DEVELOPERS planning to build a £1 billion potash mine in the North York Moors say they hope a “positive” decision can be made at the start of July after they provided further information about the scheme.
Sirius Minerals, the company behind the York Potash Project, was last month asked to send more details of aspects of their proposals to the North York Moors National Park Authority, which has meant a delay in its application being debated.
The company today said it had met an April 21 target date to provide this information, with managing director and chief executive officer Chris Fraser saying: “We have submitted a robust and full set of documents, which put forward a compelling case for the national park to make a positive decision on July 2.”
The national park authority is now expected to hold further consultation with various organisations after the information requested was provided, including the Ministry of Defence - which has raised concerns over the potential impact of the scheme on nearby RAF Fylingdales - and the Environment Agency, having originally expected to discuss the application on May 21.
Sirius Minerals has created a webcast explaining elements of the planning process on its website, siriusminerals.com.
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