes requiring a planning scheme amendment – which we have endorsed.

“Until now, our local register has mainly listed Council-owned sites, so these additional privately-owned properties are an exciting addition.”

Cr Williams said Council recognised the need to work with individual property owners to support their property interests while ensuring continued preservation.

“Council has consistently maintained that the major amendment should not commence until there was a local heritage incentives package in place to provide financial and advisory support to impacted landowners,” she said.

“The package adopted by Council includes a Local Heritage Grants program, which has been funded through this year’s Budget, and the continuation of a heritage advisory service.

“The grants program will enable landholders to apply for individual grants of up to $5000 to help fund eligible projects that will protect and conserve the heritage values of their properties.

“The advisory service will ensure impacted landowners have access to a dedicated external heritage consultant who can provide free expert technical heritage and conservation advice.”

Council will commence the major amendment to City Plan on 5 October 2022.

On that date the Temporary Local Planning Instrument – Protection of Local Heritage Places, which has been in place since 17 March 2021, will be repealed.

Once the major amendment is complete, two of the properties will be removed through a minor amendment as they no longer classify as local heritage places.

Council will update its Local heritage places website as the changes are implemented.