Fylde planners criticised over support for national fracking decisions
Officials in the area of Cuadrilla’s Lancashire shale gas site have been criticised for backing proposals to take fracking decisions out of local hands.
National Trust stands firm against INEOS seismic survey
The National Trust is continuing to refuse access for seismic surveying at historic Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire, despite threats of legal action.
Egdon to appeal on Wressle refusal
The company behind plans to produce oil at Wressle near Scunthorpe in Lincolnshire is to appeal against a refusal of planning permission.
Council predicts battle ahead as it rejects first INEOS shale gas plan
Parish councillors in the area picked by INEOS for what could be its first shale gas planning application have voted unanimously against the proposals.
Sheffield councillors vote to ban fracking on authority’s land
Councillors in Sheffield have voted to ban fracking on land by owned by the city. They also criticised the government’s shale gas policy and backed Labour’s call for a moratorium.
Bassetlaw councillors object to IGas plans for Tinker Lane, against planners’ advice
Councillors in Bassetlaw, north Nottinghamshire, have rejected the advice of officials and voted against a plan for shale gas exploration in their district. Bassetlaw’s planning committee objected, by eight to one, to an application by the IGas subsidiary Dart (East England) Ltd for a vertical exploration well at […]
Drilling company tries to block public inquiry into Dudleston plans
Dart Energy is seeking to avoid the public defence of its proposals for coal bed methane drilling in Shropshire. The company is challenging a decision to hold a public inquiry into its planning application for an exploratory borehole at Dudleston Heath, near Ellesmere.
