South Downs oil drilling approved : Sussex,UK
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An oil company has been given permission to drill in an area of ancient woodland under the South Downs.
Northern Petroleum was granted temporary three-year consent to test for oil in Markswell Wood in the village of Forestdale, near Chichester.
West Sussex County Council's planning committee approved the application with only one abstention from the vote.
The Woodland Trust said it was "an act of vandalism on our natural heritage" on an "irreplaceable" site.
Northern Petroleum was granted temporary three-year consent to test for oil in Markswell Wood in the village of Forestdale, near Chichester.
West Sussex County Council's planning committee approved the application with only one abstention from the vote.
The Woodland Trust said it was "an act of vandalism on our natural heritage" on an "irreplaceable" site.
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