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‘No decision’ decision on Dome landfill

January 19, 2024 2:12pm

Jan 19, 2024 2:12pm

The Environment Court delivered an unwelcome Christmas present for opponents of plans for a massive rubbish tip in the Dome Valley by effectively giving Waste Management NZ (WM) another crack at getting its application consented. In a 186-page interim decision released on December 21, the court said that while the present proposal was non-complying, highly contentious and its impacts would be significant, a modified application, with improved design and more certain conditions and management plans, could meet the key purposes of the Auckland Unitary Plan (AUP) and Resource Management Act. The ...

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