CIH 88 Pty Ltd v Willoughby City Council

[2026] NSWLEC 1030

NSW Land and Environment Court

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Catchwords

1. Heritage Law
2. › Interim heritage orders
3. › Appeal against making of interim heritage order
4. › Whether building likely to be found of local heritage significance on further inquiry
5. › Threshold test under s 25(2)
6. › Heritage Act 1977 (NSW), s 25(2)
1. Heritage Law
2. › Assessment of heritage significance
3. › Heritage NSW assessment guidelines
4. › Criteria for local heritage significance
5. › Aesthetic significance
6. › Rarity
7. › Heritage Act 1977 (NSW), s 4A

Quick Take

Not all changes to a building inevitably result in the loss of heritage significance; the threshold for an IHO under s 25(2) requires only that the building may, on further inquiry, be found to be of local heritage significance, not a conclusive finding of significance.

Case Details

Citation[2026] NSWLEC 1030

CourtNSWLEC

JurisdictionNew South Wales

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