Infrastructure

Nelson Southern Link Road
Nelson Southern Link state highway proposal linked Nelson CBD with the Stoke/Richmond area. Aston Consultants prepared submissions and presented evidence at Council hearings on behalf of Housing New Zealand, a major landowner adjoining the roading corridor. Concerns related to community severance, amenity, noise, dust and visual impacts.

Project Aqua
Project Aqua proposed a series of five power stations along a canal on the south bank of the Lower Waitaki River. Aston Consultants were lead consultants for an advisory team to Waimate District Council on social, economic and environmental impacts of the project and the subsequent Resource Management (Waitaki Catchment) Amendment Act.

Kate Landfill – Canterbury Too Good to Waste
Kate Landfill is the regional landfill for Canterbury. Aston Consultants provided expert planning advice and evidence on behalf of Canterbury Too Good To Waste, a consortium of local wine and food industry interests who opposed the landfill.