CITY ZONING APPEALS

Press, Volume C, Issue 29435, 10 February 1961, Page 14

CITY ZONING APPEALS

Board Asked For Change

Appeals against the City Council's zoning of the Cambridge terrace. Cashel street and Montreal street block as residential C were heard by the Town and Country Planning Appeal Board yesterday. The three appellants were the United Commercial Travellers' and Warehousemen's Association of New Zealand, the National Airways Corporation and Francis Stuart Airey. Mr A. C. Perry appeared for all three, and Mr W. R. Lascelles represented the City Council. The appellants’ case was that the zoning should be commercial B.

The area had originally been residential, except for the National Airways Corporation's air freight depot, which had been built as a garage; but it was contended that the time had come for the area to be commercial, Mr Perry said. If Dr. Alrey’s and the association’s buildings were demolished the land could not be used for residences, as the areas were too small—lo perches in each case, Mr Perry said.

The block was certainly residential by structure, said Mr Lascelles. The time had come when it fell to the board to decide whether the "wave of commercialism” should spread or be contained. The council contended that abundant provision had been made elsewhere for commercial use. It was a splendid location for multi-storeyed flats, Mr Lascelles said.

The board reserved Its decision.