Update: On 19 March 2024, the West Sussex County Council planning committee refused a further extension of permission at Broadford Bridge. The well will now need to be plugged and abandoned and the site restored to farmland.
UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) has put a fourth application to delay restoring the well they drilled at Broadford Bridge in West Chiltington to West Sussex County Council.
The company is required by its initial exploration licence to restore the controversial site after its exploration but has convinced planners it needs ‘more time’ despite three previous extensions.