Heritage Adaptive Reuse Grants in Australia

Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity

The City of Perth is currently seeking applications for its Heritage Adaptive Reuse Grants that assist the revitalisation of heritage-protected commercial and retail buildings.

The primary objectives of the Heritage Adaptive Reuse Grants program are to support, assist and encourage property owners to activate the vacant upper floors, basements and other underutilised spaces of heritage buildings in the central business district. 

Funding Information

• For a Heritage Adaptive Reuse Grant, the City may contribute 10% of the total cost of the Adaptive Reuse Works being undertaken but is capped at a maximum of $1,000,000 on any one project.

Outcomes

• Liveable
  • Cultural Identity
    • Celebrate and respect the valuable built heritage so future generations can continue to enjoy the city’s rich culture. Create a sense of unity and belonging within the community and provide insights into the stories and the layers of history.
  • Activation
    • Activation of vacant and underutilised spaces of heritage buildings in the central business district which is critical to supporting existing businesses, creating new opportunities and results in a positive activation and compatible reuse outcome.
• Sustainable
  • Conservation
    • Conservation and improvement to the presentation and condition of a heritage-protected place that will preserve and continue its active use.
• Prosperous
  • Local business support and economic growth
    • Contribute to economic growth of the city centre through redevelopment activity that supports existing businesses by providing a tourism drawcard, enhancing public use, attracting investment, supporting the night-time / afterhours economy, accommodating businesses and increased employment; and supports the creative industries with the provision of space.

Eligibility Criteria

• All applications for Heritage Adaptive Reuse Grants with the City must meet the following eligibility criteria.
  • The proposed Adaptive Reuse Works must deliver positive heritage conservation outcomes for the City of Perth and the community;
  • Have an approved Development Application;
  • Be a legally constituted entity or individual with an Australian Business Number (ABN) or be under the auspice of an Australian legal entity;
  • Demonstrate financial viability without the City’s funding (an individual project may not be viable without the City’s support, however the organisation must be);
  • The property must be a rateable property that is defined as a heritageprotected place under Clause 1A of the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015.
  • The Property must have a substantial amount of gross leasable building area, being or ground level and unoccupied or vacant, for a period exceeding three years, with supporting documented evidence to the City’s satisfaction. The City will consider 25% or more of the gross leasable building area to be a substantial amount;
  • The proposed Adaptive Reuse Works are realistically able to be completed within three years following Council’s approval of the Grant Application; and
  • The applicant must be the registered proprietor of the Property and a ratepayer in the City of Perth (an Application can be made on behalf of a registered proprietor by an authorised agent of that registered proprietor noting the City reserves the right to qualify this).
  • Applicants who have received any development-based incentives for the from the City of Perth for the property are eligible to apply.

For more information, visit City of Perth.

For more information, visit https://perth.wa.gov.au/live-and-work/grants-and-sponsorship