Draft Nottinghamshire Minerals Local Plan

Dear Sirs,

Please find my Council's response in respect of the above:

Question 20 -

Given the government's commitment to a reduction in greenhouse gases, all applications for surface mining should be rejected. The market for coal is shrinking as coal burning power stations are phased out. The damage to the environment, properties, and people's lives does not justify this type of extraction. Years of disturbance and destruction to provide months of actual coal provision to a rapidly declining market is unacceptable and uneconomic.

Kind Regards