Heritage Standard for the Hahndorf State Heritage Area

Share your views on the the draft Heritage Standard for the Hahndorf State Heritage Area.

What's being decided?

The draft Heritage Standard for the Hahndorf State Heritage Area is now open for public consultation.

The Heritage Standard will affect how development is undertaken in the Hahndorf State Heritage Area. Owners, community groups and others with an interest in the State Heritage Area are invited to provide feedback.

Background

Hahndorf State Heritage Area is the oldest surviving German settlement in Australia and was declared a State Heritage Area on 25 August 1988.

Heritage South Australia is in the process of writing Heritage Standards for all of South Australia’s State Heritage Areas to make sure they are fit for purpose, consistent with the Planning and Design Code (the Code) and reflect the Statement of Heritage Significance for each State Heritage Area.

The Heritage Standard for the Hahndorf State Heritage Area will encourage appropriate development that is compatible with Hahndorf’s heritage values.

This map illustrates the boundaries of the Hahndorf State Heritage Area.

See our frequently asked questions for more details about the standard.

Get involved

Find out more:

• Read the draft Heritage Standard
• Read the supporting information in the fact sheet
• Take a look at our frequently asked questions
• Book a face-to-face meeting with Heritage SA via Eventbrite

Have your say by:

• completing the online survey
• emailing a submission to DEW.StateHeritageDA@sa.gov.au
• posting a written submission to:
  Department for Environment and Water
  Heritage South Australia
  GPO Box 1047 ADELAIDE SA 5001.

Please note: We may publish your feedback unless you advise us otherwise on your submission. We won’t publish your personal details. Your confidential responses may also subject to access under Freedom of Information laws.

What are the next steps?

We will consider your feedback in finalising the draft Heritage Standard for the Hahndorf State Heritage Area.It will help ensure development in the area protects the identified heritage values.

We will submit the final draft, including feedback, to the Chief Executive, Department for Environment and Water.

We will publish the Heritage Standard on our website. It will guide development in the Hahndorf State Heritage Area, under the Planning and Design Code.