Interim Heritage Orders
Interim heritage orders
An interim heritage order (IHO) is a mechanism under the NSW Heritage Act 1977 which provides immediate protection over “a place, building, work, relic, moveable object or precinct in the council’s area that the council considers may, on further inquiry or investigation, be found to be of local heritage significance, and that the council considers is being or is likely to be harmed” (section 25 of the Heritage Act 1977).
Council has been given delegation from the Minister to issue its own Interim Heritage Orders. IHOs are valid for six (6) months while Council undertakes an assessment of the heritage significance of the place. If Council decides to proceed to listing the place as a heritage item or within a heritage conservation area, the protection under an IHO will be extended for a further six (6) months.
A list of current IHOs in NSW is available on the Heritage NSW website at https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/heritage/request-a-heritage-listing/interim-heritage-orders.
Current Interim Heritage Orders
IHO # 15: 2 Pioneer Street, Mittagong
Interim Heritage Order (IHO) No. 15 was published in the NSW Government Gazette on 23 February 2024 (see Government Gazette) and applies to the cottage located at 2 Pioneer Street, Mittagong, comprising Part Lot 222 Sec U DP 20.
This property has been assessed as being of heritage significance and recommended for heritage listing as part of the Wingecarribee Community Heritage Study 2021-23 by Council on 7 August 2024. The property is included in a Planning Proposal to give statutory effect to the recommendation. In addition, the recommendation to include the property in a Planning Proposal has extended the Interim Heritage Order to 23 February 2025 to allow time to progress the Planning Proposal. For more information on the Planning Proposal, visit the Community Heritage Study page on Participate Wingecarribee.
Previous Interim Heritage Orders
The following Interim Heritage Orders have been issued by Wingecarribee Shire Council but have now lapsed.
IHO # 1: 'Holly Cottage', 5 Blue Gum Road, Bundanoon
IHO No. 1 - published 16 January 2004. Subject property is now a heritage item listed in Schedule 5 of the WLEP 2010 (item I1718).
IHO # 2: 'Lynton', 618-620 Argyle Street, Moss Vale
IHO No. 2 - published 6 February 2004. Subject property is now a heritage item listed in Schedule 5 of the WLEP 2010 (item I413).
IHO # 3: Jackman's Cottage, 3 Governors Street, and Governors Street, Bundanoon
IHO No. 3 - published 21 December 2007 (amended 27 June 2008). Jackman's Cottage and Governors Street are now heritage items (item I1371 and I1822 respectively) listed in Schedule 5 of the WLEP 2010.
IHO # 4: 'Bethel Cottage', 38 Old Hume Highway, Mittagong
IHO No. 4 - published 7 May 2010. Subject property is now a heritage item listed in Schedule 5 of the WLEP 2010 (item I1849).
IHO # 5: 'Girraween', 53 Telopea Road, Hill Top
IHO No. 5 - published 14 May 2010. Council noted the heritage significance of the property but resolved not to list the subject site as a heritage item.
IHO # 6: 'Lynbrook', 115-129 Railway Avenue, Bundanoon
IHO No. 6 - published 16 September 2016. IHO lapsed before a heritage assessment was undertaken by Council. Is a potential heritage item.
IHO # 7: Former 'OLSH' site, 2-18 Centennial Road, Bowral
IHO No. 7 - published 19 January 2018. Council noted the heritage significance of the property but resolved not to list the subject site as a heritage item.
IHO # 8: 'Welby Park Manor', 28 Old Hume Highway, Welby
IHO No. 8 - published 21 December 2018. Council deferred consideration of the heritage assessment and the IHO lapsed on 21 June 2019. A further report recommending heritage listing of the site was considered by Council on 12 February 2020 and was deferred to "enable staff to bring back to Council further information to address Council’s concerns regarding the internal and external heritage value of the property." This matter is on hold due to restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 crisis but will be progressed as soon as possible.
IHO # 9: 'Aitken Road Group Bowral', namely 25-27, 29, 31, 33-37 and 39-41 Aitken Road, Bowral
IHO No. 9 - published 18 January 2019. 25-27 Aitken Road, 33-37 Aitken Road and 39-41 Aitken Road now comprises a heritage item called “Aitken Road Interwar Housing Group” listed in Schedule 5 of the WLEP 2010 (item I7001) and the southern end of Aitken Road (comprising numbers 12-30 and 25-43, inclusive) now forms a new heritage conservation area called the “Aitken Road Conservation Area”.
IHO # 10: 'Rochester Park', 102-104 Old Wingello Road, Bundanoon
IHO No. 10 - published 22 February 2019. Subject property is now a heritage item listed in Schedule 5 of the WLEP 2010 (item I1200).
IHO # 11: 'Yarrabin', 32 Kangaloon Road, Bowral
IHO No. 11 - published 21 August 2020. Subject property is now a heritage item listed in Schedule 5 of the WLEP 2010 (item I7532) and is also included within the Bowral Conservation Area.
IHO # 12: 2 & 4 Myrtle Street, Bowral
IHO No. 12 - published 19 November 2021 (see notice in the NSW Government Gazette). A Planning Proposal (PP-2022-1345) was prepared to include 2, 4 and 6 Myrtle Street, Bowral, within the Bowral Conservation Area and provided the justification for the preparation of Wingecarribee Local Environmental Plan 2010 (Amendment No. 65) which was published and came into force on 4 November 2022.
2, 4 and 6 Myrtle Street, along with the adjacent part of the Myrtle Street road reserve are now within the mapped area of the Bowral Conservation Area (item C059, C089 and C235).
IHO # 13: ‘Karingal’, 26 Elizabeth Street, Moss Vale
IHO No. 13 - published 19 November 2021 (see notice in the NSW Government Gazette). A Planning Proposal (PP-2022-1345) was prepared to include both lots comprising 26 Elizabeth Street, Moss Vale, as a new heritage item and provided the justification for the preparation of Wingecarribee Local Environmental Plan 2010 (Amendment No. 65) which was published and came into force on 4 November 2022. 26 Elizabeth Street, Moss Vale is now a heritage item listed in Schedule 5 of the WLEP 2010 (item I1521).
IHO # 14: ‘Murrabrine’, 48-50 Old Hume Highway, Mittagong
IHO No. 14 - published 23 February 2024 (see notice in the NSW Government Gazette). The house was recommended for heritage listing as part of the Wingecarribee Community Heritage Study 2021-23. The IHO lapsed on 23 August 2024 following the demolition of the house under a complying development certificate issued by a private certifier before the IHO took effect.
NSW Government Gazettes are available for download and can be searched on the NSW Government Gazette website.