Heritage row fires up in City Hall this week

A CONTROVERSIAL house demolition, new infrastructure for regional towns and the impact of the carbon tax repeal will feature at this week's Toowoomba Regional Council committee meetings.

Council will meet at City Hall tomorrow and Wednesday for its monthly planning and development, infrastructure, water and waste, finance and environment committee meetings.

One of the first items on the agenda will be the development assessment panel's decision to approve the demolition of a historically significant home in East Toowoomba.

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Council planning officers recommended the demolition be refused - a decision overturned by council's Development Assessment Panel.

The majority of neighbours have seen blueprints of the home Mr Gordon plans to build and want the run-down cottage gone.

However, National Trust of Queensland spokeswoman Stephanie Keays said it would set a dangerous precedent.

Council will also discuss new sewerage infrastructure for the towns of Westbrook and Wyreema and determine the extent of savings in the wake of the scrapping of the carbon tax.

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Heritage row fires up in City Hall this week