Wrong time wrong place17 Dec 2020 08:24
Wytch Farm was developed in the 1970's when there were no such people a Nimbies and Swampies. Real estate where the nimbies live around UKOG Loxley is worth a fraction of the properties in the area around Sandbanks and Poole Harbour under which is where the oil reservoir is located. The WF development, the largest onshore oilfield in Europe, has caused ZERO problems, no pollution, no spills and for many years the wealthy 'toffs' who live in the area didn't even know it existed and even now know little and care even less about it.
At WF Most of the field is protected by various conservation laws, including the Jurassic Coast world heritage site, Purbeck Heritage Coast and a number of sites of special scientific interest, areas of outstanding natural beauty and nature reserves (including Studland and Brownsea Island), If that area isn't a high impact environmental conservation what is?
Pollution or oil spill would be and environmental disaster given the birds and sea life. This appeal at Loxley is absolutely pathetic and just out of scale with the tiny footprints oil or gas extraction would cause. Wrong time wrong place I am afraid.