Planning applications for fossil fuels and renewable energy
Climate Emergency UK made this Freedom of Information request to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council as part of a batch sent to 10 authorities This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council,
Please treat this as a Freedom of Information/Environmental Information Regulation request.
I would like information about your planning applications in relation to climate change and energy.
In particular, please supply me with answers to the following questions:
1. Has the Council accepted or rejected any planning applications for fossil fuel extraction projects proposed in its area since 1st January 2019 until today 12th September 2022? Please list which ones were accepted and rejected, including if relevant fossil fuel projects that were later ‘called in’ by central government.
By fossil fuel extraction projects we mean: any oil wells and fields (on or offshore), coal mines, fracking, gas, natural (including liquified) gas (on or off shore) plants, as well as related infrastructure such as pipelines and terminals for the fossil fuels.
2a. Has the Council received any planning applications for new or expanded solar and wind projects proposed in its area since 1st January 2019 until today 12th September 2022?
2b. Has the Council accepted or rejected any planning applications for new solar and wind projects proposed in its area since 1st January 2019 until today 12th September 2022? Please list all planning applications for solar and wind projects and whether each application was accepted or rejected.
I would prefer to receive information in a machine readable format, such as CSV files for data. I would prefer not to receive information in pdf format files.
Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you in due course.
Yours faithfully,
Hannah Jewell, Climate Emergency UK
Dear Ms Jewell
Ref: 2022-09-009
Thank you for your email requesting information. Your request will be
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Dear Ms Jewell
Council Response: 2022/09/009
Thank you for your Environmental Information request. Please find
responses to your questions in the attached table. If you are dissatisfied
with the way in which we have handled your request for information you may
request an internal review by contacting:
Liz Johnston
Deputy Director of Performance and Governance
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Antrim Civic Centre
50 Stiles Way
BT41 2UB
Email: [email address]
If after the internal review is completed you remain dissatisfied you may
appeal to the Information Commissioner by contacting:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Email: [email address]
If I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards
Helen McCreight
Lead Information Governance Officer
FOI Requests
Antrim Civic Centre, 50 Stiles Way, Antrim. BT41 2UB [2]ANBC Logo
T: 028 9446 3113
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for security/audit purposes. All personal data will be processed in
accordance with current data protection legislation – for more information
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and any attachments has been scanned for the presence of computer viruses.
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