Preserving the Past, Protecting the Future
We are a community-driven organisation dedicated to preserving the historical, architectural, and social heritage of Potts Point and surrounding areas.
Potts Point Preservation Group
The Potts Point Preservation Group (PPPG) is a community-driven organisation committed to protecting the unique heritage and social fabric of Potts Point, Elizabeth Bay, and Rushcutters Bay.
As locals with no political bias, we advocate for responsible progress that respects the area’s rich architectural and cultural history.
Latest News
Highly respected former building commissioner highlights NSW government’s failure to deliver affordable housing, and proposes a more effective model.
Two years after resigning as the inaugural building commissioner, Chandler said he would apply to head the delivery of his “intentionally disruptive” project – named MM3 – if the Minns government adopted it, saying the housing initiative required someone with a reputation for “getting stuff done”.
Chandler’s intervention comes with the Minns government struggling to materially lift the delivery of housing supply despite introducing a raft of planning reforms.
“The crisis is so severe that you can’t park this under a bushel any longer. It’s time for some challenging ideas to surface,” Chandler said.
“The first thing is acknowledging that the system is not delivering for the people who most need it.”
The project’s intent is to deliver lower-cost apartments which have become unfeasible under current market conditions. The delivery of units at a more affordable price point would help people on the cusp of owning a home, using small and medium-sized builders who were looking to level up from greenfield sites to apartment projects, envisaged to range from six to 24 dwellings.
It outlines an avenue for delivering newly built apartments priced at less than $1 million. Chandler said his model could reduce building costs by at least 20 per cent, noting developers normally needed to attract a $1.2 million sale price and generate profit margins of around 20 per cent.
Our Goals
We are committed to protecting the unique heritage, architecture, and community of Potts Point, Elizabeth Bay, and Rushcutters Bay. Through advocacy and action, we aim to preserve the character of our neighbourhood for generations to come.
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A Voice for the Residents
The Potts Point Preservation Group aims to be a cohesive, balanced and effective voice for all those who live and work in Potts Point, Elizabeth Bay and Kings Cross. We are all locals and have no political bias or agenda. We are not against progress or change, but it should be appropriate and support the special attributes of the community.
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New Urban Plan – Creating a Heritage Precinct
The PPPG wants greater recognition of a consolidated Potts Point, Elizabeth Bay & Rushcutters Bay precinct as a special living and historical community requiring specific protection and preservation. PPPG want to work with City Council in the preparation of a new urban plan for Potts Point, Elizabeth Bay and Rushcutters Bay that identifies and endorses its collective distinctive architectural heritage, historical features, social significance and contemporary amenities. This plan will guide and support appropriate development, density and activities in the precinct.
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Maintain Housing Stock, Affordability and Diversity
Current redevelopments in the area are resulting in major loss of housing stock with attendant elimination of affordable accommodation. The loss of long-term, less-affluent residents is impacting on the diversity of the neighbourhood which is one of its most attractive and enduring features. All this is at complete odds with State Government policy to increase affordable housing in Sydney. We want to maintain housing stock, preserve affordable housing (particularly studios and one-bedroom apartments) and retain the broad diversity of our residents.
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Raise profile of the area as a tourist destination
The goal is to maintain the innate beauty and liveability of the precinct and to foster an understanding and appreciation of its unique attributes. With its harbour setting close to the CBD, it has an exciting, bustling and eclectic vibe with the residential and commercial elements closely intertwined. The small footprint (1 sq. km) makes it the perfect place to walk and explore the tree-lined streets and family and pet-friendly parks. Everywhere one is surrounded by examples of Sydney’s architectural and social history from colonial times to mid-20th century and at the same time choose from a smorgasbord of the best restaurants and coffee shops in Sydney. The area is a harmonious home to the widest range of residents from wealthy to the less affluent and proud of its broad diversity. We want to raise the profile of the area so that it can be seen as a landmark heritage and socially significant locality and promoted as an important destination for Sydneysiders and tourists.
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Heritage protection for our significant 20th century architecture
The PPPG will advocate for proper heritage protection for 20th century architecture, particularly Art Deco and Modernist apartment blocks in the Potts Point / Elizabeth Bay Area.
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Foster high-rise redevelopment of Kings Cross
The Challenges We Face and Why Your Voice Matters
Loss of Affordable Housing: The lack of protection for 20th century building is contributing to unnecessary redevelopment in the area, with the almost complete loss of purchase or rental of affordable studio and one-bedroom apartments.
News
Latest News
Highly respected former building commissioner highlights NSW government’s failure to deliver affordable housing, and proposes a more effective model.
Eastern suburbs developer Arash Tavakoli has for the past four years been hatching plans for one of his Landmark Group’s most prominent projects yet: demolition of 106 low-rent apartments in Edgecliff to make way for a 25-storey tower overlooking Trumper Park.
How a Sydney developer bypassed council to gain approval for 250 homes
Eastern suburbs developer Arash Tavakoli has for the past four years been hatching plans for one of his Landmark Group’s most prominent projects yet: demolition of 106 low-rent apartments in Edgecliff to make way for a 25-storey tower overlooking Trumper Park.
More homes across our city
An excellent step taken by SCC. In her latest newsletter Mayor Clover Moore addresses the need for affordable housing to be in perpetuity and capped at 30% of income. She mentions the unaffordable level of 20% less than market value as used by developers and sanctioned by State government (the disgusting fast track method).
Stop the destruction of affordable housing
Re: The affordable housing petition sponsored by Alex Greenwich MP and supported by PPPG The following ad has appeared in the latest issue of Eastern Suburbs...
The ‘affordable’ housing policies that subsidised a rental unit listed for $925 a week
Australia’s multibillion-dollar investment in social and affordable housing is helping to pay for thousands of relatively high-priced new apartments that...