Planning applications on fossil fuel extraction projects
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Dear Derbyshire County Council,
Please treat this as a Freedom of Information/Environmental Information Regulations request.
I would like information about your Council's Planning policy in relation to climate action.
In particular, please supply me with:
1a. What is the Councils’ policy on accepting planning applications on fossil fuel extraction projects?
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.
b. Has the Council had any fossil fuel extraction project proposals submitted to them since 1st January 2018 until 1st June 2022?
c. Has the Council rejected or accepted any fossil fuel extraction projects proposed in its area since 1st January 2018 until today 1st June 2022? Please list which ones were accepted and rejected.
I am interested in all relevant recorded information dated from 1st January 2018 to 1st June 2022. This may include, but should not be limited to, meeting minutes and other materials such as power point presentations considered by meeting participants, reports, spreadsheets, and relevant messages sent via tools such as WhatsApp, Slack, Yammer, or Signal.
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.
I look forward to hearing from you in due course.
Yours faithfully,
Hannah, Climate Emergency UK
I refer to your request dated 20 July 2022, and included below for your
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Access 2 Information Team
Corporate Services & Transformation
Derbyshire County Council
County Hall
Matlock
DE4 3AG
Dear Information team,
My full name is Hannah Jewell.
Yours sincerely,
Hannah, Climate Emergency UK
Dear Hannah Jewell
I write further to your request for information received on 20 July 2022 and the confirmation of your name received on 27 July 2022.
Your request for information will be considered under the provisions of Freedom of Information Act 2000, if your request also relates to Environmental Information e.g. information about the environment or land development your request will then be considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. In accordance with the legislation, the deadline for responding is usually 20 working days from the receipt of the request, this being the 25 August 2022. However, we shall endeavour to deal with your request promptly, and if possible before this date.
Yours sincerely,
Business Services Assistant
Access to Information Team
Derbyshire County Council
County Hall
Matlock
DE4 3AG
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