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Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings): Cloughton Well – Planning Application Update

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Summary by 6ix AI

Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc, an oil and gas exploration, development and production company focused on West Africa, the UK and Ireland, is appealing to the Secretary of State against North Yorkshire Council's decision to refuse planning permission for the Cloughton gas appraisal well.

Key details

  • Europa announced on May 18, 2026 that North Yorkshire Council's Local Planning Authority had issued its decision to refuse planning permission for the well.
  • Europa says the refusal went against the recommendation of the council's own planning officers, who had advised approving the application.
  • Europa says 13 independent experts' separate reports all supported the application.

What’s still pending

  • The outcome of the appeal is pending; Europa says it will update shareholders on the outcome in due course.

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04 November 2026
 

Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc / Index: AIM / Epic: EOG / Sector: Oil & Gas

4 November 2026

Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc

("Europa" or the "Company")

Cloughton Well - Planning Application Update

Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc, the AIM quoted West Africa, UK and Ireland focused oil and gas exploration, development and production company announces, further to its announcement of 18 May 2026 notifying the market that the Local Planning Authority ("LPA") of North Yorkshire Council ("NYC") had issued its decision to refuse planning permission for the Cloughton gas appraisal well, that Europa is appealing to the Secretary of State against the decision of the NYC.

The Company highlights that the refusal of the planning permission by the LPA went against the recommendation made by the NYC's own planning officers who, after rigorously analysing the planning application and the 13 independent experts whose separate reports all supported the application, advised the LPA to approve the application.

Europa will update shareholders on the outcome of the appeal in due course.

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For further information, please visit www.europaoil.com or contact:

William Holland

Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc

mail@europaoil.com

Toby Gibbs / George Payne

Shore Capital

(Nominated Adviser and Broker)

+44 (0) 20 7408 4060

Patrick d'Ancona / Safia Colebrook / George Pope

Vigo Consulting

+44 (0) 20 7390 0230
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