FACTORY PERMIT REFUSED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 262, 5 November 1931, Page 21

FACTORY PERMIT REFUSED.

'. 'I|f RESIDENTIAL AREA.

DECISION' AT ONE TREE HILL.

i -It i had my way I would prevent the .erecting of any factory in a resi- * dential area," said tie Mayor, Mr. . • Goldstine, at meeting of the One Tree " Hill Borongi Council last night. I con- > sider it the duty of any local body.,to give effect to the principles of town planning, otherwise the whole purpose 01 such planning eimply goes by the board, r Further, it will bo my endeavour to prevent the granting of. permits in areas loned specially for residence. It is unfair to ratepayers in the first instance, and in the second it will force those who wish to set up factories to. take land • set aside for the purpose." < The Mayor's statement was made after two deputations had been heard by the council with reference to the ) proposal to establish a bacon factory in Dunkerron Avenue, off Market Road. The council unanimously decided that no license be granted for the establishment of such an industry the locality; and it was hoped that the attitude of the . One Tree Hill Borough Council would serve as a lead and an example to other local bodies.

Mr. C. J. Lovegrove, who spoke on behalf of the applicants, said that the industry should be encouraged. There would be no offal, and the meat entertog the factory would enter only in a chilled state, which defeated the contention that the industry would encourthe breeding of flies. There would be no noise or offensive smoke. The Health Department had not raised any objection. Other bacon-curing factories *ere being established in residential areas without complaint from those »iving| in the vicinity. Mr. H. R. A. Vialoux, who .represented second deputation, consisting of Jbout ten ratepayers out of the 80 or ™ who had signed a petition, said that atones in residential areas constituted * public nuisance, and that the dairy actory Tvliich it was proposed to con- ■ the bacon factory had been .continual source of annoyance. The ®f complaints were those of noise 6 at night and of smoke and grit, i 6 properties would be sened in value if the new industry *®!> permitted.