We object to the replacement of timber with aluminium or other metal by removing the heritage condition on this property..
As this is a heritage conservation area it seems totally inconsistent to move from timber windows to aluminium ones on a heritage property. Surely the same or very similar structure can be made from timber. Even in non heritage areas of Crows Nest/Cammeray most owners try and use timber on the older cottages and semis - for example the renovations in Ernest Street at Cammeray have generally all used timber for windows and external doors and are not even in the heritage zones. What is the point of heritage controls if appropriate materials are not required? Please leave the condition in place requiring timber to be used.
