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author | rekado <rekado@elephly.net> | 2013-06-20 16:25:38 +0800 |
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committer | rekado <rekado@elephly.net> | 2013-06-20 16:25:38 +0800 |
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diff --git a/assignment3/background.tex b/assignment3/background.tex index 76b3561..024b448 100644 --- a/assignment3/background.tex +++ b/assignment3/background.tex @@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ proposal at all). \subsection{The value of submissions from the public} -It would not be fair to deduce from this case study that economic +It would not be fair to conclude from this case study that economic benefit generally outweighs the concerns of the public. In September 2012, the Dunedin City Council publicly notified a proposal to construct a 28-storey\footnote{In the initial announcement by the city @@ -311,37 +311,24 @@ basement \parencite{hotel-announce}.} tall hotel on Wharf Street close to Otago Harbour. Despite the economic benefits that the city of Dunedin could derive from the construction of a modern five star hotel and the mayor's backing of the project, about 80 per cent of the 507 -submissions were in opposition of the proposal. - - -% Dunedin waterside hotel -% ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -% -% - applicant didn't supply information in response to council's request -% - weirdness: council rejected application because not enough information was provided. -% how could the application be accepted in the first place? -% - public submissions highlighted problems with the application and prevented the project -% despite very positive expectations from the major -% -% Council's page on the application: [locked] -% http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/council-online/notified-resource-consents/current-notifieds/luc-2012-212 -% -% Dec 21, 2012 -% Applicant asked to demonstrate height with baloon or helicopter. -% http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10855550 -% -% Mar 15, 2013 -% Hotel construction feasible: report -% http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/249520/hotel-construction-feasible-report -% -% Mar 17, 2013 -% Otago Regional Council likely to refuse consent; requested info was not supplied. -% http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/249951/refuse-consent-hotel-orc-says -% -% Mar 21, 2013 -% Betterways Advisory Ltd counsel Phil Page complains about submissions from competitors. -% http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/250221/strong-push-hotel-hearing-adjourned -% -% June 6, 2013 -% Proposal rejected by council. -% http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/259914/hotel-ruling-disappoints +submissions were in opposition of the proposal, mostly because the +bulky hotel was considered too tall and its style not in character +with its surroundings. After two hearings and the applicant's refusal +to demonstrate the height of the hotel using a tethered baloon or +helicopter, the council sided with the opponents and rejected the +proposal on 6 June, 2013 \parencite{hotel-rejected}. + +Interestingly, among the council's reasons for the rejection of the +application this statement can be found: ``for us to be able to grant +consent, we had to be very certain that the effects of imposing this +structure on this site had been fully canvassed in the application and +were able to be fully understood. Unfortunately, this was not the +case. \emph{The application suffered, in our view, from a lack of +proper information.}'' \parencite[p 93][emphasis +mine]{hotel-decision}. This is a somewhat surprising statement as +this `lack of proper information' did not prevent the application from +passing the council's review and only became apparent after a record +number of submissions from the public had been received. It appears +that the submissions highlighted problems with the application and +thus tipped the scales against the proposed development despite its +economic benefits.
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