The area of Graham Gordon's property near Stillwater on the West Coast that has been classified as a significant natural area is marked in red. The Te Tai o Poutini Plan Committee will probably be forced by the courts to go back and include significant natural areas (SNAs) left out of the combined district plan for West Coast councils. Principal planner Lois Easton said she believed identifying SNAs for Buller and Westland would “eventually be forced” by the courts. Specifically, the West Coast Regional Policy Statement required their identification. (First published June 11, 2021)The draft plan is due to go out for public consultation from July.

Source: Stuff April 26, 2022 22:38 UTC