A Heritage Overlay or HO is one of a number of
planning scheme overlays contained in the
Victorian Planning Provisions, for use in
planning schemes in
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
, Australia. The heritage overlay schedule of each
local government
Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-loca ...
planning scheme lists sites of local and state significance (
Victorian Heritage Register
The Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) lists places deemed to be of cultural heritage significance to the State of Victoria, Australia. It has statutory weight under the Heritage Act 2017. The Minister for Planning is the responsible Minister. H ...
) but does not include sites on the
Australian National Heritage List
The Australian National Heritage List or National Heritage List (NHL) is a heritage register, a list of national heritage places deemed to be of outstanding heritage significance to Australia, established in 2003. The list includes natural and ...
.
The Heritage Overlay is used to protect sites that have
heritage
Heritage may refer to:
History and society
* A heritage asset is a preexisting thing of value today
** Cultural heritage is created by humans
** Natural heritage is not
* Heritage language
Biology
* Heredity, biological inheritance of physical c ...
value, meaning that individual buildings or whole urban precincts may be covered. The protection afforded by a Heritage Overlay varies in each instance, though the controls apply to built structures and their associated land. The minimum level of protection is afforded by the mere existence of the overlay and means that any work at all to the building or site will require a
planning permit, ensuring that a higher level of scrutiny automatically occurs, regardless of any specific control measures cited. Exemptions from permits can be achieved via a site specific exclusion or an incorporated plan listed in the schedule to the overlay.
Each planning scheme will have a set of maps which indicate the location of overlay controls. Associated with the maps is a schedule listing every individual overlay in that planning scheme according to the following criteria:
* Planning Scheme map reference (HO+number)
* Address of building or name of precinct
* External paint controls
* Internal alteration controls
* Tree controls
* Exemptions for certain outbuildings or fencing
* Victorian Heritage Register listing
* Prohibitions on uses
* Reference to other parts of the Planning Scheme
* Aboriginal heritage
An easy to follow description of how to read a heritage overlay and the different related documents is found at th
City of Ballarat Website - What is a Heritage Overlay
See also
*
Burra Charter
The Burra Charter is a document published by the Australian ICOMOS which defines the basic principles and procedures to be followed in the conservation of Australian heritage places. The Charter was first endorsed in 1979 as an Australian adaptat ...
References
Heritage Victoria websiteCity of Ballarat - What is a Heritage OverlayCity of Ballarat - How do you read the Heritage OverlayHeritage Overlay Provisions at Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment
Historic preservation
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