Environment Canterbury (ECan) confirmed it had returned South Island Resource Recovery Limited’s (SIRRL) resource consent application due to “insufficient information” being supplied regarding the proposed activities of the plant and their effect on the environment.
ECan consents planning manager Aurora Grant explained the “key concern” held by the council was a “lack of information regarding the scale and potential effects of the proposed activity.”
“This is a very large proposal. It’s the first of its kind and scale in New Zealand and one that includes many activities that could impact the environment,” Grant said.