The sails on the West Gate service stations are set to be protected by a heritage overlay after the canopies were found to be of local significance.
The sail canopies over the service stations on the West Gate freeway are being considered for protection by a heritage overlay.
The service station canopies are the latest in a line of humble structures to be considered for heritage protection following the listing ofA heritage review has found the canopies of the two service stations, on the eastern end of the West Gate Bridge, meet the threshold for local significance and the sites have been recommended for inclusion within the heritage overlay in Melbourne’s planning scheme.
The stations are owned by VicRoads and held in a long-term lease by United Petroleum, which operates them as petrol stations and Pie Face outlets.City of Melbourne officers have recommended that the council approve the West Gate service stations’ heritage review at its meeting on Tuesday night and provide recommendations for permanent heritage controls.
“Look I understand there’ll be some people who would say ‘What’s so special about a couple of white sails over a servo’ there’ll be others who know them as Melbourne’s most iconic service stations and a real gateway location for the city, which has been well known to Melburnians for almost 40 years,” he said. “Amongst architecture types it is really a thing.”
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