A company looking to revive an inactive landfill in Dresden has pulled its court application against the Municipality of Chatham-Kent (CK).
York1 Environmental Solutions submitted the court application in November 2025, claiming that their proposed landfill and waste transfer facility didn’t need local land-use planning or zoning approvals from the municipality. The municipality disagreed.
The municipality announced it received an official notice from York1 on Thursday stating they are abandoning the court application, which means the company has completely withdrawn its court action, but not the project itself.
“As a reminder, the court case was not a final determination of whether York1 can proceed with its proposed landfill and waste processing project. The court case would have only dealt with whether local zoning requirements apply to York1’s proposed project,” a statement from the municipality said.
York1 mentioned it’s not requesting a Minister’s Zoning Order and that this issue will follow regular municipal planning procedures.
“York1 has chosen to move this matter out of the courts and into the land use planning process. It intends to apply to the Municipality of Chatham-Kent for a zoning by-law amendment, so the proposal can be assessed on its planning merits through the normal public process,” York1 spokesperson Laryssa Waler said.
York1 emphasized that they believe an open public process is best moving forward and hopes that CK will collaborate with them during planning.
CK Council will have the final say on any planning applications.
According to officials, withdrawing the application might lead to future public meetings and appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT).
The OLT is a provincial tribunal responsible for handling land use planning issues in Ontario.
The scheduled court hearing on November 17 regarding the controversial proposal at 29831 Irish School Road in Dresden will now be cancelled.
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