UKOG suspend operations at Horse Hill
Following widespread outrage at UK Oil & Gas PLC (UKOG) continuing to produce oil at Horse Hill without planning permission, we are pleased that they have now suspended operations. But …
Call for immediate stop to “brazenly unlawful” oil production at Horse Hill
Press release from Friends of the Earth Surrey County Council given one week deadline to respond to legal complaint over unlawful oil extraction at Horse Hill A copy of the …
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We ask Surrey County Council about unlawful oil production at Horse Hill
Planning permission for oil production at Horse Hill was quashed this summer as a result of the legal challenge which Sarah Finch brought on behalf of the Weald Action Group. …
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Impacts of Horse Hill judgment show as government concedes other plans are unlawful
The Weald Action Group’s Supreme Court victory is starting to have effects across the country. Today, Angela Rayner, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has admitted …
Horse Hill: Historic win as Supreme Court upholds landmark climate case
Groundbreaking judgment could have profound implications for new fossil fuel projects, including Cumbrian coal mine and North Sea oil and gas fields Surrey County Council acted unlawfully by giving planning permission …
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Horse Hill case – judgment hand down – watch on livestream
The judgement in the case R (on the application of Finch on behalf of the Weald Action Group) (Appellant) v Surrey County Council and others (Respondents) will be handed down …
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Supreme Court judgment on Horse Hill case to be issued on 20 June 2024
The Supreme Court will hand down its judgment on the case Sarah Finch v. Surrey County Council at 9.45 am on 20 June 2024. It will be also be livestreamed …
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Join us at the Supreme Court on Horse Hill Judgment Day- 20th June 8:45am
Join us at the Supreme Court on Thursday 20th June at 8:45am when the judgment on the groundbreaking Horse Hill case – brought by Sarah Finch on behalf of the …
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Whitehaven coal mine: hearing postponed until Supreme Court judgment on Horse Hill case is delivered
Press release from Friends of the Earth A legal challenge over Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove’s approval of the mine in Whitehaven, Cumbria, was scheduled to take place this October …
Supreme Court hears Horse Hill case
The legal case brought by campaigner Sarah Finch on behalf of the Weald Action Group, over the Horse Hill oil site was heard by five judges in the Supreme Court …