Is your property listed?
Is your property listed? Do you have a property of cultural heritage significance? Are you wondering if it's heritage listed?Heritage listings acknowledge the importance of our cultural heritage. They're a way of protecting our past and present for the future. It's important to know whether your property is listed so you can benefit by its conservation.
It's easy to check if your property is listed.
Listings
Heritage listing acknowledges that a place has heritage significance. It alerts owners, planners, decision makers, researchers, and the community to the values of a heritage place. A place can be listed by one of several agencies, each with its own criteria.A place can be entered in the Queensland Heritage Register if it is of cultural heritage significance and satisfies the entry criteria. Some of the diverse places listed in the Register include memorial trees, a gas stripping tower, historic houses, a woolscour, lighthouses, and a memorial fountain. It's important to find out how listing affects you.
The National Heritage List, maintained by the Australian Heritage Council, records places with outstanding natural, Indigenous and historical value to the nation.
The National Trust of Queensland has developed a list of significant cultural heritage places.
Local government registers are becoming common. Established through local government planning schemes, they list places of cultural heritage significance in certain areas
How to check if a property is heritage listed
The best way to find out if your property is entered in the Queensland Heritage Register is to contact the Environmental Protection Agency. You can view a printed copy at the EPA Customer Service Centre, or apply for a formal Register search certificate.For other registers, contact the Australian Department of Environment and Heritage, The National Trust of Queensland (Ph 07 3229 1788), or your local government. A property can be in more than one register, so it's worth checking with all the organisations.All you need is the address of the place and a land description.
Last updated: 03 April 2006
