At the Ordinary Council Meeting held 28 May 2019 Council considered the Heritage Directorate's Maylands Brickworks Feasibility Study. Council resolved as follows:
"That Council:
- Notes the Maylands Brickworks Feasibility Study report dated May 2019.
- Does not support proceeding with Concept F - Golf course clubhouse adaptation of the Brickworks Kiln with works to Pugmill / Drying Shed to be deferred as recommended in the Maylands Brickworks Feasibility Study report.
- Terminates the Reactivation of the Maylands Brickworks project with the Heritage Directorate of the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage.
- To request the Chief Executive Officer to consider alternate uses to reactivate the Maylands Brickworks for community uses, specifically excluding residential uses and prepares a business case for consideration to progress further studies relating to these alternate uses as part of the 2020/21 budget process.
- Requests the Chief Executive Officer to investigate external sources of funding to undertake the remaining conservation works identified in the Maylands Brickworks Conservation Management Plan and incorporate this into the Long Term Financial Plan.
- Requests the Chief Executive Officer to provide an additional report to Council to prepare a scheme amendment to the City's Town Planning Scheme 24 to rezone the Brickworks Lake area as generally indicated in Concept F of the Feasibility Study to "Local Public Open Space" (instead of "Medium and High Density Residential R40")."
The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (DPLH) released the final Maylands Brickworks Feasibility Study on 21 May 2019.
The document investigated six options for the reactivation of the Brickworks and considered them in relation to financial feasibility, outcomes of the community consultation, an assessment of other similar case studies and the project principles. In light of the assessment the DPLH recommended that the City proceed with Option F - Golf course clubhouse adaption of the Brickworks Kiln with works to the Pugmill / Drying Shed to be deferred. A copy of the feasibility study is available here.
The Feasibility Study is programmed to be considered by Council at the Ordinary Council Meeting on 28 May 2019. Council will determine whether to proceed with the recommended option, proceed with a different option considered by the DPLH or to terminate the project.
Thank you again for your continued interest in the Maylands Brickworks Reactivation Project.
As mentioned in the previous update a copy of the final 'Maylands Brickworks Community Engagement Survey Results' report is available to the public. Please refer to the attached Documents Library.
The DPLH is also in the process of completing a further report to the City of Bayswater, covering all the elements of the project brief including financial feasibility. This report has not been provided to the City yet and the DPLH does not have a timeline for its release.
Please keep an eye on this website for any further updates.
Thank you again for your interest in the Maylands Brickworks Reactivation Project, and for taking the time to make a submission during the community engagement period in February-March 2018.
The City is pleased to inform you that a total of 476 people submitted questionnaire-returns to the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (DLPH) during the consultation period in February and March of this year, and another five made email submissions to the City of Bayswater which was forwarded onto the DPLH. All of the data received has been forwarded to and collated by the DPLH and then analysed and verified by an independent market research group. Of these submissions 88% of respondents said that they support the repair and reactivation of the Maylands Brickworks as a heritage place and local amenity, whilst 6% said they opposed it.
A copy of the final 'Maylands Brickworks Community Engagement Survey Results' report is now available to the public. Please refer to the attached Documents Library. Hard copies of the document are also available to view at the City's Civic Centre and the Maylands Library at the RISE.
The DPLH is in the process of completing a further report to the City of Bayswater, covering all the elements of the project brief including financial feasibility. Both reports will be considered by the City and presented to a future Planning and Development Services Committee meeting in October/November of this year.
The Heritage Directorate has advised that they will provide the City with the outcomes of the consultation within the next few weeks. The matter will then be referred to a Councillor Workshop for discussion and subsequently reported to the Planning and Development Services Committee, which is anticipated to be at the 11 September 2018 Committee meeting.
Please keep an eye on this page for any further updates.
Check out the pictures from the two Community Information Sessions at the Maylands Brickworks site during February. Attendees got to walk the grounds and go inside the kiln! State Heritage and City of Bayswater strategic planners were there to answer any questions about the redevelopment and engagement process. Thank you to all who attended.
Thank you to all those who registered your interest via the Stay Informed tool. If you did not receive an email alerting you of the community engagement process please contact the Community Engagement team on 08 9272 0991.
Heritage Directorate - Maylands Brickworks Feasibility Study (43 MB) (pdf)
Conservation Management Plan (10.7 MB) (pdf)
