Burniston permit consultation extended amid concerns about application
The public consultation has been extended on the environmental impact of plans to drill and fracture a gas well at Burniston in North Yorkshire.
Consultation underway on delay to Cuadrilla’s frack site restoration
People are invited to comment on a bid by Cuadrilla to extend the life of its former fracking site near Blackpool. A public consultation runs until Thursday 7 August 2025.
Updated: Bid for two-year delay to frack site restoration published
Cuadrilla’s latest attempt to extend the deadline for site restoration of its fracked shale gas site near Blackpool has been published.
National Park unanimously backs oil site’s cable scheme
The South Downs National Park has approved plans to route a high voltage cable from the Singleton oil site through ancient woodland to a connection with the national grid.
Burniston gas plan qualifies as fracking – expert legal opinion
A council is being urged to refuse plans that would use a form of fracking to explore for gas at Burniston near the North York Moors National Park.
Egdon gives notice of Foxholes application
Egdon Resources has given formal notice that it will apply for planning permission for gas exploration near the North Yorkshire village of Foxholes.
West Newton well stimulation scheduled
A well at West Newton in East Yorkshire could be fractured in the next four to nine months, according to a partner in the project.
Questions remain over Foxholes gas plan
Many residents who attended an information meeting about gas drilling in a North Yorkshire village said they were unconvinced about the plans.
Egdon meeting on Foxholes gas plans
Egdon Resources says it is giving more details this week of its new plans to explore for gas near a village in North Yorkshire.
National park votes against objection to Burniston gas plans – but recommends strengthened conditions
Proposals to explore for gas near the edge of the North York Moors would not cause “significant harm” to the national park, the park’s authority agreed this morning.
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