Minister’s ruling due in weeks on study into West Newton production plan
A decision is now due in May on whether oil production plans in East Yorkshire need a detailed environmental study.
Government must “plug the carbon gap” in planning policy
Urgent change is needed to assess the full impact of fossil fuel proposals on the climate, the government was told today.
Government refuses requests to release recommendations on delayed shale gas appeals
A government department has refused to release reports by planning inspectors on two public inquiries into shale gas schemes in England.
IGas fracking site at Ince Marshes in doubt
Plans by IGas to drill and frack for shale gas on Ince Marshes in Cheshire appear to have been shelved.
Updated: Deadlines set for reports on Ellesmere Port and Woodsetts appeals
The decisions on appeals on the IGas site at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire and Ineos plans for Woodsetts are likely to be more than six months away, it emerged today.
Court rules against new government consultation on fracking policy
A High Court judge ruled this morning that the government does not have to carry out a new public consultation on its planning policy on fracking.
Parliamentary motion calls for fracking buffer zones in former mining areas
MPs from former mining areas are among supporters of a parliamentary motion calling for 500m gaps between fracking and ex collieries.
Third legal challenge underway to Lancashire fracking
A further attempt was announced today to overturn ministerial decisions on fracking in Lancashire.
Minister’s Lancashire fracking decision has “unleashed a dragon” says community group
Last week’s decision by a government minister to reopen the planning inquiry into one of Cuadrilla’s fracking sites in Lancashire has made local people more determined to fight it, a spokesperson for the community has told DrillOrDrop.
Government ruling on fracking appeals “inappropriate” – Lancashire County Council
Councillors in Lancashire have urged the local government secretary, Greg Clark, to take no part in the decision on planning appeals over fracking in the county.
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