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New quarry could be too close to new subdivision GEORGIA O’CONNORHARDING
Booming residential areas near Hei Hei could have a quarry near their backyards. A proposal by Fulton Hogan to obtain more land to quarry on Roberts Rd has almost gone unnoticed by residents living nearby. The city council has proposed to establish two new residential neighbourhoods in its city plan – North Halswell and South Masham. South Masham is proposed to be located north-west of Hei Hei, bordering Gilberthorpes
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TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT: A new quarry could be within 60m of residents’ properties, community board deputy chairwoman Helen Broughton says. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
was so serious the community board lodged a submission opposing the proposal in January. She said it had slipped through unnoticed because few knew about the proposed South Masham and North Halswell. The hearing was in January with a decision pending. Fulton Hogan declined to comment. In its submission on the neighbourhood plan, it said that quarrying was a “temporary activity”. “Upon its completion, a wide range of other activities can establish on a site,” it said.
HAVE YOUR SAY Did you know about the new neighbourhood proposal? What do you think of a quarry being close to residential areas? Email your thoughts to georgia.oconnor@starmedia.kiwi School, and has scope for Fulton Hogan to expand its quarrying on Roberts Rd, bringing it closer to existing homes. Riccarton-Wigram Community Board deputy chairwoman Helen Broughton said Fulton Hogan could quarry as close as 60m from a residential area. Back in 2014, Fulton Hogan got resource consents from Environment Canterbury and the city council to undertake quarrying of 19.5ha of the property at Roberts Rd.
Helen Broughton
Bob Cross
Both the Yaldhurst Residents’ Association and the Gilberthorpe Estate Residents’ Association were unaware of the proposal. Quarrying has been controversial in the area after
a joint proposal from the Canterbury Aggregates Group to dig up to 4m below the ground water line. Yaldhurst Residents’ Association chairman Bob Cross said he will be amazed if the proposal got through. “To push the unit that close is nothing short of nuts.” He said while Fulton Hogan are “quality operators”, digging close to a residential boundary just doesn’t seem right. Ms Broughton said the matter
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