“[Lowe St] met all the requirements; with vehicle manoeuvring, distance between living spaces. Thanks to a very good designer I was able to get three dwellings on that site.” “Both those developments, due to the current district plan, are not permissible, and I wonder why?” McPherson said. “The lot size regulation should be abolished.” He did not believe the developments that he used as examples were high-density housing but instead he regarded them moderate density. McPherson, who is now based in Queenstown, said there were a lot of older people living on sections with one old house who wanted to downsize.