EA urged to reconsider Burniston consultation closure
Councillors in the North Yorkshire village of Burniston have called on the Environment Agency to reconsider its refusal to allow more time for comments on local drilling and fracking plans.
Councillors in the North Yorkshire village of Burniston have called on the Environment Agency to reconsider its refusal to allow more time for comments on local drilling and fracking plans.
Plans for gas drilling and lower-volume fracking at Burniston in North Yorkshire are likely to be decided next month (April).
Burniston has stepped up its action against North Yorkshire Council’s handling of plans for gas drilling and lower-volume fracking.
Apparent procedural irregularities and widespread opposition over the handling of gas drilling plans has prompted calls for scrutiny of North Yorkshire Council.
Two leading councillors have supported calls for delays to the decision on plans for gas drilling and lower-volume fracking in the North Yorkshire village of Burniston.