Tory-controlled West Sussex County Council’s Planning Committee has refused Celtique Energy’s application for planning permission for a temporary well off Kirdford Road near Northup Copse.
This is an important milestone in the campaign against fracking – it’s the first council in England to turn down an application for exploratory shale oil drilling.
Local residents had campaigned hard against this application, in particular highlighting the impacts of the heavy lorries involved in fracking in this rural area.
The committee refused permission on traffic grounds and as it felt Celtique had not demonstrated the location was the best option compared to alternatives.
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