SUMMARY REPORT Land off Horse Hill, Hookwood, Horley, Surrey Construction of an exploratory wellsite to include plant, buildings and equipment; the use

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A key issue is the need for the development. Despite a steady increase in the production of energy from renewable sources, oil and gas remain vital parts of the United Kingdom's (UK) energy mix and national energy policy seeks to secure reliability of supply. The Government's short to medium term aim set out in Minerals Policy Statement 1 (MPS1), is to 'maximise the potential of the UK's conventional oil and gas reserves in an environmentally acceptable manner'. In 2010 the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) confirmed that the aim set out in MPS1 is still current and valid and DECC's website currently states, 'we aim to maximise the economic recovery of oil and gas from the UK's oil and gas reserves, taking full account of environmental, social and economic objectives'. The applicant has identified a hydrocarbon prospect and to maximise the potential of a reserve, it is first necessary to investigate and assess a prospective resource. Officers give significant weight to the statements made in MPS1 regarding the need to maximise the potential of the UK's

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