Is the tide turning?12 Oct 2021 12:31
IGas will not appeal against planning refusal for Springs Road shale gas site
IGas has announced it will not appeal against the recent refusal of planning permission at its shale gas site in Misson, Nottinghamshire. The wellpad will now be restored.
IGas had wanted to extend the life of Misson site, known as Springs Road, until November 2023 while it sought to overturn the moratorium on fracking in England.
But in July 2021, Nottinghamshire County Councillors voted to refuse consent and said the site, which is next to a nature reserve, must be restored.
The decision, by 12 votes and one abstention, went against the advice of planning officers.
Wildlife organisations, local councils, campaign groups and more than 70 people had submitted objections to the application. There were no public comments in support.
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