Dairy farm consent denial hinged on ‘non surrender' condition
"Granting consent would set a precedent undermining the regional water policy"
Chris Hutching Thu, 17 Mar 2016
A resource consent panel has turned down an application from Schrader Mains to set up a dairy farm next to Waituna Lagoon near Invercargill.
The panel says granting the consents would have a precedent effect in undermining the Southland Regional Council's regional water policy statement because it