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Awards and Incentives

Town of Vincent Building Design & Conservation Awards

Started in 2001, the Building Design & Conservation Awards recognise and award the following types of building and conservation achievements:

  • The restoration or reconstruction of a building (or part of a building) to return it to a known earlier state;
  • Repair and maintenance works that conserve and enhance older buildings;
  • Sympathetic and innovative additions to existing residential, commercial or industrial buildings; and
  • The sensitive adaptation of an existing building to make it suitable for another use, e.g. the conversion of a church or an obsolete industrial building for use as residential dwellings.

Owners of places listed on the Municipal Heritage Inventory who undertake building works in accordance with one of the above categories are eligible to enter the awards for a chance to receive a cash prize.

For details of the current years Awards go to News and Events

Density Bonus

Under the Town of Vincent Town Planning Scheme No. 1 a land density bonus of up to 50% can be granted by the Council if;

"the proposed development conserves or enhances an existing dwelling or existing dwellings worthy of retention."

All places listed in the Municipal Heritage Inventory are deemed to be worthy of retention.

A density bonus may increase the development potential of your land if a heritage place is located on it. To find out further information on density bonuses and if you qualify, please contact the Town's Planning Services on (08) 9273 6000.

Variation to Town Planning Scheme Provisions

The Town Planning Scheme also allows for variations to the Scheme Provisions in circumstances where it is;

"desirable to facilitate the conservation of a heritage place listed in the Heritage List or to enhance or preserve heritage values in a Heritage Area."

This provision gives owners of heritage places some flexibility when submitting a development application that owners of non-heritage places do not have. To discuss what variations are considered acceptable, please contact a Town of Vincent Heritage Officer or Planning Officer on (08) 9273 6000.

Heritage Loan Scheme

The Heritage Loan Scheme has been established through a partnership between the Heritage Council of Western Australia, the Western Australian Local Government Association, StateWest Credit Society and local government authorities like the Town of Vincent.

The Heritage Loan Scheme provides loans at reduced interest rates for heritage conservation works. The interest rate is currently set at a rate 3% lower than StateWest standard rates to encourage people to conserve their heritage place.

Please refer to the the Heritage Council of WA, Heritage Loan Scheme

Heritage Grants Program

The Town of Vincent administers the Heritage Assistance Fund. All places that are listed on the Town's Municipal Heritage Inventory are eligible to apply for financial assistance for conservation works or conservation documentation such as a Conservation Plan or Heritage Impact Statement conducted on a heritage listed property.


The Heritage Assistance Fund is run twice yearly. To find out more information refer to the Heritage Assistance Fund Information Sheet and if you wish to submit an application refer to the Heritage Assistance Fund Application Form. and the Heritage Assistance Fund Conditions of Funding.


For more information on the Heritage Assistance Fund please phone the Town's Heritage Officers.