Heathcote Hall

Item details


Name of item:	Heathcote Hall
Other name/s:	Heathcote Hall and Grounds; Bottle Forest
Type of item:	Complex / Group
Group/Collection:	Residential buildings (private)
Category:	Mansion
Location:	Lat: -34.0878552936 Long: 151.0146930480
Primary address:	1-21 Dillwynnia Grove, Heathcote, NSW 2233
Parish:	Heathcote
County:	Cumberland
Local govt. area:	Sutherland
Local Aboriginal Land Council:	La Perouse

Property description

Lot/Volume Code	Lot/Volume Number	Section Number	Plan/Folio Code	Plan/Folio Number
LOT	1		DP	725184
LOT	2		DP	725184

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
1-21 Dillwynnia Grove	Heathcote	Sutherland	Heathcote	Cumberland	Primary Address

Owner/s

Organisation Name	Owner Category	Date Ownership Updated
Heathcote Grounds Pty Ltd	Private

Statement of significance:


	Heathcote Hall is an imposing two storey building designed in the Victorian Italianate style and is one of the oldest and grandest buildings in the Sutherland Shire. Built in 1887 by Isaac Harber a wealthy Sydney brick maker who forfeited the residence following financial losses he made in connection with the building of the Imperial Arcade in Sydney. It is a particularly striking building whose tower is a prominent landmark in Heathcote.
	Date significance updated: 23 Nov 04
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Description


Designer/Maker:	Thomas Rowe
Builder/Maker:	Isaac Harber
Physical description:	Grounds and Garden: Outside the main formal garden area of the house is the remnant of the larger estate. A number of stables constructed of timber frame and corrugated iron and steel are located in both the north-eastern and western sections of this area of the site. The ages of these stables vary with some showing evidence of being very old while others are more recent. The present owners stabled horses from the earliest days of their occupation in 1945 so some remnant stable structures in this complex could be approaching 60 years old and be an important part of the evolutionary process of the estate. There is visual evidence that some of the structures are quite old and therefore the entire complex should be the subject of a further assessment by a qualified consultant prior to the removal of any fabric. The fencing around the property has been replaced in recent years but there is the remnant of an original iron archway and gate, immediately south of the front of the house giving access to Dillwynnia Grove (Cowell & Associates, 1996, 35-6). While the house itself is an outstanding and rare example of an intact Victorian Italianate villa, it is the combination of the house with its almost original Victorian garden setting that is of prime exceptional significance. Situated on the most elevated knoll of land in the district, the house originally commanded the surrounding area, although its prominence has since diminished due to surrounding tree growth. Designed to face west, the house addresses a formalised garden patterned with red gravel paths lined with camellias which leads on to a gravel carriageway which curves downhill towards the railway station. Like an Italian Renaissance villa, the house and garden were designed as a single inseparable entity, each giving form and meaning to the other. The formal inner garden, portion of driveway, paddock, kitchen garden and some fencing remain. It is a fine example of a late 19th-century mansion and immediate pleasure grounds within the Sydney region (Anne Warr Heritage Consulting 2017, 149). The site holds considerable cultural value for its ability to demonstrate a late 19th century Victorian Italianate villa within its early landscape setting where many original architectural and landscape elements remain intact. The site is also able to demonstrate important aspects of its early planning and subsequent estate subdivision through related intact structures, layout, street patterns and Brush Box avenues along with important nearby contextual elements such as Heathcote railway station and The Royal National Park. Heathcote Hall is rare at a State level as the relatively intact core of a once large suburban/semi-rural estate (ibid, 2017, 149). The mature camellia bushes in the garden have been identified by expert, Dr Stephen Utick of Camellia Ark Australia as: '50% probability Camellia japonica (most probably C. j. 'Oranda-ko', a Japanese cultivar widely planted in Federation-era gardens), lesser probabilities15% C.japonica 'Bella De Firenze', 10% C. japonica 'Early Prince' (Gina Plate, pers.comm., 19/10/2021). Also identified in the garden are mardi gras flowers, Justicia carnea / species (Stuart Read, from " " photograph). Local indigenous plants found on site include turpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera) trees west of the tennis court site; Sydney blue gum (Eucalyptus saligna), swamp mahogany (E.robusta) in the south-east (rear); a single willow-leaved Hakea salicifolia in the rear, many native daphne (Pittosporum undulatum) all over the site (Plate/Stratton, 2021, 13). Non-native plants included English (European) oak (Quercus robur)(since died); date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), an Irish/Mediterranean strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) in the triangular bed (now in poor condition); a port wine magnolia (Magnolia/Michelia figo); conifer no. 117 (possibly Mediterranean cypress, Cupressus sempervirens); several specimens of Camellia japonica cultivars, e.g. two existing C.j. 'Oranda-ko' in the area to the north of the house; and perennial groundcovers periwinkle (Vinca major); yarrow (Achillea millefolium); Swedish ivy (Plectranthus verticillatus); and Powell's pink swamp lily, Crinum x powellii (ibid, 2021, 13). Noted in the 2017 Conservation management Plan by Anne Warr, but since gone are: a Cook pine (Araucaria columnaris), perennial Indian shot (Canna indica); Japanese quince (Chaenomeles japonica); and white-flowered Lady Banks' rose, (Rosa banksiae 'Alba')(ibid, 2021, 13). Warr's plan noted 'shell ginger' (Alpinia zerumbet) wihch also is now gone - but on site is a clump of yellow ginger lily/Kahili ginger (Hedychium gardenerianum), which is now considered an environmental weed (ibid, 2021, 13). Other plants on site that were commonly favoured by late Victorian and Federation era gardeners include periwinkle (noted above); Kaffir lilies (Clivia miniata); forest bell bush (Mackaya bella), winter honeysuckle (a shrub: Lonicera fragrantissima) in the triangle bed in the middle of the driveway turning circle; and wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca). Other species in the garden commonly favoured by late Victorian and Federation era gardeners include the rose 'Dorothy Perkins' (developed in 1901 in the USA) on the path edge adjacent to the camellia bed (ibid, 2021, 14). Stuart Read in a 2000 site visit recorded a sloe plum / blackthorn tree (Prunus spinosa) in the garden north of the carriage loop before the house. The fruit of this species were, used for making gin (ibid, 2021, 11). He also recorded oleander (Nerium oleander), a lily pilly (Syzygium sp.), two (Peruvian) pepper trees south of the drive (Schinus molle); three Monterey pines south of the drive (Pinus radiata); a dying Italian/Mediterranean cypress (Cupressus sempervirens); a flowering cherry (Prunus x serrulata) just west of the driveway loop south-west of the house's corner; creeping dwarf fig (Ficus pumila var. pumila); jasmine (Jasminium officinale); honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica); a yellow Lady Banks' rose (R.banksiae 'Lutea' on the southern side of the house; sky flowers (Duranta erecta) in a hedge north of the house (Read, figure 9, in ibid, 2021, 11). Bulbs and bulb-like plants in the front garden include jonquils (Narcissus jonquilla), naked lady or Belladonna lilies (Amaryllis belladonna or Amarygia cultivars) in the front garden near the two driveway Camellia japonica 'Oranda-ko'. Most of the bulbs are on the north-side of the drive, between the two camellias and in the area between them and near the norht-west corner of the chain wire fence to the Hall (ibid, 2021, 15). Many plants are more recent mid-late 20th century or early 21st century additions (during the Farrelly family era). These include sweet viburnum (V. odoratissimum), rose 'Scarlet', a modern shrub rose outside the laundry. An October 2021 site visit found a kitchen garden and small orchard in the north-east corner of the site survived, with macadamia nut tree (Macadamia integrifolia cv.), avocado (Persea americana cv.), a mulberry (Morus nigra) in poor condition; peach (Prunus persica cv. and olive (Olea europaea cv.) in the north-east of the house. Nearer the kitchen at the house's rear, the Farrellys planted a second date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), pomegranate (Punica granatum) and a sweet bay laurel (Laurus nobilis)(ibid, 2021, 11-12). Other Farrelly (era) plantings appear to have been done on an ad hoc basis, including an Australian red cedar (Toona ciliata) near the driveway gate to the entry off Tecoma Street and possibly the two crepe myrtles (Lagerstroemia indica) adjacent to the date palm. Then 'fashionable' shrubs such as sky flower/pigeon berry (Duranta erecta), a bougainvillea (creeper: B. spectabilis) and possibly the Illawarra flame tree (Brachychiton acerifolius) - though this could be a natural 'volunteer' seedling) north of the house and perhaps the flowering plants south-west of the house: sweet viburnum, forest bell bush and Powell's pink swamp lily (all noted above)(ibid, 2021, 12). Mansion: Heathcote Hall is designed in the Victorian Italianate style. The house is a two storey brick structure rendered and scribed to look like sandstone. On three sides is a two storey verandah colonnaded on the ground floor, with a cast iron balustrade and cast iron columns supporting the verandah roof of bull-nosed corrugated iron. The tall tower with its glazed turret and balcony is still a prominent landmark above the surrounding trees. Ancillary buildings: There are a small number of ancillary buildings around the site In line with the rear of the house and near the northern boundary of its garden is a small WC building in brick and corrugated iron. This is hooked up to a septic system. Remnants of a small garden shed remain on the eastern boundary near the rear gate from Tecoma Street and the eastern wall of the shed actually makes up part of the rear back fence. A more recent timber framed structure is partly constructed on the southern side of the Tecoma Street gate. This has a galvanised steel roof but is not fully enclosed. It is being used to store building materials. Immediately south of the timber framed structure is the remains of the foundation of a building which the owner has identified as dating from around the 1950s but which was never completed. However, these foundations appear to possibly be dated from the very early period of the estate as a small building shows in this location on the Certificate of Title for transfer of this portion of the land to Abel Harber dated 1889. A coach house building was originally located just to the north inside the existing rear gate on Tecoma Street. The remnants of the coach house were demolished (c.1945) soon after the present owners took up residence and the bricks were used to fill the ground at the rear of the main house. This area has archaeological potential and any excavation or disturbance of the ground in this area of the yard should be done under the supervision of a qualified historical archaeologist. Immediately south of the main house is a reasonably modern laundry building which houses a laundry and storage shed. It is constucted of timber frame and lined with fibro and lattice.
Physical condition and/or Archaeological potential:	Physical condition is poor. Archaeological potential is high.
	Date condition updated:24 Nov 04


Current use:	residential (medium density redevelopment of site, part of scheme)
Former use:	Aboriginal land, peri-urban estate

History

Historical notes:

Sutherland Shire is in Dharawal or Tharawal language speaking Gweagal Country, part of a large area which extends from Southern and south-western Sydney to the Illawarra. Evidence from Currarrang, an area now in Royal National Park, shows occupation dates from about 8.200 years before present, making it one of the oldest coastal (occupation) sites in the Sydney Region. The Gweagal people lived mainly by the saltwater bays and estuaries of Port Hacking, also useing hte freshwater resources of the upper Hacking River, Heathcote Creek and the Woronora River.(NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS), quoted in Tropman & Tropman, 2021).

It is believed members of the Dharawal (speaking) people lived here as late as the 1870s, making it one of the last areas in the Sydney region to have been occupied by Aboriginal people in their pre-colonial lifestyle. The area was once rich in middens, rock engravings and cave paintings, but many have been lost or are disappearing through vandalism, pollution or erosion by the elements. Axe-grinding grooves and engravings of fish and animals are still visible. Numerous overhangs were used as camp sites, as evidenced by their smoke-darkened roofs. Hand stencils (on rock) are now rare, but middens are plenteous on the shores of the Basin (ibid, 2021).

Heathcote:
The Civil Parish was called 'Heathcote' in 1825 by Surveyor-General Sir Thomas Mitchell, after one of the officers who served with him in the Peninsular (Spanish) Wars (1809-14)(Sutherland Shire Council, www).

The development of the setting was primarily in response to construction of the Illawarra Railway line and extension of this line to this area in the 1880s. Early in 1886 the line was opened up as far as Waterfall. Up until then Heathcote was known as Bottle Forest. Bottle Forest proper and embraced an area of about 200 acres. This little pocket of fertile country extends north from Heathcote Railway Station for about half a mile, with the railway as its western boundary, runs back to the east in National Park for about 3/4 of a mile, over the crest of the Dividing Range, between the watershed of the Port Hacking and Woronora Rivers.

The Village of Bottle Forest was surveyed in 1842 and is now Heathcote. The site for the Village of Heathcote extending to the west of the railway was notified in mid-1886 and proclaimed later that year (Sutherland Shire Council website).

Como:
Como was named after Lake Como in Northern Italy, because of the similar scenery, by James Murphy, in his capacity as manager of the Holt-Sutherland Estate Land Company. The Village of Como was proclaimed in 1922 (Sutherland Shire Council, www).

The new settlement of Como came alive with the construction of the railway bridge over the Georges River. Soon railway camps were set up at Sutherland township, Heathcote and Waterfall. Construction of the long tunnels near Helensburgh employed skilled contractors and consumed millions of bricks. Many were made at the brickworks established by Abel Harber at Heathcote. At the 1891 census most people lived at Sylvania and settlements clustered along the line at Sutherland, Como, Heathcote and Waterfall.

The establishment of Australia's first National Park (Royal National Park) in 1879 also began to attract people to Sydney's south. Heathcote was one of a number of suburbs within the Shire of Sutherland that were to be established adjacent to land reserved as national park.

Heathcote retained its bushland setting for a number of years. It remained relatively undeveloped as a suburb until the 1920s, despite having a station in the vicinity. No doubt the reason for this neglect on the part of home-seekers lies in the fact that the Bottle Forest area, which adjoins the railway and embraces the most fertile soil and greatest elevation, had been locked up in two large family estates and never thrown open to the public for purchase (Norwood, 1926, 1, 3, 20, 34).

Heathcote Hall estate:
In the 1920s the Heathcote Hall estate was surveyed and the former 50 acre lot subdivided into numerous 1/4 acre blocks. Heathcote Hall was retained on a 4 acre block. The lot boundary has remained unchanged since (Tanner Architects, 2004, 8).

Heathcote Hall:
Some 50 acres of freehold land was purchased about 1879 by Mr Isaac Haber, a wealthy brickmaker of that period. He built Heathcote Hall in 1887 and located it on the highest point of his land. The hall was designed by leading Sydney architectural firm, Rowe and Green, for a sum of 7000 pounds (Anne Warr Heritage Consulting, 2017, 6).

The term 'villa' was first used in England in the 17th century, partly from the Latin and Italian 'country house, farm', perhaps derived from the stem of vicus (village). The villa was a country mansion or residence, together with a farm, farm-buildings, or other house attached, built or occupied by a person of some position and wealth. It was taken to include a country seat or estate and later a residence in the country or in the neighbourhood of a town, usually standing in its own grounds. From this is was appropriated by the middleof the 18th century to mean a residence of a superior type, in the suburbs of a town or in a residential district, such as that occupied by a person of the middle class, and also a small, better-class dwelling house, usually detached or semi-detached. The term 'villa garden' was used in the context of Hobart and Sydney residences in the 1830s, and if near the coast or harbour, the appellation 'marine villa' was often applied. Australian origins probably date from the grant conditions applied to Sydney's Woolloomooloo Hill (1827, under Governor Darling), which obligated the construction of villas fulfilling certain conditions... 'with garden like domain, and external offices for stables and domestic economy' (John Buonarotti Papworth, 1825, quoted in James Broadbent's 1997 book, 'The Australian Colonial House'). Many gardens of 19th century villas followed Gardenesque conventions, with garden ornaments often complementing the architecture of the house. The term had acquired such widespread usage by the 1850s that when Jane Loudon issued a new editiion of her husband (John Claudius Loudon)'s 'Suburban Gardener and Villa Companion' (1838) she merely entitled the revised work 'The Villa Gardener' (1850). This coincided with a growing period of suburbanisation in Australia with consequent fostering of the nursery trade... By the 1880s, descriptions of Australian villas implied sufficient room for a lawn on two or three fronts of the residence...(Aitken, 2002, 619-20).

Unfortunately, following financial losses in connection with the building of the Imperial Arcade, Sydney, Harber abandoned Heathcote Hall for the benefit of his creditors. However the mortgagees (Warr, 2017, 6: notes they took posession in 1892) into whose hands the property fell did not find the estate a disposable proposition, for New South Wales was then in the throes of the temporary financial collapse of the 1890s.

The Financial Institution, which had become the possessor, made arrangements with George Adams of Tattersalls to dispose of it by lottery. Issued from Brisbane, Heathcote Hall was made first prize at a value of seven thousand pounds. The winning ticket was held by Mr Samuel Gillette, a Sydney builder. He retained ownership for five years and then sold the whole estate for much less than its valuation. A mansion and park at Heathcote before the advent of the motorcar and with only one train a day service was not a good proposition for a city businessman struggling through the competitive times of the 1890s.

Gillette sold the estate to Mrs Jessie Fotheringham Brown in 1901 (ibid, 2017, 6).

Early in 1901, Mr R R Brown purchased Heathcote Hall with the intention of retiring there for the few short months of life that leading Sydney medical men had advised was left to him. However Mr Brown confounded his medical advisers and lived there until about 1923.

During the 1920s it was used for public tea rooms and limited accommodation, as well as a 36 hole putting green available for public use (Tanners, 2003).

In 1927 the 50 acre property was subdivided into 168 suburban lots with Heathcote Hall remaining on a 4 acre block. Blocks sold very slowly, and in 1945, the Heathcote Hall Estate Ltd. sold the reduced 4 acre Hall block to Mrs Minima Farrelly, wife of Mr Joseph Farrelly (ibid, 2017, 6). The property has been in the ownership of the Farrelly family since (Tanners, 2003) and land on the northern part of the property has been used for stabling and training of horses since the 1980s.

Joseph and Minima Farrelly bought Heathcote Hall in 1942, along with her parents Angelise & Hose. Joseph and Minima raised three children here, Michael, Ramon and Maxine. After Minima's death in 1986, Maxine stayed on, caring for her father and nursing him before he died in 2005 at age 86. She noted the tower was her favourite part, accessed by a narrow, winding staircase. Before trees obscured the view, she said it was possible to view the waves breaking on Jibbon Beach at Bundeena from here. Ms Farrelly sought to preserve Heathcote Hall and undertook some renovation works. The property was left to be shared by the children (Trembath, 27/1/2016).

In 2000 the Heritage Council of NSW provided a grant of $150,000 to undertake emergency works on the property, notably the hall's tower (ibid, 2017, 6).

The Farrelly family continued to live in the property until July 2015 when it was sold to Fuzortinn P/L (ibid, 2017, 6).

The property sold and the Heathcote Grounds' developer has lodged a development application to restore the homestead as a grand villa residence (Trembath, 2022), subdivide the remainder of the property and build medium density units to its northern and northwestern sections.

Historic themes

Australian theme (abbrev)	New South Wales theme	Local theme
1. Environment-Tracing the evolution of a continent's special environments	Environment - naturally evolved-Activities associated with the physical surroundings that support human life and influence or shape human cultures.	Gardens-
1. Environment-Tracing the evolution of a continent's special environments	Environment - naturally evolved-Activities associated with the physical surroundings that support human life and influence or shape human cultures.	Other open space-
1. Environment-Tracing the evolution of a continent's special environments	Environment - naturally evolved-Activities associated with the physical surroundings that support human life and influence or shape human cultures.	Introduce cultural planting-
1. Environment-Tracing the evolution of a continent's special environments	Environment - naturally evolved-Activities associated with the physical surroundings that support human life and influence or shape human cultures.	Changing the environment-
1. Environment-Tracing the evolution of a continent's special environments	Environment - naturally evolved-Activities associated with the physical surroundings that support human life and influence or shape human cultures.	Cultural - Coasts and coastal features supporting human activities-
1. Environment-Tracing the evolution of a continent's special environments	Environment - naturally evolved-Activities associated with the physical surroundings that support human life and influence or shape human cultures.	Modification of terrain-
2. Peopling-Peopling the continent	Aboriginal cultures and interactions with other cultures-Activities associated with maintaining, developing, experiencing and remembering Aboriginal cultural identities and practices, past and present.	Dharawal Nation - contact sites-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Environment - cultural landscape-Activities associated with the interactions between humans, human societies and the shaping of their physical surroundings	Developing local, regional and national economies-National Theme 3
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Environment - cultural landscape-Activities associated with the interactions between humans, human societies and the shaping of their physical surroundings	Landscapes and gardens of domestic accommodation-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Environment - cultural landscape-Activities associated with the interactions between humans, human societies and the shaping of their physical surroundings	Landscapes of passive recreation-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Environment - cultural landscape-Activities associated with the interactions between humans, human societies and the shaping of their physical surroundings	Gardens demonstrating the travels and sojurns of a gardener-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Environment - cultural landscape-Activities associated with the interactions between humans, human societies and the shaping of their physical surroundings	Landscapes used for self reliant recreation-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Environment - cultural landscape-Activities associated with the interactions between humans, human societies and the shaping of their physical surroundings	Landscapes demonstrating styles in landscape design-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Environment - cultural landscape-Activities associated with the interactions between humans, human societies and the shaping of their physical surroundings	Significant tree(s) providing urban amenity-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Environment - cultural landscape-Activities associated with the interactions between humans, human societies and the shaping of their physical surroundings	Landscapes and parklands of distinctive styles-
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Events-Activities and processes that mark the consequences of natural and cultural occurences	Developing local landmarks-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Accommodation-Activities associated with the provision of accommodation, and particular types of accommodation – does not include architectural styles – use the theme of Creative Endeavour for such activities.	Building settlements, towns and cities-National Theme 4
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Accommodation-Activities associated with the provision of accommodation, and particular types of accommodation – does not include architectural styles – use the theme of Creative Endeavour for such activities.	Gentlemens Mansions-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Accommodation-Activities associated with the provision of accommodation, and particular types of accommodation – does not include architectural styles – use the theme of Creative Endeavour for such activities.	Housing the prosperous - mansions in town and country-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Land tenure-Activities and processes for identifying forms of ownership and occupancy of land and water, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal	Naming places (toponymy)-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Land tenure-Activities and processes for identifying forms of ownership and occupancy of land and water, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal	Sub-division of large estates-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Leisure-Activities associated with recreation and relaxation	Gardening-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Leisure-Activities associated with recreation and relaxation	Gathering at landmark places to socialise-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Thomas Rowe, architect-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Abel Isaac Harber, German migrant brickmaker-

Recommended management:


	A Conservation Management Plan for the property is currently being prepared.

Recommendations

Management Category	Description	Date Updated
Recommended Management	Review a Conservation Management Plan (CMP)
Recommended Management	Prepare a maintenance schedule or guidelines
Recommended Management	Carry out interpretation, promotion and/or education

Procedures /Exemptions

Section of act	Description	Title	Comments	Action date
CMP-Endorse	Conservation Plan submitted for endorsement	CMP (Anne Warr Heritage Consulting, 18/7/2017) - endorsed		Aug 2 2017
CMP-Endorse	Conservation Plan submitted for endorsement	CMP for endorsement review process		Aug 2 2017
57(2)	Exemption to allow work	Standard Exemptions	HERITAGE ACT 1977 ORDER UNDER SECTION 57(2) TO GRANT STANDARD EXEMPTIONS FROM APPROVAL I, Penny Sharpe, the Minister for Heritage, on the recommendation of the Heritage Council of New South Wales and under section 57(2) of the Heritage Act 1977: revoke the order made on 2 June 2022 and published in the Government Gazette Number 262 of 17 June 2022; and grant an exemption from section 57(1) of the Act in respect of the engaging in or carrying out the class of activities described in clause 2 Schedule A in such circumstances specified by the relevant standards in clause 2 Schedule A and General Conditions in clause 3 Schedule A. This Order takes effect on the date it is published in the NSW Government Gazette. Dated this 29th day of October 2025 The Hon Penny Sharpe MLC Minister for Heritage For more information on standard exemptions click on the link below.	Nov 7 2025

Standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Heritage Act - State Heritage Register	00191	02 Apr 99	27	1546
Heritage Act - Permanent Conservation Order - former	00191	08 Apr 82	50	1596
Local Environmental Plan		15 Dec 00	162	13340

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title	Internet Links
Written		2003	Facelift for a grand old lady (St George & Sutherland Leader 26/8/03)
Written	Aitken, Richard	2002	Villa Garden (entry)	View detail
Written	Anne Warr Heritage Consulting	2017	Heathcote Hall, 1-21 Dillwynnia Grove, Heathcote NSW - Conservation Management Plan	View detail
Management Plan	Glen Cowell & Associates	1999	Conservation management plan for Heathcote Hall Tecoma Street, Heathcote	View detail
Written	Glen Cowell & Associates	1996	Heathcote Hall, Heathcote, original ceilings consolidation and tower glazing - NSW Heritage Assistance Programme 1999/96 - project no. 96 498	View detail
Written	Heathcote Grounds	2020	Heathcote Grounds - discover bespoke homes and apartments (advertisement)	View detail
Written	Kennedy, Patrick	2001	From Bottle Forest to Heathcote: Sutherland Shire's first settlement
Written	Murray, Elicia	2020	'Tree-change close to home'
Written	Norwood, Arthur	1926	Concerning Heathcote Hall, Bottle Forest and Heathcote District, including the story of the Old Illawarra Road
Written	Plate, Gina; and Stratton, Susan	2021	Heathcote Hall Curtilage Species Report - 1-21 Dillwynnia Grove, Heathcote NSW
Written	Richard Rowe	1887	Plans (1) of Villa for C.Harber, Esq., Heathcote
Written	Richard Rowe	1887	Plans of Villa for A.Harber Esq., Heathcote (4)
Written	Smith, Phil	2019	'Planning panel urged to heed fire risk fears'	View detail
Written	Sutherland Shire Council		Local History File - Heathcote Hall (historical notes, photos, newspaper clippings and other documents)
Written	Sutherland Shire Council		'Heathcote', 'Como'	View detail
Written	Tanner Architects P/L	2004	Heathcote Hall - Conservation Mangagement Strategy - Tecoma Street, Heathcote (draft)	View detail
Written	Trembath, Murray	2022	Modern living in a grand villa proposed	View detail
Written	Trembath, Murray	2016	'Community to have a say'
Written	Trembath, Murray	2016	'Link with History Broken'

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