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The owners of Christ Church Cathedral were within their powers to order the earthquake-damaged building’s deconstruction, a court has heard.
The Great Christchurch Buildings Trust (GCBT) is contesting in the High Court the right of the cathedral’s owner, the Church Property Trust (CPT), to deconstruct the building, claiming the move breaches a 2003 act of Parliament protecting church buildings.
The GCBT claims the building can be saved and the CPT has a moral and legal responsibility to do that.
The CPT, citing safety concerns, wants to deconstruct the building to sill height and build a new cathedral with old and new materials.
Counsel for the CPT, Jared Ormsby, said two paragraphs in the 2003 act showed the trust was entitled to opt for deconstruction.
One stated the trust had the powers to “build on or develop any property whatsoever”.
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