Dear supporters and signators, As you should already know, in a rare event, an application to drill a test borehole to test for gas content in the coal seams that lie beneath the countryside on the outskirts of Wrexham in North Wales was refused recently by the Wrexham County Borough Council. With your help and with the help of local people on the ground who filled the public gallery during the day of the decision, we were able to persuade the planning committee members to cast a majority vote in opposition to the proposals by Dart Energy. I, again, thank each and every one of you for all you have done in helping to make Wrexham a `Frack Free` zone. However. The battle is not over yet because, as expected, Dart have launched an appeal and as this petition played a significant role in the Council`s decision to refuse planning, It is my duty to now inform you about the appeal and the consultation process. Planning Reference: P 2013 0660 Welsh Assembly Government Ref: H6955/A/14/2218276 Site Address: PART OF FIELD WEST OF COMMONWOOD FARM AND SOUTH OF BORRAS ROAD COMMONWOOD HOLT WREXHAM Site Description: DRILLING OF EXPLORATION BOREHOLE (REQUIRING 24 HOUR OPERATIONS) TO REMOVE A CORE OF COAL FOR SAMPLING AND SITE RESTORATION FOLLOWING CESSATION OF DRILLING OPERATIONS. DRILLING OPERATIONS TO TAKE APPROXIMATELY 60 DAYS AND A MAXIMUM OF 75 DAYS The appeal has been made to the Welsh Ministers in respect of the above-mentioned site. The appeal follows Wrexham Council’s determination of the application. The appeal is to be decided on the basis of Written Representations. As an interested party/neighbouring occupier, you may wish to make representations in connection with this appeal to The Planning Inspectorate. Any comments from consultees following the original application for permission (unless they are expressly confidential), will be forwarded to the Planning Inspectorate and copied to the appellant and will be taken into account by the Inspector in deciding the appeal. If you wish to make any additional comments you should complete the enclosed ‘Comments on Case’ form, within six weeks of the start date. Start Date: 01/07/2014 If any representations are submitted after the deadline, they will not be seen by the Inspector and they will be returned. The address for The Planning Inspectorate is:- The Planning Inspectorate Crown Buildings Cathays Park Cardiff CF10 3NQ Alternatively you may make your comments by e-mail to: [email protected] or visit planningportal.gov.uk where you may view the appeal documents. Alternatively you may visit the Planning Department to view the documents. Please note if you wish to receive a copy of the appeal decision you should request one in writing from the Planning Inspectorate. Go to the Planning Portal . After typing this reference number APP/H6955/A/14/2218276 into the search for a case section, (its worth checking youre in the Welsh site of the Portal - there should be a drop down menu on the top right hand page of the home screen to allow you to enter the Welsh site), it should bring up case summary. You will see on this page a green box which outlines the relevant dates for the submission of evidence. Below that box if a sub-hearing called documents. If you click on the here option, it will take you to a page called view documents for..... All documents will be contained here. I can confirm that the Welsh Government have concluded its EIA Screening exercise and has determined that an EIA is not required for the proposed direction. So PLEASE everyone, let`s continue to show our opposition to these plans by sending in our objections. May I remind you that due to the wording of this petition and although it has already been submitted as part of an objection to the planning committee, the petition is ongoing and can be resubmitted at any time in the future or until an outright ban has been imposed in the North East Wales area. IT IS IMPORTANT to keep sharing this petition https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-fracking-wrexham-county-borough-council and gaining more signatures. It made a huge difference during the original decision making, and if we can quadruple our total to date, we are sure to influence the Welsh Planning Inspectorate`s decision too.
Posted on: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 09:10:23 +0000
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