Paul Maynard – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Maynard on 2014-04-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Administration Court decision in the case CO/6036/2013, Halite Energy Group Limited v The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.

Michael Fallon

Following the decision of the High Court , Halite Energy Group Limited v The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State will now re-determine the application by Halite Energy Group Limited for development consent for the proposed underground gas storage facility including associated development in Preesall, Lancashire. He is currently seeking further information in writing from interested parties in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010 to enable him to do that.

The Secretary of State is considering any potential wider implications of the decision, in consultation with the Planning Inspectorate.