Council approved updates and revisions to heritage controls in the Hornsby Development Control Plan (DCP) 2024 on 11 June 2025. The heritage DCP amendments are now in force and available to view on Council website:

Hornsby Development Control Plan | Hornsby Shire Council

The updates to Part 9 Heritage include:

• A New Structure: Make it easier to find and understand controls
• Revised Language and Expression: Make it clear and simple for all users
• Updated Heritage Controls: Align with best heritage management practice
• Renewed Graphics and Images: Clearly demonstrate objectives
• Supporting Information: Clarify submission and approval requirements
• Heritage Conservation Areas: Define desired outcomes to guide area-specific controls
• Relocate Non-heritage Controls: Move to relevant sections of the Hornsby DCP under Part 3 Residential and Part 4 Business

The Heritage DCP Review was partly funded by Heritage NSW (Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water) Local Government Heritage Grants 2023-25 Funding program to help improve local heritage outcomes.