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[Opinion] Burniston gas plan qualifies as fracking – expert legal opinion

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A council is being urged to refuse plans that would use a form of fracking to explore for gas at Burniston near the North York Moors National Park. Photo: Used with the owner’s consent A legal opinion has confirmed that proposals by Europa Oil & Gas to pump liquid and proppant at high pressure qualify as fracking under North Yorkshire’s planning policy. Friends of the Earth obtained advice from Estelle Dehon KC, one of the UK’s leading environm…
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DRILL OR DROP? broke the news in on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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