West Cumbria Mining Ltd has lost support from the local authority for the company’s plans to build a metallurgical coal mine under the seabed off the coast of Whitehaven in Cumbria. The Planning Inspectorate is due to hold a public inquiry on the company’s application after the Secretary of State decided to call in the […]
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WCM to face public inquiry on coal mine plans
West Cumbria Mining Ltd (WCM) will face a public inquiry following the Government’s decision, after two previous refusals, to call in the company’s plans for a coking coal mine off the coast of Cumbria. CONTROVERSY The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick MP gave his reasons as increased controversy over […]
WCM starts legal process over coal mine decision
West Cumbria Mining Ltd (WCM) has started the process for a judicial review over the local council’s decision to reconsider plans for a metallurgical coal mine under the Irish Sea. Cumbria County Council has three times approved the application for Woodhouse Colliery off the coast of Whitehaven. Secretary of State Robert Jenrick has twice refused […]