City Rail Link Ltd v Auckland Council

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

Environment Court of New Zealand

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

23/05/2017

LITIGATION TYPE

Project Approval - Mitigation

SUBJECT MATTER

Urban Planning

REVIEW TYPE

Merits review

SUMMARY

[95] As to objective 4(b), while those travelling to and from Haultain Street and Fenton Street will have slightly longer journey times, and therefore slightly increased carbon emissions, the alterations will have beneficial effects on these aspects as well. We heard no compelling evidence about net emissions but expect the longer vehicle journeys necessitated for some would be more than offset by the significantly increased number of journeys shifted to public transport means. In any event the objective is not about seizing upon individual impacts, whether positive or negative, and basing a decision around individual findings.

CASE DOCUMENTS

City Rail Link Ltd v Auckland Council [2017] NZEnvC 204