The government has removed a paragraph from the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) intended to support the extraction of “unconventional hydrocarbons” following a High Court ruling earlier this year which found that a public consultation on the policy was flawed. Paragraph 209 (a) of the NPPF had stressed the benefits of onshore oil and gas … Continue reading Government axes ‘pro-fracking’ paragraph from NPPF following court defeat