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Court digs new hole for Harcourts Building owner

Court digs new hole for Harcourts Building owner

Did you hear the one about the man who went to court for the right to demolish an unsafe building and walked out with two unsafe buildings?

That is essentially what happened to the owner of the heritage Harcourts Building when the Environment Court dismissed his appeal against its refusal last year to grant him a demolition consent, and raised safety concerns about a neighbouring property, also owned by him.


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