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WINDERMERE FLATS
49 BROADWAY ELWOOD, PORT PHILLIP CITY

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Victorian Heritage Register
WINDERMERE FLATS SOHE 2008
WINDERMERE FLATS SOHE 2008
WINDERMERE FLATS SOHE 2008
WINDERMERE FLATS SOHE 2008
1 windermere flats broadway elwood front elevation jul1989
windermere flats broadway elwood detail of central curves
windermere flats broadway elwood side view & garden nov1992
h00911 plan h0911
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Statement of Significance

Windermere Flats (1936) is a finely detailed and comparatively rare example of a block of flats in the "Streamline Moderne" style which, although prevalent in the 1930s, has resulted in relatively few buildings in this style in Victoria. This building is one of the most advanced in external design as well as being one of the earliest. Important external features include the front elevation with its projecting balconies and planter box, the stair access to the front first floor flats, the stepped front door reveals and the stair to the roof-top sun deck. Builders Chapman and Williams constructed this building in 1936 for Mr C Habersbenger. The architect was JHE Dorney.
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    • Permit Exemptions

      WINDERMERE FLATS - Permit Exemptions

      General Exemptions:

      General exemptions apply to all places and objects included in the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR). General exemptions have been designed to allow everyday activities, maintenance and changes to your property, which don’t harm its cultural heritage significance, to proceed without the need to obtain approvals under the Heritage Act 2017.

      Places of worship: In some circumstances, you can alter a place of worship to accommodate religious practices without a permit, but you must notify the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria before you start the works or activities at least 20 business days before the works or activities are to commence.

      Subdivision/consolidation: Permit exemptions exist for some subdivisions and consolidations. If the subdivision or consolidation is in accordance with a planning permit granted under Part 4 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the application for the planning permit was referred to the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria as a determining referral authority, a permit is not required.

      Specific exemptions may also apply to your registered place or object. If applicable, these are listed below. Specific exemptions are tailored to the conservation and management needs of an individual registered place or object and set out works and activities that are exempt from the requirements of a permit. Specific exemptions prevail if they conflict with general exemptions.

      Find out more about heritage permit exemptions here.

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