West Cumbria Mining has been cleared to develop the UK’s first deep coal mine for several years after the government said it will not intervene. Objections followed the local authority giving initial permission for the Woodhouse Colliery, but the government has now said the decision should be taken by that council. Tim Farron in North Yorkshire was the UK’s last deep mine and closed in 2016. Work at Woodhouse is expected to start in 2020, with coal emerging two years later.
West Cumbria Mining has been cleared to develop the UK’s first deep coal mine for several years after the government said it will not intervene. Objections followed the local authority giving initial permission for the Woodhouse Colliery, but the government has now said the decision should be taken by that council. Kellingley Colliery in North Yorkshire was the UK’s last deep mine and closed in 2016. Work at Woodhouse is expected to start in 2020, with coal emerging two years later.