They said although this would probably draw subjective and emotive submissions it was also likely to provoke wider discussion about alternative methods of dealing with the historically significant facade.
As part of the notification process, the Historic Place Trust would be alerted.
Trust heritage architecture adviser Robin Byron told the council hearings committee the facade was the work of architects Edward Mahoney & Son.
Although the tavern was registered as a Category II historic place, no review had been carried out on the surviving piece to assess whether it warranted that registration.
Ms Byron said the 1988 building and the facade had an "unfortunate and incongruous relationship".
A report in the Herald in January 1987 said the tavern was being demolished because developer Mayfair Corporation and Argus Group withdrew their application for permission to increase floor space of the building after it attracted almost 700 objections.
The report said a group which wanted to restore the tavern believed the withdrawal was to shut out public participation.
It quoted the developer as saying that parts of the facade had been altered from time to time but it nevertheless wanted it preserved to front a restaurant planned for the building.
At the time, Auckland experienced a feverish rate of construction and developers tried to soothe opposition by offering to keep the facades of buildings they demolished.
THE FACADE
* 1884 hotel built on Queen St
* 1987 demolished in building boom
* 1988 facade fused to office tower
* 2012 consent sought to remove it.
