\u201cYou are being advised of this withdrawal because you made a submission on this application which was publicly notified on August 15,\u201d the notice said.<\/p>\n
People in the area had feared dust, trucks and a threat to their quiet lifestyle from the project.<\/p>\n
Anti-project lobby group, Hunua Ararimu Paparimu Valley Residents Association, outlined objections on its website.<\/p>\n
The scale of activity would significantly affect the rural community, with potential impacts on local roads, waterways, and the surrounding environment, the website said.<\/p>\n
The applicants wanted to develop about 9.3ha of land of a 40ha site and filling could reach depths of 60m, locals complained.<\/p>\n
The developer sought to establish and operate a managed fill facility to receive 1,364,466cu m of fill material during those 16 years.<\/p>\n
A land use consent was sought for construction and operation.<\/p>\n
That is required under the Auckland Unitary Plan and Resource Management. <\/p>\n
A discharge permit was also sought for the discharge of contaminants.<\/p>\n
A streamworks permit was applied for.<\/p>\n
That was for the reclamation of 35m of an intermittent stream and the reclamation of areas of natural inland wetland. <\/p>\n
Williamson Water and Land Advisory\u2019s Laila Alkamil was the contact person named in last year\u2019s original application.<\/p>\n
But today John Williamson, a director of Williamson Water and Land Advisory, said the Resource Management Act made this application too difficult.<\/p>\n
The company had prepared the application documents, which went to the council.<\/p>\n
It also undertook technical assessments, including hydrology, he said.<\/p>\n