THE heritage-listed Norman Lodge gatehouse on Nepean Highway, Mount Eliza, has commenced the process of being dismantled, before being rebuilt metres away from its original site. The dismantling comes a year after a demolition order for the gatehouse was issued by Mornington Peninsula Shire after a structural engineer’s report identified it as having suffered “total loss of structural integrity”.
The protected gatehouse has been the subject of planning applications in 2013 and 2020 that would have seen the structure deconstructed and moved just metres away to be reconstructed on a concrete slab footing. The future of the building fell into doubt in April 2024 when it was badly damaged after a large eucalyptus tree fell onto it.
A representative of the property owner told The News “Since the collapse of the tree limb overhanging the structure, resulting in serious damage to it, we have and continue to work with relevant stakeholders towards a suitable resolution for the site. These endeavours currently remain ongoing.”
First published in the Mornington News – 26 August 2025
