Calvin Fisher, a union official and director of Saddle View Estate Ltd, yesterday confirmed he was appealing the Dunedin City Council hearings committee's decision to decline consent for the subdivisions.
Paperwork was being prepared and would be filed with Environment Court staff shortly, he said.
The appeal related to the committee's decision earlier this month to decline consent for three landowners - including Mr Fisher's company - to subdivide four 15ha properties.
The related applications would have created 16 undersized rural sections spread across 60ha on the slopes of the ''respected landmark'' of Saddle Hill.
The committee, chaired by Cr Colin Weatherall, declined consent for all the applications, citing concerns including the threat to the area's rural amenity and district plan integrity.
Mr Fisher told the Otago Daily Times yesterday he remained ''extremely disappointed'' and had decided to appeal after reviewing the decision with his advisers.
''There are a number of inaccuracies and subtleties missed and we felt that the decision was harsh andoppressive.''
The decision meant Mr Fisher would become embroiled in his second Environment Court battle with the council.
His company - like the council - was already awaiting an Environment Court ruling on the legality of quarrying on Saddle Hill.
Cr Weatherall told the ODT he was yet to receive formal notification of the appeal, and it would be ''inappropriate'' to comment without ''having time to consider what it said''.
