Minister defends consent for Cuadrilla’s fracking site on second day of legal challenge
Lawyers for the Communities’ Secretary have been defending his decision to grant planning permission for Cuadrilla’s fracking plans near Blackpool.
Ruth Hayhurst
Investigative journalist and environmental writer. Specialising in UK onshore oil and gas, fracking and the reaction to it.
Cheshire councillors adopt new oil and gas policy document
A council in what could be one of the country’s leading shale gas areas has agreed a new policy document to help it deal with planning applications.
Shale gas regulation is not “up to scratch” – High Court challenge to Lancs fracking consent
The Communities Secretary, Sajid Javid, should not have approved Cuadrilla’s fracking plans because shale gas regulation was not good enough, the High Court heard this afternoon.
Cuadrilla’s Lancs shale gas exploration plans were “production in disguise” – High Court told
The legal challenge against the government over permission to frack for shale gas in Lancashire heard this morning that the exploration plans were “production in disguise”.
Anti-fracking campaigners gather at court for challenge against government on shale gas consent
Opponents of Cuadrilla’s fracking plans near Blackpool have gathered outside the High Court in Manchester for a challenge against the Communities’ Secretary, Sajid Javid.
What Notts planners said about IGas’s shale gas scheme at Tinker Lane?
Planners have recommended approval of shale gas plans at Tinker Lane in north Nottinghamshire, subject to a legal agreement and 52 conditions.
Campaigners take minister to court over consent for Lancashire fracking plans
Opponents of plans to frack in Lancashire will be at the High Court in Manchester on Wednesday to challenge the approval of planning permission for Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site.
Breaking: Nottinghamshire planners recommend approval of Tinker Lane shale gas well
Planners at Nottinghamshire County Council are recommending approval of an application by IGas to drill a shale gas well at Tinker Lane, between Blyth and Barnby Moor.
Opposition mobilises as INEOS unveils plans for second shale gas site
INEOS has begun the planning process for a second site for shale gas exploration – this time in Rotherham borough.
Photo post: Walkers complete 120 miles between Yorks and Lancs fracking sites
Opponents of fracking reached the end of a 120-mile walk this afternoon between shale gas sites in North Yorkshire and Lancashire.
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