Environmental heritage refers to places, buildings, works, relics, moveable objects and precincts that are significant for the people of New South Wales.
Heritage Guidance for Applicants
This fact sheet provides heritage guidance to applicants when they are scoping their State significant projects and includes guidance on the types of heritage listings, how to check heritage registers, what information to include in a scoping report and more.
Historic Heritage
Historic heritage includes places, buildings, works, relics, moveable objects and precincts of State or local heritage significance. Assessment of historic heritage should consider the following guidance.
Australia ICOMOS Charter for the Conservation of Places of Significance, Burra Charter 2013
The Burra Charter, and the associated series of Practice Notes, provides best practice standards for managing cultural heritage places in Australia.
Assessing Significance for Historical Archaeological Sites and ‘Relics’ 2009
This guideline gives advice about how to assess the heritage significance of known and potential archaeological resources, features or deposits and determine whether they are ‘relics’ as defined by the Heritage Act 1977.
Altering Heritage Assets
This document provides guidance on how an item can be changed without negatively affecting its heritage value, and what type of heritage management is appropriate.
Design in Context – Guidelines for Infill Development in the Historic Environment 2006
These guidelines provide information on the legislative context for infill design and outline six key criteria that are used in assessing development applications for new buildings affecting a heritage item or within a conservation area.