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  The Tilmanstone test bore is situated behind the industrial units on Pike Road pretty much adjacent to the filled in mining shafts. The bore diameter is a good deal narrower than the shafts and the potential for damage to the aquifer from drilling at this site is almost non-existent (it sits right on top of the mine shafts which already go all the way down to the coal seam.through the strata where the water is at). The approach road is already used daily by multiple HGVs to and from the industrial units and the projected additional traffic (Approx. 30 HGV and 36 LGV movements over 36 weeks) will not even be noticed. There is no protected habitat or rare species on the site and it is no closer to residential dwellings than the winding gear of the old coal mine was - projected noise levels are lower than those that were emitted by the old coal mine gear.
  
  The Coal seams that they are drilling down to are known to be friable and already well fractured (allowing free flow of gas once water pressure has been reduced).
  
  Reg, your description of fracking is well known, nothing new, and exactly what we don't need if we are to have a sensible discussion with Coastal and bring pressure to bear on them to work to a higher standard of safety and industrial probity, especially at the sites which are not co-located with former mine shafts. I trust that you will remember the test bore in the field between Eythorne and Shepherdswell (you can take a look at the little pipe that's there just as a reminder of how small the residual is) and how little disruption (without protesters) it caused and the total lack of aquifer damage that resulted from it. Perhaps, bearing that in mind will help to concentrate on legitimate questions and concerns.

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