On their website, listed under Planning & Development, the City of
Norwood Payneham & St Peters state that the city has a rich history and
contains a large number of historical buildings and sites that are of interest
and value to the community.
The city’s development plan found at http://www.npsp.sa.gov.au/files/555_npsp-development-plan.pdf?v=253
includes the following;
DESIRED CHARACTER STATEMENT
The Residential Character (Norwood) Zone includes the largely
residential areas of Norwood, bound
by Magill, Portrush, Kensington and Fullarton Roads.
A key feature of the zone is the distinct rectilinear pattern of wide
tree-lined major streets, intersected by narrow minor streets, around which
various eras of development have been overlaid.
This has resulted in a built form character, which comprises a mix of
housing styles, including workers cottages, bungalows and villas and a variety
of post war dwellings, including walk-up flats, townhouses and a range of
contemporary detached, attached and group housing styles. This has, over the
years, established a broad mix of allotment sizes and provided a diversity of
residential accommodation options, including affordable housing.
Although the built form character throughout Norwood is relatively
varied, there remains a strong theme associated with the historic built form,
which includes a significant number of Local Heritage Places and buildings
constructed before 1940 and is further supported by the areas of Residential Historic
(Conservation) Zone, which are found throughout Norwood. The regular street
grid pattern and the high level of vegetation, including mature street trees
and landscaped gardens, are elements that assist in unifying the various eras
of built form development in Norwood.
The zone will continue to support a mix of old and new development and
provide opportunities for a range of housing types and allotment sizes. The
remaining pockets of housing pre-dating 1940 that make an important
contribution to the mixed character of Norwood are identified (by site) on
Concept Plan Fig RC(N)/1. Additional development guidelines will apply to new
development within these identified localities and further land division will
not occur, except where it involves the redevelopment of an existing multi-unit
site or the conversion of an existing dwelling into two (or more dwellings) where
the building and the front yard maintain the original external appearance to
the street.
This respect for the city’s heritage has always been a major
consideration with the development of the site without knowing it was well aligned
with the city’s plans and there has always been a strong desire to have the
house looking as it did originally from the street but with a contemporary new
living space at the rear.
The eyelash veranda will finish this off well and we have a number of
great examples in the street to guide us.
Meanwhile, more work is done out the back and south side fixing the battens onto the pergolas.
The stairs have arrived but won't be installed just yet.
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