Heritage Impact Statement (HIS)

A Heritage Impact Statement is a report that must accompany and development application where the lot or building is either a heritage item or sits within a heritage conservation area. The statement assesses the proposed development and its likely impact on an existing historical development /heritage item or heritage conservation area. The HIS describes the heritage item or area and details the heritage relevance and importance of item or area. The statement makes an assessment on whether the proposed development will impact on the item or the conservation area, or where the proposal should be amended to avoid any proposed impacts on the heritage item or conservation area.