Gas drilling and lower-volume fracking near the North York Moors National Park should not go-ahead because of flaws in the official environmental assessment, a consultation has revealed.
Nearly twice as many Reform UK voters would back a solar farm in their area than support fracking, according to a new poll published today.
North Yorkshire councillors are free to issue a formal refusal of plans by Europa Oil & Gas for drilling for gas and lower-volume fracking at Burniston, near Scarborough.
Councillors have opposed controversial plans to drill and frack for gas in the village of Burniston, near Scarborough.
Two campaign groups have urged councillors to block fracking plans later this week for the village of Burniston in North Yorkshire.
A revised official report on plans for gas drilling and fracking in Burniston, North Yorkshire, was published today ahead of next week’s decision meeting.
A large landslip at fragile cliffs near the site of plans to drill and frack for gas has alarmed residents in the North Yorkshire village of Burniston.
Plans for gas drilling and lower-volume fracking at Burniston in North Yorkshire are likely to be decided next month (April).
The government has told North Yorkshire Council it is keeping regulation on lower-volume fracking “under review”.
Council officials have been accused of giving misleading advice on controversial plans for gas drilling and lower-volume fracking at Burniston, near Scarborough.