Villagers wept with relief as plans for exploratory drilling between Kirdford and Wisborough Green were thrown out by the county council on Tuesday 22nd July 2014
Almost 100 members of the public cheered, wept and hugged each other as West Sussex County Council’s Planning Committee rejected Celtique’s bid for a temporary well off Kirdford Road near Northup Copse.
Planning officers had recommended the application be refused on highways safety and capacity grounds and councillors concurred.
After the meeting Phil Donoghue, who spoke in opposition on behalf of Keep Kirdford and Wisborough Green, said: “We are absolutely delighted, but we do understand it’s round one, but the council have decided in the way we wanted them to.”
He said they expected Celtique could appeal against the decision, but he hoped they would abandon the site and find somewhere more suitable.
Actress Sue Jameson, who has lived in Wisborough Green for more than 30 years, added: “It’s been 18 months of nervous hell really and anxiety about the horrors to come.”
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