Objection to Development Application for Redevelopment
Despite being a recognised Contributory Item in the Balfour Road Heritage Conservation Area, this fine 1920s Interwar Bungalow, was threatened with destruction. The DA submission attempted to downgrade the heritage qualities of the house when compared with the distinctive collection of 1930s Interwar Art Deco redbrick flat buildings at the southern end of the HCA.
At the invitation of the local residents, GBA was able to mount a strong defence of the house as one of a number of 1920s houses and residential flat buildings that characterise the northern section of the HCA. In effect, the HCA comprised three groups of historic residential buildings, each of equal importance to the quality of the locality. The Land and Environment Court refused the redevelopment proposal.
