The appellant appealed the Niagara Escarpment Commission's refusal to issue a development permit that would allow the importation of 1.8 million cubic metres of fill to rehabilitate a quarry.
The appellant argued the proposal was a permitted use under the Niagara Escarpment Plan, such as a mineral extraction operation or forest management.
The Hearing Officers found that the existing rehabilitation plan was substantially complete and that the proposal amounted to a commercial fill operation, which is not a permitted use.
The appeal was dismissed.
