Meanings of local controversy in English

The scheme got planning permission despite local controversy and a recommendation by the planning board's inspector to refuse planning permission.

This announcement follows local controversy around a new pool in Napier, when residents took the council to court over a lack of consultation.

For the past five years a local controversy has bounced in and out of the news, and may be about to reach its conclusion.

The availability of water and the need for trucking are both expected to cause local controversy, especially in quiet country areas with narrow roads.

The €3.57 million building, which caused plenty of local controversy during construction, was handed over by builders MMD last month.

But the farm, which would generate 420 megawatts of power, enough for 336,000 typical American homes, has been the subject of intense local controversy.

The strength of the revolutionary spirit in the different colonies bore a distinct relation to the fervor of the preceding local controversies.