Canterbury Regional Council v Waimakariri District Council
COURT OR TRIBUNAL
Environment Court of New Zealand
DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)
08/10/2001
LITIGATION TYPE
Project Approval - Mitigation
SUBJECT MATTER
Urban Planning
REVIEW TYPE
Merits review
SUMMARY
The proceedings related to the development of land for a new town to accommodate 5,000 people or 1,800 households (“Pegasus Bay”). One of the issues in the case relevant to climate change was that the Council had used global CO2 emissions as part of its reasoning to limit distances travelled. The court considered the issues of vehicle emissions and fuel consumption implications.
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