Jack Ilott Green was named for the son of Sir John Ilott who operated his advertising business out of a landmark building on the corner of Jervois Quay and Harris Street until it was demolished to make way for the park.
This small pocket green is one of the few green spaces remaining in inner city wellington.
Even though it is enjoyed by many people it has largely been neglected by council for many years, and this has given them an excuse to raise money by offering it for development.
In 2004 there was a proposal to build a music school which eventually fell through and now, even though there has been a dramatic increase in people moving into residential buildings in the city, in the council have approved in principle the building of a high rise building on the green.
We believe that Jack Ilott Green is an irreplaceable asset and any building on the site will ruin the symmetry of the Civic Square and have a detrimental impact on the surrounding space.