{"id":2162837,"date":"2026-11-04T07:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T07:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/yorkshire\/?p=2162837"},"modified":"2026-11-04T07:19:43","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T07:19:43","slug":"energy-business-appealing-decision-to-refuse-gas-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/yorkshire\/news\/2162837-energy-business-appealing-decision-to-refuse-gas-well","title":{"rendered":"Energy business appealing decision to refuse gas well"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A decision to refuse plans for a <span class=\"in\">gas appraisal well in North Yorkshire is facing an appeal to the Secretary of State.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ir\"><span class=\"in\">Europa Oil &amp; Gas (Holdings) plc, an oil and gas exploration, development and production company, is challenging North Yorkshire Council&#8217;s rejection decision for the Cloughton site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In a statement released today, Europa Oil &amp; Gas said: &#8220;<span class=\"in\">The company highlights that the refusal of the planning permission by the Local Planning Authority (LPA) went against the recommendation made by North Yorkshire Council&#8217;s own planning officers who, after rigorously analysing the planning application and the 13 independent experts whose separate reports all supported the application, advised the LPA to approve the application.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"in\">&#8220;Europa will update shareholders on the outcome of the appeal in due course.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Cloughton appraisal well forms part of Europa\u2019s wider UK onshore portfolio and had been viewed by the company as a key step in assessing the commercial potential of the site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Europa Oil &amp; 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