Communities take action against government plans to fast-track fracking
Opponents of government proposals to change the planning rules for shale gas developments have been taking part in protest events across England this week.
Government shale gas planning changes a “sad blow to public engagement” – Conservative council leader
The leader of Conservative-controlled Derbyshire County Council has said government plans designed to fast-track shale gas will cut local authorities out of decisions with the biggest impact on communities.
Legal precedent and costs are major hurdles to challenging fracking injunctions, campaigners say
Campaigners who failed to block an injunction against protests outside Cuadrilla’s Lancashire fracking site said the fight was not over. But they said case law and the cost of legal action were major hurdles.
James Brokenshire to decide Cuadrilla’s Roseacre Wood fracking appeal
The outcome of the Roseacre Wood fracking inquiry, which ended last week, will be decided by James Brokenshire.
Weekend long read: The blueprint for fracking needs a rethink
Mark Robinson, Campaigns and Policy Assistant at Campaign to Protect Rural England, argues that radical changes are needed to national planning policy to prevent the threat of fracking to the countryside and the communities who live and enjoy it.
Angus seeks another 10 years at Lidsey oil site
The oil company, Angus Energy, has applied for permission to produce from its Lidsey site near Bognor Regis in West Sussex for another 10 years.
Updated: Local people should have greater say in decisions – Government response on shale wealth fund
Updated 13 November 2017 with reaction to the shale wealth fund proposals Communities should have greater control of the decisions that affect them, the government said today in its response to a consultation on the proposed shale wealth fund.
Breaking: Scottish government bans fracking – statement
In the past half hour, the Scottish Energy Minister, Paul Wheelhouse, announced to the Scottish Parliament: “Fracking cannot and will not take place in Scotland”.
Fracking Week in Parliament: 16-20 January 2017
In this Fracking Week in Parliament: Caroline Spelman on what the Church of England said about fracking Claudia Beamish asks why a fracking ban is not in Scotland’s draft climate change bill
“Planning controlled by government and developers”
Local communities hold the least power in the planning process and central government and developers hold the most, according to a survey of councillors across the UK.
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