open cast

Called in: Communities secretary blocks opencast mine for second time

11.09.2020

Matt Moody

called-in decision | coal mine | Environmental | mining | North East | NPPF | open cast | Planning Law

Robert Jenrick has rejected plans for a coal mine near the Northumberland coast for a second time, citing changes to the NPPF that had been implemented since the High Court quashed his predecessor Sajid...
Wales round-up: Planning minister accused of breaching ministerial code; Plasterboard factory approved for Newport Docks

12.06.2020

Roger Milne

coal | Cymru | Development Management & Enforcement | Flintshire | open cast | Wrexham

A round-up of planning news in Wales: 6 June-12 June, 2020
Council supports opencast mine in north-east England

06.07.2016

Laura Edgar

coal | England | Infrastructure | North East | Northumberland | open cast

Proposals for a surface mine at Highthorn, Widdrington, have been approved by Northumberland County Council.
Wales round-up: South Wales Metro project picks up speed; Call-in request delays plan for alternative opencast restoration

05.05.2016

Roger Milne

bridgend | Cardiff | Cymru | Infrastructure | open cast | Rhyl | South Wales Metro

A round-up of planning news in Wales: 30 April-6 May, 2016
Opencast mines leave black holes in Scotland

12.05.2014

Alexa Morrison

Infrastructure | Minerals and waste | mining | open cast | Scotland | shale

Shale gas might be the “new fossil fuel about town”, but have we figured out how to tame the old dog yet? Forty per cent of the UK’s energy still comes from coal – much from opencast mines. The liquidation...