Planning applications for fossil fuels and renewable energy
Climate Emergency UK made this Freedom of Information request to Cumbria County 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 Cumbria County 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 Hannah Jewell
Environmental Information Regulations 2004 Reference: FOI-52851-2022
Thank you for your request for information regarding Planning applications
for fossil fuels and renewable energy, which was received on 12/09/2022.
The council aims to provide you with the information within the statutory
timescale of 20 working days in this case the date is 07/10/2022.
Subject to the information not being exempt or containing any references
to third parties.
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Many thanks
Information Governance Team
Corporate, Customer & Community | Cumbria County Council
Service Centre | Parkhouse Building | Kingmoor Business Park
| Carlisle | CA6 4SJ
t: 01228 221234
[1]https://cumbria.gov.uk
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Dear Hannah Jewell
Environmental Information Regulations 2004, Reference: FOI-52851-2022
Please see attached for a response to your request for information.
Many thanks
Information Governance Team
Corporate, Customer & Community | Cumbria County Council
Service Centre | Parkhouse Building | Kingmoor Business Park
| Carlisle | CA6 4SJ
t: 01228 221234
[1]https://cumbria.gov.uk
References
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1. https://cumbria.gov.uk/
Dear Information Governance,
Thank you for your prompt response and for the information provided.
Yours sincerely,
Hannah, Climate Emergency UK
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