by: GREG BROWN From: The Australian
The state government is selling about 300 public houses near the tower, with residents initially expected to move out by the first half of 2016.
The government was coy when contacted yesterday.
“An application to demolish the Sydney Harbour Control Tower as part of the Barangaroo Headland Park project is being assessed by the department, but no decision has been made,” a spokesman said.
The NSW government-controlled Barangaroo Delivery Authority submitted a planning application in April last year to demolish the tower, which was built in 1974 to monitor ships on Sydney Harbour.
The tower has not been used since 2011 and has been criticised as an unattractive part of the skyline.
But it also has admirers and its demolition will draw intense criticisms from the National Trust, which has lobbied to have the tower placed on the heritage register. Its demolition may coincide with the construction of Barangaroo Point park.
- April 16, 2015
- Greg Brown
Property Reporter
Sydney
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| The NSW government has decided to demolish the controversial Sydney Harbour Control Tower. Source: News Limited |
The NSW government has decided to demolish the controversial Sydney Harbour Control Tower at the Barangaroo-end of the Sydney CBD, sources say. The decision may force Millers Point public housing residents to move out earlier than expected.
The government wanted to wait until after the state election to make an announcement, with the likelihood that the residents would have to leave because of safety concerns, sources said.The state government is selling about 300 public houses near the tower, with residents initially expected to move out by the first half of 2016.
The government was coy when contacted yesterday.
“An application to demolish the Sydney Harbour Control Tower as part of the Barangaroo Headland Park project is being assessed by the department, but no decision has been made,” a spokesman said.
The NSW government-controlled Barangaroo Delivery Authority submitted a planning application in April last year to demolish the tower, which was built in 1974 to monitor ships on Sydney Harbour.
The tower has not been used since 2011 and has been criticised as an unattractive part of the skyline.
But it also has admirers and its demolition will draw intense criticisms from the National Trust, which has lobbied to have the tower placed on the heritage register. Its demolition may coincide with the construction of Barangaroo Point park.
