Call for James Brokenshire to revoke planning permission to mine in Pont Valley

Closed 589 signatures

What the petition asks

The opencast site covers 71ha of wildlife habitats, including nesting curlews and crested newts. There is no protection from the dust for the local residents and school. The Banks group have repeatedly violated the terms of their planning permission, beginning work without completing an access road.

Britain's dependency on coal has plummeted to under 7% in 2017 compared to over 40% in 2012. The amount of coal to be taken from this site is insignificant in this context and not worth the extent of the environmental degradation and damage to health it will cause. Sajid Javid recognised that Britain is moving beyond this outdated way of thinking; James Brokenshire needs to step up and stop Durham County Council from allowing this. Coal is part of County Durham's heritage but not it's future.

Timeline

5 Jun 2018	Petition opened for signatures
5 Dec 2018	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 589

Status Closed

Opened 5 Jun 2018

Closed 5 Dec 2018

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