Location (marked in white) of UKOG’s Dunsfold site and access track, based on information in the company’s leaflet. Image source: Google Maps
Last updated: 15/4/2021
Key facts
Address: Land south of Dunsfold Road and east of High Loxley Road, Dunsfold, Surrey GU8
Planning application: Application published and validated
Operator: UK Oil & Gas plc Link to UKOG presentation
Licence: PEDL234
Status: Application SCC ref 2019/0072 refused but decision later rescinded because of technical problems during decision meeting. Second consideration refused on 27 November 2020. UKOG appealed. Public inquiry begins on 27 July 2021. Application for alternative entrance SCC ref 2019/0108 later withdrawn. Screening opinion ruled that exploration did not need an environmental impact assessment. Link to screening request
High Loxley Road, Dunsfold. Image: Google Earth
Timeline
27 July 2021
Inquiry opens into UKOG plans for drilling at Dunsfold.
4 March 2021
Date set for Dunsfold drilling inquiry. Details
10 February 2021
UKOG submits appeal on Dunsfold refusal. Details
17 December 2020
UKOG to appeal against refusal of gas exploration plans. Details
27 November 2020
Breaking: UKOG’s Dunsfold drilling plans refused for second time – live news updates. Details and reaction
25 November 2020
UKOG accused of “exaggerated” and “unsubstantiated” assertions over Dunsfold drilling plans. Details
Borough council calls for refusal of Dunsfold drilling plans. Details
20 November 2020
Dunsfold drilling plans spark debate over whether onshore gas helps tackle climate change. Details
19 November 2020
Officials again back UKOG plans to drill at Dunsfold. Details
16 October 2020
Date set for second meeting to decide planning application – 27 November 2020. Details
7 October 2020
Meeting to reconsider plans postponed until at least November. Details
21 September 2020
UKOG says Dunsfold could be the UK’s second biggest onshore gas field – “a significant gas resource”. Details
3 August 2020
Decision to be decided again after refusal ruled invalid. Details
28 July 2020
Investigation into Dunsfold planning meeting. Details
29 June 2020
Surrey County Council’s development control committee refuses UKOG’s drilling plans for Dunsfold. Details
28 June 2020
Preview report of Dunsfold decision. Details
26 June 2020
Dunsfold environmental permit granted. Details
19 May 2020
Decision deferred on Dunsfold site. Details
13 May 2020
Planners back Dunsfold drilling site despite 80% public opposition. Details
11 March 2020
UKOG drops second access plan for Dunsfold well site. Details
1 February 2020
Dunsfold drilling decision delayed again. Details
28 November 2019
Consultation on Dunsfold drilling permit extended to early 2020. Details
20 November 2019
Expected decision date for applications extended to 30 January 2019. Details
24 October 2019
Expected decision date for applications extended to 18 December 2019. Details
24 September 2019
Expected decision date for applications extended to 20 November 2019. Details
14 August 2019
Expected decision date for applications extended to 16 October 2019.
23 July 2019
Listening panel hears objections from councils and residents to UKOG’s Dunsfold drilling plans. Details
20 July 2019
New application for Dunsfold drilling site creates “impossible challenge” for decision-makers, say villagers. Details
13 July 2019
Listening panel first for Surrey oil and gas proposal. Details
27 June 2019
UKOG to file new application for Surrey drilling site. Details
12 June 2019
Court ruling prompts UKOG to update energy security claim in Dunsfold drilling plans. Details
3 June 2019
Calls for Dunsfold application to be suspended. Details
31 May 2019
Planning application SCC ref 2019/0072 published and validated.
29 April 2019
Planning application received by Surrey County Council
21 March 2019
UKOG says it will not use matrix acidisation at Dunsfold or other Weald sites. Details
28 February 2019
UKOG reveals details of new drilling site near the villages of Dunsfold and Loxley. Details
27 February 2019
UKOG drop-in information meeting on Dunsfold/Loxley plans
24 February 2019
Surrey villagers urged to challenge oil company over Dunsfold drilling plans. Details
15 February 2019
Oil company reveals plans for new Surrey well site. Details
