Chris Bishop: Housing Minister On New Legislation Allowing Demolition Of The Gordon Wilson Flats Wellington Mornings With Nick Mills podcast

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Chris Bishop: Housing Minister on new legislation allowing demolition of the Gordon Wilson flats

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A social housing block that has sat empty in central Wellington for more than a decade will soon lose its heritage status - and there's hopes it could be demolished this side of Christmas.

The Gordon Wilson flats on The Terrace have sat empty since 2012, with Victoria University buying the land in 2014. But the buildings held heritage status, making permission to demolish the buildings difficult to acquire.

But now the government will progress legislation to remove the flats' heritage status, allowing demolition.

“The amendment will remove the flats’ protected heritage status and will make its demolition a permitted activity under the RMA. This means the building can finally be demolished, without a resource consent,“ Housing Minister Chris Bishop says.

He joined Nick Mills to discuss the decision.

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