PLEASE SEND YOUR OBJECTIONS TO THE NYMNPA and the NYCC AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THE OFFICIAL DEADLINE HAS PASSED, BUT LATE OBJECTIONS ARRIVING BEFORE 8th NOVEMBER WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERED.
We have been told by the North York Moors Planning Officer that objection received before 8th November should still be included in the report that is sent out to the Planning Committee, and any objections after that date will be precied and reported on the day of committee. So, if you haven’t done your objection yet, there is still time!
You can also read Frack Free Ryedale’s objection and the indpendent hydrogeologist’s report that we have commissioned here.
General guidelines for your objections
You can register your objections as a private individual, or as a representative of a business, charity, school, local group or any other organisation. Please don’t submit objections on behalf of Frack Free Ryedale, as we have submitted our own detailed document separately.
The quickest way to do this is to download these letter templates, then complete them and email them to the email address shown below. PLEASE PUT THE REFERENCE NUMBER IN THE SUBJECT LINE.
NORTH YORK MOORS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY – LETTER TEMPLATE
Ref: NYM/2014/0587/EIA – send to m.hill@northyorkmoors.org.uk
NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL – LETTER TEMPLATE
Ref: NY/2014/0275/ENV – send to alan.goforth@northyorks.gov.uk
SENDING BY POST
We have also included the same information below, in case you want to do your own handwritten letter, or object by email or on the planning department’s website. Note that both these options are only available for the North York Moors National Park Authority and the North Yorkshire Planning Authority. (The Environment Agency requires a written letter to be posted to them.)
THE NORTH YORK MOORS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY (NYMNPA)
The planning department of the NYMNPA will decide on the section of the planning application that lies within the North York Moors National Park, in particular the Ebberston South drilling site and re-injection well.
To make your objection, please write to: Director of Planning, Planning Department, North York Moors National Park Authority, The Old Vicarage, Bondgate, Helmsley, YO62 5BP.
You can email the objection to this address: planning@northyorkmoors.org.uk
Please quote the planning application reference NYM/2014/0587/EIA on all correspondence.
You can also make objections on their website. If you use this method, please don’t write ‘Frack Free Ryedale’ in the organisation box in the online form, as we have submitted our own detailed document separately.
Don’t forget to include your full name, organisation name (if applicable), address and postcode on your objection. If you are from outside the North Yorkshire area, please state why this is of particular interest to you, for example, you often visit the National Park as a tourist, you have family in the area, etc.
Here are some points you might wish to make in your objection. Please use your own words if possible and feel free to change the order of the points, or add ones of your own.
Waste water re-injection wells
The application includes a plan to re-inject over 10 million cubic metres of radioactive waste water into the ground without any on-site treatment. Reasons you may wish to object to this are as follows (note that these are the same as the points listed above for the Environment Agency, but it’s important that you make these points to the NYMNPA too):
Other points you might like to make in your objection to the NYMNPA are:
THE NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (NYCC)
The application has also been registered at the NYCC as some of the works – i.e. the pipeline and the works at Knapton Generating Station – are within their jurisdiction. Planning permission would need to be granted by both Authorities for the development to proceed.
Please therefore also send a copy of your objections to both the NYMNPA and to the NYCC, so that both authorities have registered your comments.
You can make the same comments to both authorities, or send different versions, up to you! Please see the section on the NYMNPA above for points you can make in your objection.
Send your objections to the NYCC by post to: Chief Planning Officer, Planning Services, County Hall, Northallerton, DL7 8AH
You can also send your objections by email to: planning.control@northyorks.gov.uk
Please quote the planning application reference NY/2014/0275/ENV on all correspondence.
You can send the
THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
If possible, please also send a late objection to the Environment Agency, which will decide on whether to grant a radioactive injection permit. The deadline has passed, but please keep sending them in as they will accept late objections.
THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY – LETTER TEMPLATE
This is the government department that will have to give permission for the Radioactive Substances Activity (RSA) permit, which Third Energy requires to be allowed to re-inject over 10 million cubic metres of contaminated radioactive water back into the ground without treating it first. (NOTE: If you’re looking for the application itself, go to our Planning Application Briefing page and scroll down till you see the Ebberston Moor RSR-A Permit EA Application links.)
Please send your objections to: RSR.Rotherham2.NE@environment-
quoting application number EPR/NB3595DJ/A001.
The official deadline has passed, but they will accept late objections so please keep sending these.
Don’t forget to include your full name, organisation name (if applicable), address and postcode on your objection. If you are from outside the North Yorkshire area, please state why this is of particular interest to you, for example, you often visit the National Park as a tourist, you have family in the area, etc.
In your objection, you may wish to make some of the following points:
Thanks for helping to protect the North York Moors National Park!