In this guest post, David Eddy, a campaigner with Drawing a Line in the Chalk in North Yorkshire, reviews the change in direction in national planning policy on onshore oil and gas and asks whether it will make any practical difference to the communities living with the risks?
The government has unveiled its revised planning blueprint for England, with key changes to shape onshore oil and gas decisions.
Councillors have opposed controversial plans to drill and frack for gas in the village of Burniston, near Scarborough.
The environmental campaigner who secured a landmark Supreme Court judgement on oil and gas emissions has won a prestigious international award.
The government’s climate advisor has said the moratorium on fracking in England should not be lifted without an “in-depth” climate review.
North Yorkshire planners have recommended approval of plans for gas drilling and lower-volume fracking by Europa Oil & Gas Limited at Burniston, near Scarborough.
Plans for gas production and a pipeline in a remote part of the North York Moors National Park would have significant effects on the environment, government officials have ruled.
Nine environmental campaign organisations have urged the government today to end planning policies that favour fossil fuels.
Gas exploration plans in the North Yorkshire village of Foxholes were published today.
Planners are supporting proposals to tanker wastewater from oil wells in southern England to inject into site in a Surrey village to boost production.
