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Anti-oil drilling campaigners on the Isle of Wight received national support during an online meeting last night, with advice and encouragement from successful challenges against fossil fuel exploration in the North of England
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The Chair of the Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) has submitted an objection to UKOG's planning application for an oil drilling well in Arreton. You can have your say on the planning Website
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The Isle of Wight council was asked what it would be doing to encourage public engagement before the deadline for the planning application
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Bob Seely MP has set out a range of objections to the plans for oil drilling on the Isle of Wight, which he states would be entirely inappropriate for the Island. Read them in full here
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Concerns about what would happen if UKOG do find oil; discrepancies in planning documents; issues with water; traffic and dangerous roads were all raised at the parish council meeting
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Campaigners say the entire process is being left to virtual meetings and social media - "and yet will determine the future of acres of countryside at the heart of the Isle of Wight for twenty years or more"
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At the Surrey County Council planning meeting today (Monday), the application was rejected six votes to five and UKOG's share price dived within minutes.
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The Don't Drill the Wight campaign was launched on Saturday to an audience of around 50 people in Merstone
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The application for an exploratory well pad is currently under public consultation, but inconsistencies and discrepancies in the way the application has been advertised have been raised
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Island Roads has already recommended refusal of the application by UKOG. Residents will be able to comment up until 24th July
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A supporter of the application said, "The new location will put Goddards on the tourist map and will become a place for Island residents to visit". Read what's planned for the new site
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The rules, which usually ban dogs from many Isle of Wight beaches between 1st May, were relaxed during lockdown when people were forbidden from sitting on the beach or driving to the beach for exercise
