Update
WSCC approves Cuadrilla’s application at Balcombe despite public outcry
Written by Michael Brown
Opponents gathering outside West Sussex County Council
© Friends of The Earth
I attended this morning's meeting (9th Jan 2018) in Chichester of the WSCC Planning Committee that considered Cuadrilla's renewed application to be allowed to flow test the existing exploratory well at Balcombe over a six week period during the course of the next two years.
CPRE submission in response to Markwells Wood-I Well Site
Written by CPRE Sussex18 Oct 2016. CPRE Sussex made representations to the South Downs National Park Authority concerning the application at Markwell's Wood-I Well Site, South Holt Farm, for drilling and "hydrocarbon wells".
South Downs National Park calls for tighter ‘fracking’ controls
Written by CPRE SussexThe Midhurst and Petworth Observer has today (10 March 2016) released a story explaining how the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) wants tighter fracking controls as part of the joint West Sussex County Council and SDNPA Waste and Minerals Plan.
The story goes on to say:
TIGHTER policies on ‘fracking’ have been called for by members of the South Downs National Park (SDNPA) as they shape their joint minerals local plan to cover the next 25 years.
