Not certain about negotiations between UKOG & the planning authority?
If you want that information read the whole planning application & compare it to national policy then you can detail any variations.
Surrey council planner's answered the question of it's members as to why UKOG do not need to use local suppliers. Which was that the said NO to UKOGs offer as they could appeal it at a later date.
Is that why the same government barristers were in the court of appeal defending Surrey council's grant of 25 years oil production & drilling of 4 more wells at Horse Hill the previous week?
Why do you think Surrey council planner's stated at the planning meeting that they had rejected UKOG's offer to only use local suppliers etc. as It could be grounds for appeal.
How many other points have been negotiated as comfort clauses that can now be appealed & set as a president in UKOG's favor for all other Weald applications & costs paid by Surrey council not shareholders?
The only reason for Surrey council & there legal teams to defend this appeal is to try & maintain some of the conditions that they have negotiated as comfort clauses.
The planning officers & legal officers have stated that there are no legal or planning reason for rejections.
That is how much has been offered & scrutinized. The only reason for appeal is the rejection & any points that are not necessary at national level but beneficial at local level.
Actually as any appeal for Locksley will be 12 months away that would leave the funds raised for the locksley prep work to be used towards the appeal & Turkey.
The other facts not being taken into consideration is the revenue from Horse Hill since April which will now be almost 86% not35+50% & EWT costs.
The council is not going to do anything that as there planning officer's & solicitors have already rejected UKOG offers of extra conditions volanterally applied & both planner's & legal have repeatedly stated that there are NO planning or legal grounds for the permission not to be granted.
Members do not yet understand that apart from costs they will lose many of the conditions which UKOG have volanterally agreed when this goes to appeal.
This will now be decided on a national policy basis & not only will Surrey council lose conditions applied at the Dunsfold application but the national decision will set the precident for all other subsequent permissions.
UKOG have played a blinder in my opinion outsmarting councilor's who believe that it was UKOG rejecting local suppliers when it was council officers as that would leave ground's for an appeal.
But still the NIMBY councilor's voted against.
Now the decisions & many of the comforts applied will be taken away by national planning policy & costs paid from Surrey's local budget.
Well done Surrey councillor's for losing funds & local services for your constituents. I am sure they will remember you at the next council elections.
I think it is pointless complaining to Surrey council about these irregularities as this is the second time that this has happened & we are being run around in circles & from the outcome in your tweet it shows than no meaningful action has been taken to remidy the situation after 5 months.
They should all form part of the appeal to the planning inspector so UKOG can find it's resolution. This application has been ongoing for a long time and I appreciate all the work of the council & it's officers with UKOG but despite there best efforts the council members seem to think they are bigger & more important than the council, it's officers, the national government & it's policies.
As far as I am aware a refusal notice has not yet been issued clarifying the legal reasons for refusal which the officers & legal council have confirmed that there are no legal reasons.
Obviously your lazy backside has not been there on a daily basis to watch or film what has happened at Horse Hill.
As a result yours is pure speculation & just incase Ruthie, I think that you have cleared up any speculation about your self declared shareholding which looks like the constant one share trade that everyone is always surprised about.
If this application is voted down it is not done by the government only by the local planning committee & against there planning officers advise who are well aware that on a national planning level this application would be successful.
It may be a delay but should this occur it would be for UKOG to appeal the application to to the planning inspectorate & claim costs against Surrey council.
This would ultimately impact the services or charges by the council.
The Surrey planning officers have supported this application to there committee on 2 occasions now with the county solicitor also advising councillor's that there are no legal grounds for refusal.