THE NSW Government has refused to provide interim heritage protection for Bylong property Tarwyn Park after the Heritage Council of NSW found it faced no “immediate threat”.
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The move comes despite a Planning and Assessment Commission (PAC) finding this month that the properties [Tarwyn Park and Iron Tank] have greater heritage significance than has been previously documented by the applicant, or considered by the Department or Heritage Council.
Peter Andrews OAM bought the property in the mid 1970s and put his Natural Sequence Farming theories into practice, the site also has links to the thoroughbred industry.
KEPCO bought the property from the Andrews family in 2014.
The Heritage Council’s July minutes confirm a PAC-commissioned heritage assessment concluded Tarwyn Park and Iron Tank had potential for state heritage register listing and was in the process of being considered.
In their report PAC considered that impacts to Tarwyn Park and Iron Tank need to be re-evaluated.
“The Commission notes that both Tarwyn Park and Iron Tank form part of the project area, proximate to open cut activities, with parts of each property within the actual project disturbance area,” the report stated.
“The project disturbance area includes the entrance and part of the driveway to Tarwyn Park, interrupting the property’s historical connections to the village, church and other elements of the landscape.
“Tarwyn Park would be accessed through the open cut pit, effectively isolating the property. The natural sequence farming areas and racehorse burial sites would be directly impacted. Remaining farm buildings would be subject to visual impacts and vibration impacts.”
In his submission to the PAC public hearing in May, KEPCO Australia’s chief operating officer Bill Vatovec said the company recognises the importance of the site.
