The Surrey wellsite that unlawfully extracted oil after the Supreme Court quashed its planning permission has not been issued with a formal stop notice, the county council confirmed today.
The group which secured a landmark legal judgement on climate emissions from onshore oil is calling for a block on sales extracted unlawfully at a wellsite in Surrey.
Sarah Finch, the campaigner who won a landmark victory on carbon emissions at the Supreme Court earlier this year, has been named by TIME magazine as one of the 100 most innovative leaders driving action on climate change.
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Members of the public and a councillor questioned Surrey County Council this morning over its handling of unlawful oil extraction at Horse Hill near Horley.
Oil production has been suspended at Horse Hill in Surrey, the site at the centre of a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court.
Environmental lawyers have called for immediate enforcement action to stop “unauthorised” oil extraction at Horse Hill.
The authority which unlawfully granted planning permission for oil production at Horse Hill is continuing to “review the matter”, a spokesperson said this morning.
The company behind plans to build a new coal mine in Cumbria has not lodged an appeal against last month’s High Court decision to strike down planning permission.
Nine Extinction Rebellion campaigners blocked the entrance to the Horse Hill oil production site in Surrey this morning in a protest over its continued operation despite the quashing of planning permission by the Supreme Court.
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