Volcanic cones hearing news
Claudia Page
Today Margot McRae, Deputy Chair and spokesperson, made a strong case for retention of the Height Sensitive Area overlay and Volcanic Cones view shafts which for many years have stopped buildings blocking the public's views of Mt Victoria/Takarunga and North Head/Maungauika. We are opposed to the Devonport Business Association and Wallace Flats Ltd one of the property owners, who were represented by Lane Associates Cherie Lane who have submitted that the height limit should be increased to allow up to four stories or 12.5m.
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Alfred Sharpe's 1877 painting Devonport and the Waitemata Harbour from the Domain (Ref: C-126-001 Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington http://natlib.govt.records/22825399