Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Abbreviations
- Chronology
- Preface
- Adelaide City Map
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Australian Governments And Heritage
- 3 The Interest Groups
- 4 The Role Of Adelaide City Council
- 5 Townscape Protection To Local Heritage
- 6 Case Studies In Heritage Politics: Major Projects
- 7 Case Studies In Heritage Politics: Small Projects
- 8 Conclusion
- APPENDIX A ADELAIDE CITY COUNCIL ELECTED MEMBERS 1981–95
- APPENDIX B Membership of Lord Mayor's Heritage Advisory Committee 1981–84
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - Townscape Protection To Local Heritage
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Abbreviations
- Chronology
- Preface
- Adelaide City Map
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Australian Governments And Heritage
- 3 The Interest Groups
- 4 The Role Of Adelaide City Council
- 5 Townscape Protection To Local Heritage
- 6 Case Studies In Heritage Politics: Major Projects
- 7 Case Studies In Heritage Politics: Small Projects
- 8 Conclusion
- APPENDIX A ADELAIDE CITY COUNCIL ELECTED MEMBERS 1981–95
- APPENDIX B Membership of Lord Mayor's Heritage Advisory Committee 1981–84
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Local government operates within a framework of intertwined alter egos – the elected council and the employed staff … Many councillors see their election as a popular mandate for them to make decisions, regardless of their background or expertise. On the other hand the council staff often view these representatives of the democratic process as a hindrance to the simple and effective working of the council, guided by those fundamental axioms, the building and planning codes.
— Howard Tanner, architectThe first City of Adelaide Plan recognised ‘a need to protect, reinforce and enhance many … subtle qualities of townscape throughout the City’. The Plan described ‘Desired future character’ statements for each precinct of the city, but those statements did not afford adequate protection to townscapes. Such protection could only come from statutory recognition of a concept of heritage beyond the criteria for listing on the Registers of State and City of Adelaide Heritage Items. ACC's townscape initiative aimed to conserve groups of buildings that contributed to the traditional character of the city and reflected past periods and change. They might be mansions or modest villas or rows of workers' cottages, shops or warehouses, corner pubs or minor churches constructed of stone and brick in Victorian and Edwardian styles common to Adelaide and North Adelaide. Owners of designated townscape properties would be required to retain only those portions of their buildings viewable from the street, whereas owners of heritage-listed buildings were required to maintain the whole of their buildings.
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- Heritage Politics in Adelaide , pp. 90 - 108Publisher: The University of Adelaide PressPrint publication year: 2011