Sirius Minerals applies for York Potash Project approvals

7th Jul 2014 11:33

Sirius Minerals has agreed an informal pre-application position statement with the North York Moors National Park Authority for the York Potash Project.The authority described the project as having the potential to bring "significant economic benefits" and will oversee the company's planning application for the mine. The planning application will be formally submitted at the end of September alongside the mineral transport application. "We have had productive and wide ranging pre-application engagement with the authority officers and advisers over the past nine to 12 months and aligning the submissions should make the process more straightforward and therefore is beneficial to all parties," said Managing Director Chris Fraser."We believe this is the most productive way forward, particularly as this doesn't impact the overall project schedule. In the meantime, the common ground we have currently reached with the authority officers provides very clear guidance as to detail that the applications need to include at the point of submission." RD