Council provides a free heritage advisory service to property owners of older/heritage buildings. The Heritage Advisor is an experienced heritage practitioner who is jointly funded by the NSW Heritage Office and Council.
Council’s current Heritage Advisor, Ms Clare James visits the Tamworth Region on the last Friday of each month and is available by appointment with Council’s Environment and Planning Directorate.
The free heritage advisory service is intended to ensure that quality advice is given to owners of heritage properties.
A heritage place may be a:
- house
- commercial building
- public building
- garden or tree
- fence
- movable heritage such as farm machinery, church organs, bells, written documents
- industrial heritage such as mining sites and relics
Heritage advice may be provided for:
- constructing a new building in a heritage area
- design, colour and location of signs on commercial buildings
- heritage colour schemes
- design of a new ‘heritage’ fence
- restoration advice dealing with damp in masonry buildings, cracks in walls, re-stumping, rotting window sills, chimney repairs, etc.
Accessing the Heritage Advisory Service
An hour long appointment may be booked by contacting the Strategic Planning Division on (02) 6767 5507 or by emailing trc@tamworth.nsw.gov.au
Any photos, plans or other information that you can provide during the appointment will assist in the provision of advice. Advice may be sent via email, mail or presented to you at your arranged appointment.