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I love this
These streets were all minor exceptions where the IHP had allowed weird density exceptions because the residents were rich and good at arguing and gave lots of reasons why their street was different to all the streets. The council rejected these exemptions, and Bishop agreed.
Ok but can our water infrastructure support this? To be very clear more housing, good. Sewerpocalypse, bad.
Not currently, I'd guess - but it won't be clear where until it's too late. But it'll be just another job on the pile.
Of course, apartments don't all spontaneously become active at once, too, so half the time we'll probably get away with it, but I suspect somewhere along the way we're bound to have an awkward moment
Overall seems like a pretty good result. Disappointing that the heritage buildings will still be protected, but sounds like that was rejected on technicalities rather than due to any desire to retain those buildings.