{"id":138329,"date":"2021-09-10T07:36:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T07:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=138329"},"modified":"2021-09-10T07:36:12","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T07:36:12","slug":"dome-valley-landfill-auckland-council-declines-plan-change-good-win-for-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/dome-valley-landfill-auckland-council-declines-plan-change-good-win-for-opponents\/","title":{"rendered":"Dome Valley landfill: Auckland Council declines plan change; ‘good win’ for opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"
By RNZ<\/strong><\/p>\n Campaigners fighting a proposed landfill at Dome Valley north of Auckland say they have had a “good win” today.<\/p>\n Waste Management’s application for a plan change for a landfill precinct in the valley has been declined in a unanimous decision by Auckland Council-appointed commissioners.<\/p>\n Fight the Tip executive member Michelle Carmichael said this was only “part of the battle” amid an ongoing appeals process against a resource consent granted for initial landfill proposed.<\/p>\n “This is a very good win in our ongoing fight to protect our environment and waterways as it confirms that the concerns we raised are significant and valid,” she said.<\/p>\n But the group will “continue to focus on our appeal in the Environment Court against the resource consent”.<\/p>\n Waste Management can also appeal the commissioners’ plan change decision but “they will now also be up against Auckland Council who we expect to defend this decision”, Carmichael said.<\/p>\n “This is a very positive first step in … those reasons to decline will provide us with stronger arguments for our court appeal against the resource consent.”<\/p>\n