Controversial Gas Drilling Rig Plan in North Yorkshire Recommended for Approval

Council recommends approval of Burniston gas rig plan despite more than 1,500 objections

Plans for a controversial gas drilling rig near Scarborough have been recommended for approval despite more than 1,500 local objections.

Controversial gas drilling rig plan in North Yorkshire recommended for approval

PLANS for a controversial gas drilling rig near Scarborough have been recommended for approval despite more than 1,500 local objections.

MP and councils join calls for Burniston decision delay

An MP and leaders of four local councils are urging a delay to the decision on gas drilling and lower volume fracking near Scarborough. North Yorkshire Council is scheduled to consider a planning application next week from Europa Oil & Gas for the village of Burniston. But local representatives are now calling for the meeting to be postponed because of government proposals to change planning rules on onshore oil and gas. The call came in a lette…