In the past hour Lancashire County Council planners recommended approval of Cuadrilla’s application to frack at Preston New Road but recommended refusal of the other application for frackng at Roseacre Woodon traffic grounds. Breaking news
Lancashire County Council planners have recommended approval of Cuadrilla’s applications to frack at Preston New Road in the Fylde but recommended permission should be refused for fracking at Roseacre Wood on traffic grounds. Two other applications by Cuadrilla for monitoring works linked to the fracking applications have been […]
Supporters and opponents of a scheme to drill for oil in the Surrey Hills had their last chance today to persuade a planning inspector of their arguments.
Third Energy has withdrawn its planning application to frack its well at Kirby Misperton in the Vale of Pickering.
The yo-yo that is Dart Energy’s appeal over its coal bed methane application at Dudleston in Shropshire seems to have finally come to rest at a public inquiry.
To shouts of “shame” and “fix”, members of East Yorkshire’s planning committee voted unanimously this morning to approve Rathlin Energy’s application for up to two more exploratory gas wells at West Newton north of Hull. The decision came despite an appeal by the local councillor to refuse the […]
Opponents of Rathlin Energy’s plans for another exploratory gas wellsite in the West Newton area of East Yorkshire have been lobbying decision-makers ahead of a crucial meeting tomorrow.
Anti-fracking campaigners in North Yorkshire are preparing to fight the planning application submitted last week by Third Energy to hydraulically stimulate and test its existing gas well at Kirby Misperton.
IGas has identified a new site in north Nottinghamshire where it wants to explore for shale gas. Opponents of fracking have organised a campaign event for the weekend to raise awareness about the plans.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is to decide on Rathlin Energy’s planning application for another well at West Newton in Holderness on Thursday 4th June.
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