Does the council advocate oil exploration in the UK, considering the impact drilling and fracking has on the environment.
Are there companies who think they are allowed to frack and drill on private property, without a license, refusal to stop exploration is a police matter surely as it can affect those outside of the private property.
Do these companies have comprehensive insurance?
Devon County Council is the Mineral Planning Authority and the Devon Minerals Plan sets out the Council’s planning policy on energy minerals. The Minerals Plan is available on the Council’s website.
Devon County Council has no involvement with any oil or gas exploration companies and so does not know whether they think they are allowed to frack and drill on private property, nor what their insurance arrangements are, therefore this information is not held by Devon County Council.