West Cumbria coal mine proposal
Coal Action Network is one of several organisations that campaigned for years to stop the coking coal mine proposed by West Cumbria Mining Ltd from ever starting. This new coal mine would have jeopardised the UK’s climate commitments. In April 2025, following a successful legal challenge and subsequent rejection of its coal licence, West Cumbria Mining Ltd finally withdrew its planning application, admitting defeat. First and foremost, this is a win for the local community opposing the mine over many years.
Campaign updates
Another nail in the coffin for West Cumbria Mining Ltd
The proposed West Cumbria Coal mine lost its planning permission…
Victory – West Cumbria Coal Mine Rejected!
Victory! The High Court overturns the 2022 planning permission to…
Legal challenge against Cumbrian coal mine heard in court
From Tuesday 16th July to lunchtime 18th July, Lord Holgate…
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Coal Action Network asked Who will stop coal? last weekend…
Hearing date set for proposed West Cumbria Coal mine
The legal challenges against the government’s approval of a new…
Success: Yet another major insurer rules out coal and oil projects
After a week of peaceful protest around the world, alongside…
EMR Capital’s other coking coal mine – Kestrel, Queensland
EMR Capital, the company that owns 81% of the proposed…
Proposed Whitehaven coal mine campaign timeline
How did we get here? Ten years of events that…
Ditch the dirty dollars – invest in our future!
People hailing from Cumbria to London, and everywhere in between,…
Q&A proposed West Cumbria coal mine questions
This page gives suggestions of answers to some of the…
“No time for a coal mine” banners appear on all major roads into Cumbria
25 large banners opposing the proposed new coal mine near…
Hearing delayed – challenges against Whitehaven coal mine approval
The legal challenges against the Government’s approval of a new…
Upcoming events against proposed Whitehaven coal mine
Regular events are planned for outside the proposed site at…
Whitehaven legal challenge update
A High Court judge has given the go ahead for…
Actions against proposed Whitehaven coal mine since Govt approval
Groups have taken action since the government approved a new…
Legal challenges against Whitehaven coal mine approval
Two legal challenges have been launched against the government’s approval…
Santa delivers Christmas coal to Gove for Whitehaven approval
On Wednesday (21/12/2022) a gang of Santas delivered sacks of…
Flawed grounds of Michael Gove’s shock approval of the Whitehaven coal mine
The UK Government has produced a 15 page letter plus…