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<p>The Government is firmly committed to ensuring that local communities are fully
involved in planning decisions that affect them. Planning applications for shale development
proposals require consultation with local communities, ensuring that planning concerns
about potential impacts raised by local people are taken into account in the determination
of such applications.</p><p>The Government takes the safety of the public and environmental
protection very seriously and are confident we have a robust regulatory framework
in place. We have been clear that shale gas exploration development must be safe and
environmentally sound. The UK has world-class regulation to ensure that shale gas
exploration can happen safely, respecting local communities and safeguarding the environment.
National planning policy makes clear that in considering planning applications, mineral
planning authorities should ensure that there are no unacceptable adverse impacts
on the natural and historic environment or on human health.</p>
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