The government has told North Yorkshire Council it is keeping regulation on lower-volume fracking “under review”.
The energy minister, Michael Shanks, was replying to a letter in November 2025 from a senior member of the council. The business executive member, Mark Crane, had asked for guidance on how a promised government ban on fracking could affect a planning application at Burniston, near Scarborough. The application, by Europa Oil & Gas, i…
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