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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
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Michael Parris

National Trust questions council for approving historic building's demolition

The 1860s timber house approved for demolition to make way for the Iris redevelopment. Picture by Peter Lorimer

The National Trust has questioned how City of Newcastle approved the demolition of historic buildings to make way for the final stages of Iris Capital's Hunter Street Mall redevelopment.

Iris consultant Urbis met with council representatives on April 18 to discuss a development application to demolish "all non-heritage and non-contributory items" on the site of the redevelopment's last two stages between Hunter and King streets.

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