Recommendation by planning officers today, that Newcastle City Council reject planning permission for an opencast coal mine at Dewley Hill, welcomed by Friends of the Earth
In April 2022 Michael Gove has indicated he may approve the planning application for the Whitehaven coal mine. Friends of the Earth has joined 14 environmental NGOs and other organisations in signing a joint letter asking Michael Gove to refuse planning permission for the climate-wrecking development.
