Site at Markwells Wood
Published on the Portsmouth News website on the 3rd May 2017
Story by Anna Khoo
An oil firm’s decision to withdraw heavily contested plans for exploratory drilling in Stoughton near Rowlands Castle has been hailed as a ‘victory’ for green campaigners and residents.
UK Oil and Gas made the announcement after it was refused a request for more time to respond to water contamination concerns upheld by the Environment Agency last month.
The planning application, which has attracted more than 2,000 objections.
In a statement to shareholders, UKOG executive chairman Stephen Sanderson said: ‘Given the potential sensitivity of the Markwells Wood site to the adjacent chalk groundwater system, it is in the public interest that this subject be investigated as thoroughly as possible prior to any further site activity.
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