00:00Every man's home is his castle, but can it really be a castle if you can't make it a home?
00:09A castle's not a castle if you can't fix a fence paling or a broken step or a roof tile without getting approval that might take you six months and cost $2,000.
00:20But that's been the reality for residents of Moorooka's War Workers Housing Estate in Brisbane's south.
00:26Built in the mid-40s, these homes were erected for the families of Rocklea Munitions factory workers.
00:33Three quarters of a century later, the cottagers have maintained their charm but are now frozen in time.
00:40In September 22 we received a notification in the mail that our homes would be made heritage listed under a TLPI.
00:48Which stands for Temporary Local Planning Instrument.
00:51The 180 homes were temporarily heritage listed while council worked to make it permanent.
00:57The TLPI came in with no consultation with any of the residents.
01:00But the sheer number of properties in this case, I think it's unprecedented.
01:05Prior to this, the homes fell under a character listing, which meant they couldn't be demolished or dramatically developed.
01:12But under the initial heritage advice...
01:15We can't paint the house, we can't fix a fence, we can't really do any basic maintenance unless we get council approval.
01:22Approval, which can be costly at the expense of the homeowner.
01:27The council says...
01:39Submissions close on Sunday.
01:41For now, residents can only hope their homes will keep their character and with the times.
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