North Sydney Council has pushed back against a proposed new aged care home by Pathways Residences, placing Interim Heritage Orders on several homes on a Cremorne street to prevent their demolition.

Pathways, which owns three other homes at Cronulla, Killara, and Northbridge, lodged Complying Development Certificates (CDCs) for the project, which would have required the total or partial demolition of the 23 residences on Parraween St.

However, as reported by Mosman Collective, North Sydney Mayor Zoë Baker (pictured) called an emergency Council meeting to establish the Interim Heritage Orders, citing the “clear threat of harm” the plans posed to the neighbourhood.

“This is an unusual call for a meeting, but it is well justified because of the need for us to protect the scale, the character and the heritage significance of Parraween St.

“Once a CDC is issued, there is only a requirement for seven days’ notice for the bulldozers to come in. There is no appeal. There is no other right.”

A spokesperson for Pathways told The Weekly SOURCE that the provider will work with Council to determine “the best outcome for the site”.

Pathways in June bought land for another site at Lane Cove, on Sydney’s Lower North Shore, from Australian Unity.