Auckland City Council
Media release
8 April 2010

Protecting Auckland’s heritage

Four key Auckland heritage building will be protected as Category B listed building after changes made this week.

A plan modification has been approved by the City Development Committee to include four Auckland city heritage buildings in the schedule of the Auckland District Plan 1999 – Isthmus.

The City Development Committee yesterday confirmed it will make a recommendation to Council that the plan change be incorporated into the district plan.

Properties to be added to the schedule are:
• Carlton Club Hotel (The Penny Black 2006) 489 Khyber Pass Road, Newmarket
• Mary Atkin Cottage, 73 Kohimarama Road
• Mt Eden Borough Council Building and Fire Station Building (Nesfield House 2006) 62-64 Valley Road, Mt Eden.
• A house located at 2 Castle Drive, Epsom
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“The scheduling of these special heritage buildings helps us to ensure future generations can enjoy the rich cultural heritage of Auckland. We take our role in protecting Auckland’s heritage seriously and these four properties are fine examples of architecture from our city’s past,” says Councillor Aaron Bhatnagar, Chairperson of the City Development Committee.

During the past year, council has ensured the ongoing protection for sites of significance to Auckland’s heritage by scheduling 108 heritage items including 14 built, 94 natural (ecological sites).

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