LOW BLOW: Inner-city apartment residents opposed war veterans drinking at the new Christchurch Returned Services Association (background), a move RSA president Pete Dawson called "a blow below the belt".

Inner-city residents have given Christchurch war veterans the all clear to serve drinks at their new RSA.

The last remaining opponent to the Returned Services' Association's liquor licence application withdrew their objection today.

Several neighbours, including two apartment building body corporates, opposed the application for the Armagh St RSA, due to open next month, believing it would be a noise nuisance.

The RSA, due to re-open on Armagh St next month, applied for a liquor on-licence to serve alcohol from 8am to 1am, seven days a week. Proceeds from drink sales would supplement their veterans' welfare trust.

The RSA made assurances about how it would operate and altered its proposed opening hours. Two withdrew their objections. A third backed down yesterday after publicity about the conflict.

The council's district licensing authority confirmed the last remaining objection to the application was withdrawn today.

Christchurch RSA president Pete Dawson said it was "a relief".

"We have come to an agreement with our neighbours. It's all been sorted. We're on good terms now [and] it's time to put this behind us," he said.

He said neighbours had the right to object, but it had beenrustrating after 95 years of "exemplary" behaviour on the site. About 75 per cent of the RSA's 1100 members were war veterans. More than 200 were more than 90 years old.

"We've never been bad boys," Dawson said. "I think the last time there was a big party outside the RSA was V-J day at the end of World War Two."

The matter would go to the District Licensing Committee to make a decision within the next two days, a council spokeswoman said. A public hearing was no longer required.

Dawson said the RSA did not want to be "at loggerheads" with neighbours.

"If they see us as a problem from time to time, I want to hear about it. We are all part of the same community and we have to work together and support each other," he said.

The $6.5 million Warren & Mahoney-designed RSA will open on March 27.

It replaces the 1920s-era RSA torn down due to earthquake damage.