Dewey Hill coal mine: Plan for Newcastle greenbelt mine rejected
Plans for an opencast coal mine on greenbelt land in Newcastle which opponents said would be "noxious" have been unanimously rejected.
Durham-based the Banks Group had proposed the 250-acre operation at Dewley Hill, near Throckley.
Newcastle Council planners rejected the scheme as not "environmentally acceptable" after a three-hour hearing.
The refusal is a third blow for Banks' mining operations in the North East this year.
It previously lost bids to extend the use of its Bradley mine in County Durham and was also refused permission for an opencast site near Druridge Bay in Northumberland.
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