Photo: Studio Pacific ArchitectureCourt action against property developer Northlake Investments Ltd is in serious doubt because of money issues. In August, Wanaka Community Supporting Our Northlake Neighbours Inc filed a civil court application for a declaratory order in the Invercargill High Court, and an appeal to the Environment Court, over a covenant preventing Northlake residents objecting to development proposals. "In the case of the Environment Court appeal, the panel decided the hotel is a local issue and not of regional or national significance," Ms Shaw said. She said it seemed the society had no option but to pull out of the Environment Court appeal, although a decision on the High Court case was not required immediately. The no-objection covenant was a prominent part of discussion around an Environment Court decision earlier this year to grant Northlake consent for a 113-room hotel.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 04, 2019 15:33 UTC