On 2 November 2019, the Conservative led government announced a moratorium on Fracking in the UK ostensibly because it is ‘unsafe’ following a report by the Oil and Gas Authority stating that currently human-induced seismic events cannot be accurately predicted.…
This is an open letter that a local Fylde resident has sent to the Right Honorable Claire Perry M.P., Minister of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Download the Open Letter
The Judgement from our appeal held last August has been handed down and sadly the appeal has not gone in our favour. The judges appear to have agreed with the conclusions from our Judicial Review on all 4 of the…
Cuadrilla have applied to Lancashire County Council to allow up to nine convoys of HGVs to deliver to their site at Preston New Road over night. This is a variation to Planning Condition 19 which states that these vehicles should only…
Ellesmere Port IGas has submitted a planning application to test an existing well at Ellesmere Port for gas production. For full details of the application and the concerns of local residents, please see this DrillOrDrop article. A template objection letter is linked…
For immediate release 23rd June 2017 The Court of Appeal has granted Preston New Road Action Group (PNRAG) permission to appeal the planning court’s earlier judgment to allow fracking in rural Lancashire. In April, the planning court dismissed PNRAG’s challenge…
We are delighted that the court has agreed that there is validity in our arguments and they have therefore upheld a right of appeal against the decision to allow fracking at the Preston New Road site. We have put forward credible…
Press release 20th December 2016 Campaigners from rural Ryedale are outraged today after a high court ruling looks set to give the green light to hydraulic fracturing in the village of Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire. Judge, Mrs Justice Lang,…
Formal legal proceedings have now been issued at the High Court against the Government’s decision to grant permission for fracking in Lancashire. The legal challenge has been issued by the Preston New Road Action Group (PNRAG), represented by law firm…
Cuadrilla CEO addresses AJ Lucas shareholders “In the North East of England, we have now formally accepted the award of further onshore exploration licences issued by the UK Oil & Gas Authority. These licences total approximately 1300 km2…
