Government seeks to fast-track planning decisions and increase acceptance of pylons
Councils will be able to recover the full cost of major planning applications, if they meet deadlines, the chancellor’s autumn statement revealed today.
Cuadrilla’s owner spent $1m+ in UK in 2021 despite operations “on hold”
The Australian owner of the shale gas company, Cuadrilla, spent $1.107m in the UK in 2021 (about £655,000 at current rates), even though its licences were “on hold” because of the fracking moratorium.
UK shale gas regulator refunds licence fees because of fracking moratorium
Shale gas companies have received refunds on their onshore licence fees because of the moratorium on fracking in England.
No way forward for fracking two years after 2.9ML earthquake
Two years after the UK’s strongest fracking-induced earthquake, there’s no agreement on how to manage shale gas risks, an exploration company said today.
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