Controversial plans for Canterbury feedlot scrapped -'for the interim', owner says

Controversial plans for Canterbury feedlot scrapped -'for the interim', owner says
There were some fears for the quality of water in Lake Ellesmere. (Image: Getty)
Riley Kennedy
Plans to build a controversial feedlot able to hold more than 2,000 cattle in rural Canterbury have been scrapped. However, it is only "for the interim", its owner says.Last year, Wongan Hills Limited (WHL) – a farming operation owned by Brent Thomas – lodged consents for land use and discharge of odour to air, to build and operate four composting barns, otherwise known as feedlots, in Kaituna Valley on Banks Peninsula near Te Waihora Lake Ellesmere.The WHL operation sits on 4,106 hectares of land with 3,532ha in productiv...

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