Central Otago artist Bridget Paape’s shop has been closed by the Central Otago District Council due to building consent non-compliance. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSONA Central Otago business owner is fuming over a lack of communication after council officers turned up this week and gave her a day to close down. Gone Potty owner Bridget Paape was told by the Central Otago District Council on Monday her shop needed to close the following day. Six months later an email arrived from the council saying she did not have appropriate building consent for a commercial building. A routine resource consent monitoring inspection revealed no building consent was obtained for the change from an unlined shed/garage to a retail space, he said.
