The Star: Alarm as fracking bid looms in Doncaster

The prospect of fracking has set alarm bells ringing for residents and civic leaders of a Doncaster town.

An international energy firm’s bid to drill for shale gas is ‘a cause for concern’ in Bawtry and is set to meet opposition from people living on the border of South Yorkshire and north Nottinghamshire.

But it could be up to three years before any drilling rigs appear on the skyline around Bawtry, even if planning consent is given.

Dart Energy, who own 15 licences for shale gas exploration in the East Midlands, are the company behind the plan.

They are said to be preparing a planning application for an unspecified site near Bawtry, which is expected to be submitted before the end of 2014.

The Singapore-based company has a British office in Scotland and is working to explore and develop domestic unconventional gas resources across a number of areas in the UK.  MORE