Gvt call in Druridge Bay open cast mine approval This decision taken by the council seemed to fly in the face of the Government’s climate change commitments, the phase out of coal and the AONB status of the area. If the Government do block it won’t this set a precedent in relation to fracking? It also raises the profile of departmental decision making in relation to energy v planning. It will be an interesting measure of Government’s intentions.

Friends of the Earth   ‘Letter on behalf of Communities Secretary Sajid Javid requests information on ‘extent to which the proposed development is consistent with government policies for meeting the challenge of climate change’.

The Druridge Bay open cast coal mine could be blocked on climate change grounds, after the government ‘called in’ the recent planning approval granted to the controversial project. In what is thought… Click here to read more