May 5, 2025
Atlantic Shell Corporation’s rezoning request is not proceeding.
The landowner associated with the application by Atlantic Shell Corporation to rezone a portion of PID 25066473 on the Smith Road in Upper Nappan to accommodate a crustacean shell drying operation has withdrawn his permission for the application to proceed. The application was to rezone the parcel from Agriculture (AG) to Rural Industrial (RI).
Pursuant to the Municipal Government Act, in order to come into effect, a bylaw to amend the Land Use Bylaw is required to have two readings with a requirement for a public hearing prior to second and final reading. The application to rezone a portion of the property had received first reading at the April meeting of the Cumberland Municipal Council, held on April 23, 2025.
“With the withdrawal of permission by the landowner, the process for this application is at an end and there will be no public hearing nor any council consideration of second reading. Any new applications for alternative parcels for this operation would have to start over again,” CAO Greg Herrett said.
“It isn’t our normal practice to issue media releases regarding development application status, but there’s been a higher than usual level of interest in this application and we want to make sure that the public is aware that the process has ended,” he added.
