Government says people living near fracking sites should tolerate more risk and disturbance in the national interest
The UK government formally lifted the moratorium on fracking in England this morning.
Council drops highways objection to Ineos shale gas drilling at Woodsetts
Rotherham council will not fight Ineos shale gas plans at Woodsetts on highway safety.
Planners seek to drop traffic objection to Ineos Woodsetts well – “betrayal”, say campaigners
Planners are recommending Rotherham council withdraws its objection to Ineos’s shale gas site at Woodsetts on highways grounds.
Picture post: Shale gas villagers highlight ‘threat’ to owls
Villagers have highlighted what they believe is the threat to five species of owl on land next to the IGas shale gas site at Misson, in north Nottinghamshire.
Fracking company seeks relaxation of planning conditions for restoration at Becconsall
Cuadrilla is seeking to raise the height of the rig and the volume of noise it can make at a Lancashire shale gas site next to an internationally-important bird reserve.
Live updates: IGas shale plans for Springs Road, Misson approved
Councillors in Nottinghamshire resume their discussion at 10.30am of an application by IGas to drill two shale gas wells at Springs Road, Misson, in Bassetlaw. The decision was deferred on 5 October to allow the county council to take legal advice on a covenant on a neighbouring nature […]
Officials seek to ban Sunday fracking in key vote on Yorkshire shale gas plan
Local councillors vote next week on the first plan to frack in Yorkshire. There’s no official recommendation yet on whether Third Energy’s scheme at Kirby Misperton should be approved. But if it is, officers at Ryedale District Council have said fracking should not be allowed on Sundays. The vote […]
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