Council decision on controversial gas drilling rig near Scarborough

Scarborough residents gather tomorrow to fight council, fossil fuel industry

Scarborough residents will gather tomorrow, 24 April 2026, in a last-ditch attempt to prevent a drilling company from installing a fracking rig in a picturesque area of North Yorkshire. They will be fighting an industry that has been given access to government ministers almost a hundred times since the 2024 general election. Councillors will decide the planning application for the drilling rig in Burniston, a village on the edge of the North Yor…

Council decision on controversial gas drilling rig near Scarborough

Controversial plans for a gas drilling rig near Scarborough will be decided by councillors at a meeting on Friday, April 24.

Crunch time for controversial gas drilling rig plan at Burniston, near Scarborough

Controversial plans for a gas drilling rig near Scarborough will be decided by councillors at a meeting on Friday, April 24.

Opponents lobby councillors ahead of Burniston meeting

Anti-fracking campaigners are gathering outside a crucial meeting in Scarborough to voice their opposition to gas plans in the North Yorkshire village of Burniston. Councillors are due to decide this afternoon whether to grant planning permission to Europa Oil & Gas for its proposal for drilling and lower-volume fracking at the site near the North York Moors National Park. Europa Oil & Gas has denied that its operations are fracking, describing …