Obtaining consents for a 40-hectare quarry at Burnham, addressing key issues and minimising risks, while planning for aggregate extraction, primary production, and site rehabilitation.
Boffa Miskell initially provided advice on consenting an aggregate quarry at Burnham, identifying key issues and risks. The client proposed to extract and process aggregate from the site alongside undertaking primary production on the land prior to quarrying and post-rehabilitation. The active quarry area will be a maximum of 40 hectares.
Burnham 2020 Limited sought a land use consent in perpetuity from Selwyn District Council, and a 35-year term on the regional council consents from Environment Canterbury.
Risks were minimal as the size of the site means that most effects can be internalised. Additionally, there are only two residential properties in close proximity.