Refuse more time for Lancashire frack site – planners recommend
Officials in Lancashire are recommending refusal of a bid to extend the life of the mothballed Preston New Road fracking site near Blackpool.
Minister to decide planning appeal on Dunsfold gas site
The decision on the Dunsfold/Loxley gas exploration site in Surrey is to be made by the communities’ secretary, Michael Gove, it was announced this afternoon.
Wait for government ruling on environmental study for East Yorks oil site
Local councillors in East Yorkshire are still waiting for a government ruling on whether expansion plans at Rathlin Energy’s West Newton-A well site need detailed environment research.
Lancs councillors unanimously oppose Cuadrilla’s new traffic plans for Roseacre Wood fracking site
Lancashire councillors voted unanimously this morning against a revised traffic management scheme for Cuadrilla’s proposed fracking site at Roseacre Wood near Blackpool.
Date set for reopened inquiry on Lancashire fracking site
The public inquiry to decide whether to grant planning permission for fracking at a second site in Lancashire will reopen in April 2018.
Government goes to court to defend consent for Cuadrilla’s Lancashire fracking site
Lawyers for the government today defended the decision to give the go-ahead to Cuadrilla’s Lancashire shale gas site and the UK’s first horizontal fracking wells.
Steps forward for INEOS shale gas exploration plans in Derbyshire
The Environment Agency announced today it had granted a permit to INEOS for proposed shale gas exploration at the village of Marsh Lane in north east Derbyshire.
August date for Court of Appeal hearing on Cuadrilla’s fracking site
The next stage in a legal battle over ministerial approval of fracking in Lancashire reaches the Court of Appeal in London in August.
Second legal challenge over Lancs fracking site goes to Court of Appeal
Anti-fracking campaigner Gayzer Frackman has won the right to pursue his legal challenge against permission for Cuadrilla’s Lancashire shale gas site.
Step forward for INEOS plan for second shale gas well – no environmental impact assessment needed
Plans by INEOS for a second shale gas well in the East Midlands will not need an environmental impact assessment, according to the local council.
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