The WANGANUI Chronicle's investigation into a planned church-run drug and rehabilitation centre in Papaiti Rd has prompted the Wanganui District council to take another look at the application.
The council is asking for more information on the application to establish a residential centre at Holly Lodge, community development committee chair Ray Stevens said yesterday.
The proposal is to develop residential accommodation for people recovering from drug and alcohol addiction using the Church of Scientology's Narconon programme.
"I have met with council staff to discuss the matter after members of the public raised their concerns with me and through the media," Mr Stevens said.
"Our principal planner, after reading information published in the media, has advised that additional information about what activities will be carried out at the centre is required to determine the application's compliance, or non-compliance, with the district plan and whether resource consent is required.
"The significance of some of the proposed activities may not have been clear in the initial application and planning assessment. For that reason, the planning staff are talking to the applicant to get all the facts so a final determination can be made about the proposal's compliance with the district plan."
Council may rethink rehab decision
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