The group of 16 Cromwell residents who appealed aspects of a resource consent allowing a $20 million motorsport park to be built near the town say they are "reasonably happy" with the Environment Court decision this week.
Spokesmen Robert Franklin and Robert Galvin said Judge Laurie Newhook had upheld their appeal "in part" and had also ordered some consent conditions should be modified.
Asked if the group intended to take any further action, Mr Franklin said there had been no decisions made yet.
"There's been no discussion about that. We've spent about $80,000 to get this far. I think we are reasonably happy with the outcome of our appeal at this stage," he said.
Mr Franklin said the court's decision to limit the number of race days to 16, from an originally applied-for potential 48 days, was pleasing.
Messrs Franklin and Galvin, in a statement issued yesterday, pointed to the relevance of the judge's comment that the only option for limiting noise output "would be to reduce further the number of days on which the activity can take place. We accept that such a course, if we were to adopt it, might cause the applicant to consider whether it is worthwhile to give effect to any consent obtained."
The men said the decision had adopted that option.
"The court has upheld our appeal in part and has recognised and addressed the concerns identified by the appellants by placing further restrictive conditions on the applicant.
"The appellants are grateful for the strong support from the wider Cromwell community in what has clearly been an effective appeal," they added.
It was incorrectly stated in yesterday's Otago Daily Times story the appeal had been dismissed.
