Minerals

Northern Ireland round-up: Consultation on NI shale gas proposals extended; Belfast demolition war of words

12.07.2019

Roger Milne

Belfast | Minerals | Northern Ireland | travel | Woodland

A round-up of planning news in Northern Ireland: 6 July-12 July, 2019

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Consultation on NI shale gas proposals extended

12.07.2019

Roger Milne

Northern Ireland's Department of the Economy has confirmed to The Planner that it has extended the consultation period for two petroleum licences until the end of this month because of public concern over the proposals.

News analysis: Five gems from the Minerals Planning Conference

01.07.2019

Laura Edgar

England | mineral products association | Minerals | RTPI

Laura Edgar reports from the annual Minerals Planning Conference in Manchester.

Northern Ireland round-up: Plan for Belfast’s tallest office block climbs off the drawing board; County Antrim oil terminal row

24.05.2019

Roger Milne

County Antrim | Minerals | Newry | Northern Ireland | office

A round-up of planning news in Northern Ireland: 18 May-24 May, 2019

Brokenshire is pressed to reject Northumberland coal mine

15.05.2019

Laura Edgar

Communities secretary James Brokenshire has been urged to reject planning permission for an opencast coal mine at Druridge Bay because the UK has enough coal.

Legal briefs: High Court dismisses Heathrow expansion challenge; Southwark council wins POCA order

03.05.2019

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 27 April-3 May, 2019

Second nature: Planning for biodiversity after minerals extraction

30.04.2019

Mark Smulian

Ahead of the 2019 Minerals Planning Conference, Mark Smulian looks at how the minerals extraction industry is approaching the...

Legal briefs: Watchdog slams Cornwall County Council over 11-year village green decision delay; Dublin’s height stance goes to court

26.04.2019

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 20 April-26 April, 2019

Appeals round-up: Seafront scheme refused despite design review panel support; Back-garden cricket practice cage deemed a building

05.04.2019

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 30 March-5 April, 2019

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Appeal: Brokenshire blocks Hertfordshire green belt gravel extraction

04.04.2019

Matt Moody

The communities secretary has refused plans to extract 1.75 million tonnes of sand and gravel near Hertford, rejecting the appellant’s request for him to consider a revised scheme to extract 1.25 million...

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