Poll: Are you happy for drilling to go-ahead in Shropshire in search of methane gas?
Gas company Dart Energy wants to carry out exploratory drilling for gas in Shropshire.
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It has submitted a planning application for a temporary coal-bed methane exploration borehole near Ellesmere.
Delays have prevented a decision being made by planners, but Dart Energy insists it is serious and has reassured people it is only interested in coal-bed methane – not fracking.
Campaigners set up a Frack Free Dudleston group to oppose the plans, warning they could open up the way to industrial-scale drilling.
We want to hear your views on the principle of searching for new forms of energy underground - and if you are prepared to see it happening in Shropshire and Mid Wales.
