Heritage Standard for the Port Adelaide State Heritage Area
Consultation has concluded
Have your say on the draft Heritage Standard for the Port Adelaide State Heritage Area.
What's being decided?
We’re seeking community feedback on the draft Heritage Standard for the Port Adelaide State Heritage Area to ensure future development respects the heritage values of the area.
Once approved, the Heritage Standard will be used by Heritage South Australia to guide development decisions in the Port Adelaide State Heritage Area. Your feedback will help inform the final Heritage Standard.
Background
We’re developing Heritage Standards for all South Australian State Heritage Areas to ensure that each area has a standard that is fit for purpose, is consistent with the Planning and Design Code and reflects each area’s Statement of Heritage Significance.
The Port Adelaide State Heritage Area has South Australia's most substantial and continuous group of colonial buildings and many of these buildings are linked to Port Adelaide's function as the state's major port. The area is of architectural and historical significance to South Australia. The Heritage Standard includes:
- a description of the heritage features of the Port Adelaide State Heritage Area
- principles guiding how the heritage values of properties, open spaces and the character of the area can be managed
The Heritage Standard will:
- guide Heritage South Australia advice when assessing development applications that may impact on the heritage values of the area
- provide advice to property owners planning to restore, alter or develop their property within the State Heritage Area
- guide development in the Port Adelaide State Heritage Area, under the Planning and Design Code
- ensure development in the area protects the identified heritage values
Get involved
Find out more:
- read the draft Heritage Standard
- read the supporting information in the fact sheet
- view a map of the State Heritage Area boundaries
- take a look at our frequently asked questions
- ask a question
- book a time to speak with Heritage SA staff
Have your say by:
- take our survey
- email a submission to DEW.StateHeritageDA@sa.gov.au
- post your written submission to:
Department for Environment and Water
Heritage South Australia
GPO Box 1047 ADELAIDE SA 5001
Please note: We may make your submission publicly available on the Department for Environment and Water’s website unless you indicate on your submission that you wish it to remain confidential. Surveys do not identify individuals however text responses may be made publicly available. Any responses that are made on a confidential basis may still be subject to access under Freedom of Information laws.
What are the next steps?
We will consider all feedback in finalising the draft Heritage Standard for the Port Adelaide State Heritage Area.
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 and this page, along with a consultation report.
Image: Port Adelaide corner of Commercial Rd and St Vincent St looking northwest towards civic centre, circa 1878, State Library of South Australia, SLSA B-10483
