Issue details
Government Consultations on: Permitted Development rights for Shale Gas Exploration andInclusion of Shale Gas Production Projects in the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project Regime
Purpose of report: To inform the Executive Member for Environment
of two separate but parallel Government consultations relating to
the regulation of shale gas development through planning processes
and to set out a draft officer response to each of the
consultations.
The report will ask the Executive Member to note the government
consultations on:
i) Permitted development rights for
shale gas exploration;
ii) Inclusion of shale gas production projects in the NSIP regime;
and
consider the draft officer response as set out in the report and
agree to its submission to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and
Local Government and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial
Strategy by the agreed deadline of 25th October 2018
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Decision Made
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/09/2018
Decision due: 22/10/18 by Executive Member for Environment
Lead member: Executive Member for Environment
Lead director: Corporate Director of Economy and Place
Department: Directorate of Economy and Place
Contact: Anna Pawson Email: anna.pawson@york.gov.uk Tel No. 01904 553312.
Consultation process
The report does not require any formal consultation. Officers are seeking views through the Executive Member Decision Session for the Environment to the government’s consultation as noted above.
Decisions
Agenda items
- 22/10/2018 - Decision Session - Executive Member for Environment and Climate Emergency Government Consultations on Permitted Development Rights for Shale Gas Exploration and Inclusion of Shale Gas Production Projects in the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) Regime 22/10/2018
Background papers
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