Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal
The Campaign to stop the building of a major oil terminal on the shores of Belfast Lough near Whitehead. (Planning Application LA02/2018/1145/F)
Please take action now to stop this new fossil fuel terminal from going ahead.
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council are now in the process of assessing whether to allow a static, oil storage facility to be redeveloped into a major import, storage and distribution fossil fuel terminal.
Please take action now. Lodge an objection on the planning portal; and write to your local Councillors and your MLAs.
About
Last year the High Court quashed planning permission for the development of a major fossil fuel import and export distribution facility at a peaceful, rural and coastal location near Whitehead. This followed legal action by Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal (SWOT) supported by the PILS Project. We got a stay of execution but we still need to stop the development.
A revised application for this unnecessary and unwanted fossil fuel infrastructure is now with Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.
We are hopeful that we can Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal but we need your help.
Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal wants the Council to refuse planning permission because this development is not in the public interest.
We oppose this development because:
We need to stop using fossil fuels, so we can combat climate change
Our marine ecosystem is at risk in Belfast Lough and neighbouring coastal areas
The development will create water, noise, air, light and odour pollution and the risk of oil spills
There is no strategic need as Northern Ireland already has four oil terminals
It would lead to heavy traffic - almost 100,000 extra HGV road tanker journeys on the A2 & beyond every year
The increased pollution and traffic would create risks to health and wellbeing
And would have a negative impact on the tourism economy.
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