In order to potentially overturn the Planning Inspector’s Decision to allow Angus Energy permission to carry out an extended flow test for oil at Balcombe we are going to the High Court on the 19th Read more
Frack Free Balcombe Residents Association congratulates West Sussex County Council Planning Committee for their recent decision to refuse Angus Energy’s application to extract drilling fluids and conduct an extended well test at Lower Stumble, Balcombe Read more
The WSCC Planning Committee Meeting was held on 2nd March at 10.30am You can watch a recording of the meeting here:https://westsussex.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/544819/start_time/531000 Summary: – Chris Bartlett the WSCC planning officer introduced the history of the site Read more
On 30th April 2020 Angus Energy wrote to WSCC withdrawing their latest application for the 3 year well test at Balcombe. Dear Chris and Jane, I hope you remain well since we last spoke. After Read more
Angus Energy’s planning permission to flow test for 7 days expired in March 2019. In November 2019 Angus applied for new permission (WSCC/071/19) to carry out an “Extended Well Test” for 3 years. to pump Read more
An extract from FFBRA’s invitation to the Community Liaison Group hosted by Balcombe Parish Council “Angus Energy are currently preparing a planning application for submission to West Sussex County Council (WSCC) for further works on Read more
The first meeting of the Angus Community Liaison Group was held on Thursday 20th September at 7pm and closed at 9pm. FFBRA raised the following points: Concerns over traffic – the amount, the traffic management Read more
On Monday 17th September an Extraordinary Meeting of Balcombe Parish Council was held where the Parish Councillors voted for the representative of the Community Liaison Group (CLG). The CLG is to “provide a forum for Read more
We have received notice via Balcombe Parish Council that “today Wednesday 12 September Mid Sussex District Council informed Balcombe Parish Council that the planning conditions for Lower Stumble Flow Testing were discharged by Angus Energy Read more