Portsmouth Council “very strongly objects” to UKOG’s South Downs oil drilling plans
Conservative-led Portsmouth City Council has voted unanimously to object to 20-year plans to drill for oil in the South Downs National Park.
Conservative-led Portsmouth City Council has voted unanimously to object to 20-year plans to drill for oil in the South Downs National Park.
People living near a proposed oil production site in the South Downs National Park voted almost unanimously last night against the scheme.
A proposal to produce oil for 20 years from a site in the South Downs National Park is likely to have significant effects on the environment, planners have concluded.