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Development Application Files [South Sydney Municipal Council]

Description

Unique IDAS-0093Start dateBetween 1st January 1952 and 31st December 1981Start date qualifiercircaFormatRegistered FileShort descriptionThis series contains development application files for properties within the boundaries of South Sydney Municipal Council, 1952-1981. DescriptionThis series contains development application files for properties within the boundaries of South Sydney Municipal Council, 1952-1981.

The files are controlled by the:
- Planning Street Cards (AS-0533) in the period 01/01/1952 to 31/12/1981 (Only the microfiche of the Planning Street Cards for the SSMC files survives)
- Development Application Registers [South Sydney Municipal Council] (AS-0310) in the period 01/08/1968 to 31/12/1981.

The files were created by:
- Town Planning Department [South Sydney Municipal Council] (AG-0026) in the period 11/03/1981 to 31/12/1981
- Planning and Building Department [South Sydney Municipal Council] (AG-0024) in the period 04/06/1975 to 10/03/1981
- Development and Building Department [South Sydney Municipal Council] (AG-0025) in the period 05/06/1974 to 03/06/1975
- Town Planning and Development Department [South Sydney Municipal Council] (AG-0021) in the period 01/08/1968 to 04/06/1974
- City Architect and Building Surveyors Department II (AG-0016) on the period 01/01/1952 to 31/07/1968.

Development applications were submitted to Council in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government (Town and County Planning) Amendment Act 1945. This Act required that any person or organisation wanting to develop a site or property, had to submit an application to Council for approval.

The definition of ‘development’ given in the Act is open to interpretation. It defines development as ‘the erection of any building, the subdivision of the land and the carrying out of any work thereon for a purpose which is different from the purpose for which the land or building or work was last being used’.

It has generally been interpreted in practice that a development application is required whenever the owners are proposing to change the use of the land, building, or work from what it previously was, subdivide the land, or erect a building. An application would not be required if the usage remained the same but minor alterations, such as changes in office partitions, were carried out.

When South Sydney Municipal Council was split from the Sydney City Council in August 1968, files dating back to 1949 relating to the new council's area, were transferred to its custody. Files from 1952 were placed in this series. Files from 1949 to 1951 were kept separately and are found in AS-0094, Interim Development Application Files [South Sydney Municipal Council].

From January to August 1968, the files were created by the Sydney City Council and given the usual annual single number. From August 1968, the files were created by the new Northcott Council (later renamed South Sydney Municipal Council), who started the numbering again at 1, but with a prefix N. This means there are two files numbered 1/1968, except that one file has the prefix ‘N’.

There are also two sequences of files for 1980, following the passing of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979. The first sequence runs from 1 - 411. Then after the passing of the act there is a second run of 1980 files from 1- 198. The 1981 files are numbered from 199.

The files usually contain copies of the development application, plans, recommendations by the Planning Department, reports of Council officers, a copy of the consent (usually a copy of a Resolution of Council), or refusal. There are usually notes on inspections by Council showing when the development commenced and if the use was as approved.

Development Application Files 1983-2004 from South Sydney City Council can be found in AS-1212.

Relationship summaryPRECEDED BY: Interim Development Application Files [South Sydney Municipal Council] AS-0094 (01/01/1952)
RELATED TO: Miscellaneous Files [South Sydney Municipal Council] AS-0095 (01/01/1969 to 31/12/1981)
RELATED TO: Development applications inspection and approval AY-0029 (01/01/1952 to 31/12/1981)
LanguageEnglish (eng)

Item

1-5 Anderson St Alexandria. Robwey Engineering Services Pty. Limited. Light engineering (Plans)

368 Abercrombie St Redfern. C De Angelis & C Coco. Use ground floor as pizzeria restaurant.

26-28 Bucknell St Newtown. Three two-storey terrace residences. Laoutaris Leo. [Scanned]

292-296 Chalmers St Redfern. Erect a residential flat building. Cedric Constructions P/L. (plans).

131 Wyndham St Alexandria. Storage yards for soil, sand & metal with offices. E M Spinks. [Plan]

5 Hudson St (Redfern) Chippendale. Motor vehicle storage parking small repairs & painting. Boris &

56-70 Boronia St and Marriott St Redfern. Subdivision. Plan. [Scanned]

131 Wyndham St Alexandria. Concrete batch mixer. Plans.

344 Botany Rd. Alexandria. Warehouse & distribution of sporting goods. (plans)

38 Dunning Avenue Rosebery. Proposed sandwich shop. T. Geagea (Plans) [Scanned]

7-19 Regent St, Redfern. Re-roofing plus restoration & interconnection of all buildings. S & E

490 King St Newtown. Proposed restaurant. E Mustafa. [Scanned]

118 Regent St. Redfern. Alts & Adds to Church & Offices. Colin James, Architect. [Scanned]

368 Abercrombie St. Chippendale. Use premises as a laundry. [Scanned]

Land adjacent - 171 Euston Rd (Lots 2 & 3). Alexandria. Proposed erection of a concrete mixing

368 Abercrombie St Darlington [Redfern]. Use premises as a mixed business, residence & as flats.

5-7 Bourke Rd Alexandria. Use premises for warehousing wall and floor tiles. William Crosby & Co.

246/250 Botany Rd Alexandria. Extensions to hotel. Tooth & Co Ltd. [Photos and plan] [Scanned]

Rear 5/13 Devine Street Erskineville. Application for consent to retention of existing building &

99 Harcourt Parade, Rosebery. Erection of single storey addition to existing stables & rear of

368 Abercrombie St Darlington. Alterations & Additions to Premises to be used for purpose of a

160 Rochford St cnr Knight St, Erskineville. Extension to metal stamping factory building. H

32-38 Bowden St Alexandria. Extensions to existing warehouse & offices [R]

Series

Development Application Files [South Sydney City Council]

Central Activity Files

Building Application Files [South Sydney Municipal Council]

Access

Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

Identification and Arrangement

Source system ID93System of arrangementAnnual single number

Digitisation

Digitisation statusPartially digitised

Data Quality

Authenticity & integrityThis series was transferred from the official recordkeeping system of the South Sydney City Council. These records have a high level of authenticity and data quality. However, users should be aware that these are historical records and while they may have been accurate at the time of being captured they may not reflect the current status of properties and developments.

Relationships

OrganisationSouth Sydney City CouncilControlled by seriesDevelopment Application Registers [South Sydney Municipal Council] Planning Street CardsPreceding seriesInterim Development Application Files [South Sydney Municipal Council]Related seriesMiscellaneous Files [South Sydney Municipal Council]Development Application Files [South Sydney City Council]Creating agenciesCity Architect and Building Surveyor's Department IISouth Sydney Municipal Council Town Planning and Development DepartmentSouth Sydney Municipal Council Development and Building DepartmentSouth Sydney Municipal Council Planning and Building DepartmentSouth Sydney Municipal Council Town Planning DepartmentRelated activitiesDevelopment applications inspection and approval

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