Cumbria Coal Mine Campaign

INDEPENDENT VIEW on the coal mine application.Substitution – 101 Issues. Say What?

October 2,2020 Meeting. Application 4/17/9007 – West Cumbria Mining. Reflections on the meeting and its outcome. Notes by Ciara Shannon, EdenWorks. The Development Control and Regulation Committee meeting, while disappointing, it was well chaired virtually by Geoff Cook and Paul Haggin did a good job in outlining different viewpoints on complex information. There were also public […]

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Latest Objection to Coal Mine proposals 1st October

SLACC has today submitted this letter to Paul Haggin, the manager of development control handling this case, supported by a new letter from Professor Paul Ekins. See the summary blog below. SLACC’s Second Objection – Woodhouse Colliery – Development of a new underground metallurgical coal mine. Planning Application 4/17/9007 On 01/10/2020 – We consider that the evidence

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INDEPENDENT View :New presentation by Duncan Pollard on WCM

This presentation provides an analysis of the proposed investment by West Cumbria Mining in a Metallurgical Coal Mine in Copeland in West Cumbria. It raises Serious Questions about West Cumbria Mining (WCM), and the Benefits, Stability & Prosperity that it can deliver for Copeland and Cumbria. The analysis covers four areas:   The Developer & Ownership  The

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