Red Hill residents called yesterday for a key Assembly committee to delay its decision on allowing medium-density housing in the old area of the suburb.
They said it would be wrong for the committee to make a finding until the Australian Heritage Commission has determined their nomination of Old Red Hill for entry on the register of the national estate; the ACT Heritage Council has finalised its citation for the Interim Places Register; and Professor Ken Taylor has conducted his study of the area for the National Trust and the University of Canberra.
Old Red Hill is bounded by Mugga Way, Monaro Crescent, Flinders Way and Morseby Street.
The Old Red Hill Preservation Group says medium-density housing in the area will spoil an essential part of Canberra as a planned city.
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