Mount Cass Wind Farm
Encyclopedia
The Mount Cass Wind Farm is/was a proposed wind farm to be located east of Waipara
on Mount Cass in the Canterbury
region of New Zealand.
Waipara
Waipara is a small town in north Canterbury, on the banks of the Waipara River.It is at the junction of State Highways 1 and 7 60 kilometres north of Christchurch...
on Mount Cass in the Canterbury
Canterbury, New Zealand
The New Zealand region of Canterbury is mainly composed of the Canterbury Plains and the surrounding mountains. Its main city, Christchurch, hosts the main office of the Christchurch City Council, the Canterbury Regional Council - called Environment Canterbury - and the University of Canterbury.-...
region of New Zealand.
Timeline
- 23 November 2007 - application for resource consentResource consentA resource consent is the authorisation given to certain activities or uses of natural and physical resources required under the New Zealand Resource Management Act . Some activities may either be specifically authorised by the RMA or be permitted activities authorised by rules in plans...
s lodged - 1 August 2008 - submissions close
- 2 April 2009 - consents declined
- April 2009 - decision appealed to the Environment Court
External links
- Mainpower - Mount Cass Wind Farm information
- Mount Cass Wind Farm at the Hurunui District Council
- A Ridge Too Far - Mt Cass Protection Society