The Coal Authority turned down three applications submitted by West Cumbria Mining in 2023
The UK's coal monitor has blocked the granting of underground coal mining licences for a proposed development in Cumbria, which would have marked the country's first new coal mine in three decades.
READ MORE: READ MORE: House hunters 'scared' after spotting strange room inside quirky £1.5m Greater Manchester pad In his ruling, Mr Justice Holgate said giving the go-ahead for the development under the assumption that the proposed mine would not produce a net increase in greenhouse gas emissions was "legally flawed".Documents shared online show the company had requested three licences from the Coal Authority, covering areas totalling almost 20,000 hectares.
Maggie Mason, of SLACC, said the organisation is "very pleased to see that the Coal Authority licences for West Cumbria Mining at Whitehaven have not been approved".
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