Live news update: Day 1 of inquiry into Ineos shale gas plans for Marsh Lane
This post has live updates from the opening day of the public inquiry into plans by Ineos for shale gas exploration in the Derbyshire village of Marsh Lane.
Inquiry into Ineos shale gas plans for Marsh Lane opens this week
Ineos plans for Derbyshire’s first shale gas well come under scrutiny at a public inquiry in Chesterfield this week.
Residents get say at Derbyshire meeting on INEOS shale gas plans after council u-turn
Council officers have done a U-turn over whether people can give their views at a meeting to discuss INEOS plans for shale gas exploration in a Derbyshire village.
Council surrenders local decision on INEOS Derbyshire shale gas application
The decision on the first shale gas application in Derbyshire will now be decided by a government-appointed planning inspector following a vote by councillors this morning.
Reaction to Rotherham council’s unanimous opposition to INEOS Harthill shale gas plan
Residents and environmental groups celebrated this afternoon as councillors in Rotherham voted unanimously to opposed INEOS’s shale gas exploration plans at Harthill.
Derbyshire village votes ‘No’ in debate on the role of fracking in UK energy
Fracking was rejected by the vast majority of people at a debate on its role in Britain’s energy mix. More than 150 people attended the event in a Derbyshire village near the county’s first proposed shale gas site.
Derbyshire’s first shale gas plan clears initial hurdle
The first bid for shale gas exploration in Derbyshire will not need a formal environmental impact assessment, the county council confirmed today.
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