221 Elswick Street North Leichhardt NSW 2040

Demolition of existing structures house and garage

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(Source: Inner West Council (Leichhardt), reference CDC/2015/147)

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  1. Christina Valentine commented

    I live directly opposite this house and strongly object to its demolition. It is one of the few remaining original homes in the street and is part of the history of the area. While the home has been allowed to be run down to its current poor condition the facade should be retained so that the character and streetscape is retained. Over the part four years three historic homes have been bought and demolished. This has led to a lack of character and loss of sense of history of our street. I strongly encourage the Council to insist that at least the facade of this historic, original home is retained.

    Christina Valentine
    Owner of 278 Elswick Street North
    Leichhardt

  2. Annette Hamilton commented

    I couldn't agree more. Although I don't live in Elswick Street I have lived in the Leichhardt Council area for 34 years and the destruction this council has permitted of the character of the neighbourhoods here - irreplaceable, some of the oldest parts of Sydney's urban fabric - is no less than vandalism. I oppose the current wave of facadism too - keeping some few sorry reminders of the authentic character at the front while building McMansions at the back is no solution. The Council should immediately act to issue an order whereby no more old houses, run-down or otherwise, can be demolished. Replacement to the rear, where usually there are old kitchens, bathrooms and laundries, and some extension of living areas is OK but most of the houses should be maintained as far as possible intact. If this means that the idiotically high house prices in the area fall, good. This makes it possible for our children, and for inner city workers, to maybe afford to live here. As for the disgusting rates of arboricide going on everywhere in the Municipality, not to mention the proliferation of minuscule swimming pools, this should also be stopped at once.

  3. Jason commented

    I also agree with Christina of 278 Elswick st.
    I am owner / resident nearby which looks over the back of 221 Elswick Street. There are a lot developments currently in the area, where a plot is overly subdivided to a point where there would have to be FSR beyond 100%. Large multi storey houses crammed next to each other with 6 inches between the each property's walls, and bordering on no backyards. The facades are all 'new' and characterless and with high and impersonal frontages discouraging neighbourly interaction and community. We should also be mindful of disappearing flora and fauna in the neighbourhood.
    Leichhardt should be proud of the rich history and character of the dwellings and protect that where possible.

    Regards
    Jason

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