Council is aware that the building at 24 Gibraltar Street, Bungendore was demolished on 29 July 2025.
At the 2 July 2025 Extraordinary Meeting, Council resolved to defer a determination of the development application at 24 Gibraltar Street, Bungendore partly to allow Council to consider applying for an interim heritage order under the Heritage Act 1977. At the Council meeting, some of the discussion centred around the heritage status of the building and the fact that it was not currently heritage-listed. It was also noted that lawful demolition of the building could take place as a complying development. If you are interested in the discussion at the Council meeting, the archived recording of the meeting is available.
The Heritage Act sets out the steps for applying for an interim heritage order and Council has commenced the process with the commissioning of a preliminary heritage assessment. However, a Private Certifier has issued a Complying Development Certificate (CDC) under the SEPP (Exempt and Complying Development Code) 2008 for the lawful demolition of the building.
The decision to proceed with the demolition under a CDC is a matter for the owner/applicant.
