Key facts
Address: Land off Bramleymoor Lane, near Marsh Lane, Eckington parish, Derbyshire SK21
Planning application: CM4/0517/10 Lapsed three years after decision (16/8/2018)
Appeal: reference APP/U1050/W/17/3190838
Operator: INEOS Shale
Status: Approved for exploratory shale gas drilling, no action
Timeline
Last updated 18/8/2021
16 August 2021
Planning permission lapses after no work at site. Details
22 November 2019
Derbyshire County Council confirms it has had no contact from Ineos over preconditions of Bramleymoor Lane shale gas site.
8 August 2019
No start date for work at Bramleymoor Lane, Derbyshire Times reports. Details
29 August 2018
Protest outside Bramleymoor Lane shale gas site in Marsh Lane, Derbyshire, 29 August 2018. Photo: Joanne Gough
Villager “hit by tractor” during protest at Ineos shale gas site. DrillOrDrop report
16 August 2018
Inspector at public inquiry grants planning permission to Ineos for Bramleymoor Lane scheme. DrillOrDrop report
29 June 2018
Conclusion of public inquiry. DrillOrDrop report
19 June 2018
Scheduled start date for two-week public inquiry.
4 May 2018
Derbyshire County Council’s planning sub-committee votes to maintain opposition on highway grounds to the Marsh Lane shale gas scheme, against the advice of officers. Details
21 March 2018
Arrangements confirmed for public inquiry on Ineos appeal. Details
5 February 2018
Derbyshire County Council planning committee votes to oppose Ineos shale gas scheme at Bramleymoor Lane, Marsh Lane, in advance of the public inquiry. Details
29 January 2018
Derbyshire County Council planning committee surrenders local decision on Ineos duplicate application for Bramleymoor Lane. Details
19 January 2018
Derbyshire County Council Strategic Director for Economy, Transport and Environment, Mike Ashworth, recommends the council does not process INEOS’s duplicate application for Bramleymoor Lane.
18 December 2017
INEOS Shale submits duplicate application for Bramleymoor Lane to Derbyshire County Council. Details
7 December 2017
Debate at Eckington near Marsh Lane votes ‘no’ on the role of fracking in UK energy. Details
6 December 2017
Start date of appeal by INEOS Upstream against non-determination of application for shale gas exploration at Bramleymoor Lane, Marsh Lane, north Derbyshire. Link to appeal website
27 November 2017
INEOS secret court evidence revealed on hazards proposed for Marsh Lane shale site. Details
24 November 2017
INEOS seeks to bypass local decisions on Harthill and Marsh Lane planning applications. Details
22 November 2017
Shale gas will bring wholesale industrialisation and change the countryside for decades, Tory MP for Marsh Lane tells parliamentary debate. Details
16 September 2017
600+ people attended marches and a rally against INEOS application for shale gas exploration at Marsh Lane. Details
10 August 2017
Deadline for comments on planning application
29 June 2017
Environment Agency issues standard rules permit for Bramleymoor Lane and letters arrive with decision by Communities’ Secretary that the planning application does not need an EIA. Details
8 May 2017
Planning application submitted to Derbyshire County Council. Details
27 April 2017
INEOS posts formal notice at Bramleymoor Lane of its intention to apply for planning permission.
28 February 2017
Derbyshire County Council confirms that any planning application for Bramleymoor Lane will not need an Environmental Impact Assessment. Details
31 January 2017
INEOS and local opponents of its plans hold exhibitions in Marsh Lane. Details
30 January 2017
The Advertising Standards Authority confirms it has received three complaints about the INEOS supplement. Details
25 January 2017
INEOS publishes the first of 10 eight-page local newspaper advertising supplements. Details
24 January 2017
Eckington Parish Council votes unanimously against INEOS proposals. Details
19 January 2017
Meeting of Unstone Parish Council at which the INEOS plans discussed
10 January 2017
Meeting of Eckington Parish Council attended by Gordon Grant, of INEOS, and around 70 residents, some of whom demanded answers from the council about INEOS’s plans
6 January 2017
INEOS announces it has submitted an environmental screening report to Derbyshire County Council, requesting a decision on whether an environmental impact assessment is needed in a planning permission. The report identifies a site for a vertical well to take core samples. The company says a full application for five years will be submitted later in the year. Details
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