Disclosure Log

Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 25 July 2024

Dear ***** *****,

EIR 2004 – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REFERENCE FOI/4571

Thank you for your request for information relating to FOI - Planning status of oil well sites at Dukes Wood & Kirklington.  

We are now able to provide the following information:

The requested information can be obtained via the links below..


Whip Ridding -3/22/01583/CMA Planning application to retain the existing wellsite for a temporary extended period.  (the well is currently undergoing geothermal appraisal)

https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/planningsearch/plandisp.aspxAppNo=F/4450   .

Kirklington - 3/23/00009/CMA - Variation of conditions 1 and 3 of planning permission 3/21/00282/CMA - to retain the site for a further 12 month period for the purposes of geothermal testing in conjunction with the nearby Whip Ridding Farm wellsite.

https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/planningsearch/plandisp.aspxAppNo=V/4489

The site has been plugged and is awaiting restoration with details subject to a current application.

Current app  -  https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/planningsearch/plandisp.aspxAppNo=V/4648

We trust this now satisfies your request and that you find this information to be helpful, however if you are unhappy with the way in which your request has been handled, then please email us at [email protected] quoting the reference FOI/4571 and we will be happy to review your request

For future reference, Nottinghamshire County Council regularly publishes previous FOI and EIR requests and answers on its website, under Disclosure logs, that ***** provide details relating to your query. (see link)