This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition To call for a vote of NO CONFIDENCE in North Yorkshire County Council
Today North Yorkshire County Council voted against massive public opinion to allow a fracking licence be granted for Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire. Over 99% of the public in Ryedale have said no to fracking. This shows that the elected body of NYCC do not represent the people.
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An application to carry out fracking in England for the first time since a ban was lifted in 2012 has been approved.
North Yorkshire County Council considered a bid by Third Energy to extract shale gas at a site near Kirby Misperton in Ryedale.
Hundreds of protestors had attended a meeting in Northallerton to voice anger at the project, which was previously recommended for approval.
Councillors on the council's planning committee voted 7-4 in favour.
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