Heritage Conservation Grant 2024/25

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Heritage Conservation Grant 2024/25

Overview

The Heritage Conservation Grants are designed to support physical conservation works, documentation and professional heritage advice relating to the conservation of heritage-protected places. Work funded through the Heritage Conservation Grants enhances the public realm, maintains and enables use of heritage-protected places, and develops community understanding about the importance of heritage conservation.  

Funding Available

This program is divided into two streams:

 

Heritage Advice and Documentation

Heritage Conservation Works

Funding available

Funding of up to $15,000 ex GST or up to 75% of the total documentation and professional fees, whichever is the lesser amount.

Matched grant funding of up to $25,000 ex GST or up to 50% of the total project cost, whichever is the lesser amount.

Types of projects
  • The preparation of conservation management plans;
  • Advice and technical documents by a qualified heritage professional; or
  • Plans, specifications and other heritage documentation to guide the future conservation of the heritage-protected place.
  • Elements of a place which are of heritage value;
  • Work that ensures the structural integrity of the place; or
  • Reinstatement of the places heritage fabric, where there is physical or archival evidence.

Examples of works that may be funded include, but are not limited to:

  • Restoration of facades, tuck-pointing and re-pointing;
  • Repairs to original detailing and heritage fabric;
  • Verandah restoration;
  • Re-roofing and guttering with matching original materials; and
  • External paint and render removal.

Key Dates

Applications Open: 2 September 2024

Application Deadline: 3 December 2024, 4pm AWST

Notification of Decision: 3 March 2024

Project Completion: No later than 1 September 2026

Documentation Required

You will be required to provide the following documentation within this application: 

1. Evidence of how you will pay for the project if the grant application is approved i.e., a bank statement.

2. Evidence of property ownership such as a deed of title.

3.

For Heritage Advice and Documentation, a Project Scope including:
- Descriptions, objectives, and program for delivery

or

For Heritage Conservation Works, a Project Scope including:
- Plans, elevations, sections and where appropriate, large-scale details;
- A succinct current property condition report, including photographs;
- Details of materials and conservation methodology;
- Professional advice and documentation previously obtained (if applicable)
- Itemised budget and detailed program for the works

4. Minimum of one written quote to outline the scope of works to be completed, demonstrate that the project budget is realistic, and evidence that suitably qualified heritage professionals are being engaged.

5. For physical Heritage Conservation Works, Evidence that permits, approvals, licenses, etc., have been investigated or are obtained, demonstrating applicant has a clear understanding of the requirements involved.

 

Where relevant, the following documents may also be required:

  • Building & Public Liability Insurance, and/or Professional Indemnity Insurance.

  • Applications from trustees acting on behalf of trusts are required to provide a copy of their trust deeds to City of Perth.

  • Where an authorised agent is completing the application on behalf of the property owner(s), written evidence confirming they have authority to act on their behalf. This could include a Letter of Authority, Power of Attorney or Company Statement/Extract.

  • Applications by or on behalf of an owner or group of owners within a strata title or community title building must provide evidence of approval by the Strata Council or the Community Corporation in line with the Strata Titles Act 1985 or Community Titles Act 2018.