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The Potts Point Preservation Group (PPPG) have worked with and listened to feedback from all mem-bers of the community, local businesses, and key stakeholders to identify aspirations, concerns and opportunities for the precinct. Consultation included a first-ever survey and a community forum in late 2024)
The PPPG conducted a comprehensive survey in late 2024 to gauge community perspectives on current redevelopments and the loss of affordable housing as well as on preserving and enhancing the character, heritage, and vibrancy of the Potts Point, Elizabeth Bay, and Rushcutters Bay precinct.
The findings underscore a strong commitment to preserving the area’s cultural and architectural iden-tity while addressing contemporary challenges like redevelopment, housing affordability, and heritage conservation.
Insights from the Community Forum
Key insights
Key insights include overwhelming support for initiatives to protect the area’s fundamental character, consolidate heritage efforts, and engage with government bodies. Respondents also voiced concerns about housing affordability and expressed enthusiasm for community-driven regeneration projects.
Over 200 people attended the Community Forum in November. Input from MP Alex Greenwich, MP Allegra Spender and David Burdon from the National Trust all strongly supported the rationale and objectives of the PPPG and the progress thus far. A number of City of Sydney Councillors also attended and were all sympathetic towards the community goals. Ben Peachey from the City’s Plan-ning Department attended The attendees were all appreciative of the update on developments in the area and the progress towards recognition of and greater protection of the area’s heritage. There was a general appeciation for this type of community consultation.
The feedback from the survey and the community forum has informed the priorities and actions featured in this social and heritage place strategy which aims at preserving this particular locality’s cultural capi-tal for future generations. These objectives are also strongly supported by the National Trust (NSW), the Australian Institute of Architects, our local State member of Parliament, Alex Greenwich and our local Federal Member of Parliament, Allegra Spender