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1. The Marrickville Heritage Society has concerns about aspects of this proposal and cannot support it in its current form.
   The removal of the garage wing of the 1920s apartment building is apparently required to construct a driveway to the rear of the property. This reveals the form of the gabled end wall of the original 1880s terrace house, but produces an asymmetrical main facade, which is intrusive to the general character of the Conservation Area. The option of modifying the gable to include a half hip and an eave matching the 1920s form has apparently been considered and rejected on the grounds that the proposed gable allows the form of the 1880s terrace to remain within the 1920s apartment building. However, as this produces such an ungainly main facade composition, other alternatives need to be considered. The use of face bricks on what is asserted to be the end wall of an 1880s terrace is inappropriate, and this wall should be rendered and painted for this to be consistent with the stated aim of retaining the form of the terrace house. As the original 1880s rear service wing is demolished, the greatest part of the remaining heritage value of the property would seem to lie in its contribution to the Conservation Area. To that end, creating a half hip and an eave matching the 1920s side of the building, to create a symmetrical main facade, that is more consistent with the character of the surrounding precinct would on balance be a better heritage outcome.
   The Marrickville Heritage Society calls for Council to request the proposal be modified to provide a better response to the heritage values of the Conservation Area.
   Scott MacArthur
   Vice President, Marrickville Heritage Society

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