Burniston consultation extended
The call for comments on plans to drill for gas and carry out a form of fracking near Scarborough has been extended.
Another delay for IGas Misson shale plans
IGas’s plan to explore for shale gas at a site at Misson in north Nottinghamshire now looks unlikely to be decided next month.
Government could decide Cuadrilla’s fracking appeals under new rules
The government gave more detail this afternoon on how it would fast-track fracking through the planning system. In a statement the Local Government Secretary, Greg Clark, said he was changing the rules to allow him to take over decisions on shale gas appeals.
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