Dunedin funeral company Hope and Sons has appealed a decision against its plans to build a cremator near South Dunedin homes.
The decision has disappointed opponents, who say they will now have to take on the company a second time.
Hope and Sons was turned down for resource consent last month, after a May hearing at which it applied to the Otago Regional Council for a discharge-to-air consent, and to the Dunedin City Council to establish and operate the cremator.
The consents for the cremator, to be built at the Andersons Bay Rd business, were declined on grounds it could be detrimental to air quality and breach cultural, spiritual and amenity values.
The consent hearing attracted submissions from 39 people or groups, 34 of those in opposition.
While Hope and Sons said there would be no visible emissions apart from heat haze, residents were not happy with the idea of the facility being so close to their homes.
Director Lyndon Hope confirmed this week the company had appealed on July 1, but did not want to discuss the reasons for the appeal "at this stage".
Resident Nola Walker, who made a submission during the hearing, said there were many low-income residents who did not have the resources to fight the appeal.
The hearings committee had made a "sensible decision" on the matter, and she planned to get involved in the fight again.
"Hope and Sons seem to be totally disregarding the needs of the community for fresh air," she said.
"It's just really disappointing. It's totally abhorrent."
Mr Hope said while there were 15 days for people to respond, it could be some time before a hearing.
