Western News: November 27, 2018

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Quarry consent application lodged
Opponents
vow to keep
fighting plans
• By Anan Zaki
AFTER MONTHS of delays
Fulton Hogan has submitted a
resource consent application to
quarry near Templeton.
Environment Canterbury and
the Selwyn District Council
received the resource consent
application last
Tuesday.
ECan said the
application will
now be assessed
to determine if
all of the required
information has
Simon
Moore
been provided by
Fulton Hogan.
The resource
consent
application is yet to be formally
accepted by ECan.
The company is proposing
a quarry at a 170ha site on
Curraghs, Dawsons, Jones and
Maddisons Rds.
Fulton Hogan first announced
its plans for a quarry in the area
in December last year and said
it would submit the consent
application in February.
But the submission was
delayed to May, then September,
and then November.
The quarry proposal has
attracted vocal opposition
from Templeton and Weedons
residents.
Templeton Residents’
Association chairman Garry
Kilday said people have
anticipated the resource consent
application for some time.
“It’s been coming and it’s not
unexpected.”
Weedons Residents’
Association member Simon
Moore said it was a “very sad
day” for the communities near
the proposed quarry.
“None of us want it.
They’ve got no interest
except money. It’s nothing to do
with Christchurch’s needs,” he
said.
Mr Moore said residents will
now prepare to fight the resource
consent application should it be
HOT SPOT:
Fulton
Hogan has
submitted
its resource
consent
application
to quarry
on a 170ha
site near
Templeton.
accepted by ECan.
“This is a battle, the war is not
over yet.” He said the fight will
cost time and money.
“There are going to be lots
of people who are going to be
affected by this who are all
going to have to spend time and
money,” Mr Moore said.
“At the end of the day, Fulton
Hogan could get what they want,
but I can assure you . . . I’ll do
what it takes,” he said.
•Author fights quarry, page 10
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