Tag: landscape

Breaking: South Downs NP rejects Fernhurst drilling

By Ruth Hayhurst on September 11, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

The planning committee of the South Downs National Park Authority has refused an application by Celtique Energie to drill an exploratory oil well near Fernhurst in West Sussex.

Government urged to block oil and gas exploration in areas of outstanding natural beauty

By Ruth Hayhurst on April 12, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

11th April 2014 Oil and gas exploration should be banned in Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) unless it is in the national interest and only when the circumstances are exceptional. That’s the view of the National Association for Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty* (NAAONB), in response to […]