Federated Farmers South Canterbury branch president Jason Grant says a draft district plan change “error” had caused a lot of angst in the farming community. (File photo)An apologetic Timaru District Council has admitted to an error in its draft district plan after pushback from an anxious farming community. “The draft plan is only a first cut non-statutory plan and accordingly it’s expected that there will be errors and things that need clarified in this version. Doran said it was “expecting there will be quite a few changes to the first cut of the draft district plan based on the feedback we receive”. The “first cut” of the draft district plan was released to the public in October.

Source: Stuff November 24, 2020 15:56 UTC