Woodburn drill: Ex-DoE manager slams '˜systemic failure' over planning
The plan to hunt for oil reserves outside Carrickfergus in east Antrim has been the subject of escalating protests in recent months, and Dean Blackwood accused the current planning authorities of backing the plan “at the expense of common sense”.
A number of protestors have cited fears around possible pollution of the nearby water reservoirs from the project, which is being carried out on land belonging to NI Water.
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Hide AdBoth NI Water and the firm behind the work – InfraStrata – have strongly denied that there is any risk.
However, the workings of the planning system itself have come under the spotlight as a result of the case.
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