Cumbria Coal Mine Campaign

West Cumbria Mining is NOT conceding defeat. It has confirmed that it will defend it’s planning permission, in the High Court from the 16th to 18th July. SLACC and FOE will , of course, continue as well. Lawyers for the Government will be present in Court to answer questions from the Judge, but will not defend […]

The Secretary of State (SoS) of Levelling Up Housing and Communities (LUHC) has accepted that there was an “error in Law” in the previous decision to grant planning permission for the mine. The Government will therefore not be defending the decision, made in December 2022, to grant planning permission for the new mine, and will

Congratulations to Sarah Finch and the Weald Action Group who have just won their case at the Supreme Court. They had challenged Surrey CC’s consent for a new oil well at Horse Hill near Gatwick Airport on the grounds that the greenhouse gas emissions from burning that oil had not been taken into account. SLACC

After 5 years of campaigning it’s suddenly all happening at once!  The Hearing for our legal challenge starts at the Royal Courts of Justice on the 16th July, but a new Government is likely to be in place on the 5th July.  This is unlikely to significantly change the Hearing and it’s immediate outcome, but

You have probably already heard that the dates for our Hearing in the coal mine are now fixed. The CrowdJustice page is open and the donations have reached £41,606, moving towards our £60,000 target. Thank you to all who have donated and spread the word to others. This case offers a “greenwashing” pretence/excuse for new