REG - UK Oil & Gas PLC - Horse Hill – Retrospective Planning Application

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05/05/2026 07:02

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RNS Number : 9043C  UK Oil & Gas PLC  05 May 2026

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UK Oil & Gas PLC

("UKOG" or the "Company")

Horse Hill - Retrospective Planning Application

UK Oil & Gas PLC (London AIM: UKOG) is pleased to announce that it has
submitted a retrospective planning application for its Horse Hill oil field to
Surrey County Council ("SCC") which seeks to fully restore the field's
production consent which was originally granted by SCC in 2019 (see RNS of
11(th) September 2019 and 20(th) June 2024 ). The Company holds an 85.635%
operated interest in the Horse Hill field.

 

The requirement to submit a retrospective planning application, a unique and
unprecedented regulatory situation, results wholly from the Supreme Court's
20(th) June 2024 judgement in Finch vs. SCC, which found that SCC's 2019
decision to grant Horse Hill planning consent for oil production was unlawful,
SCC having failed to assess end‑use greenhouse gas emissions associated with
the combustion of produced hydrocarbons. The retroactive judgement required
end-use downstream emissions be assessed within the project's Environmental
Impact Assessment and that SCC's planning determination should be remade
taking this into account.

 

Following the judgement, the Company entered into discussions with SCC
regarding the field's operational status and the most appropriate route to
achieve the necessary planning redetermination. As part of that process, and
after a period of ongoing engagement with SCC and other regulators, the
Company agreed to voluntarily suspend oil production with effect from Friday
25 October 2024, with the aim of submitting a retrospective planning
application in H1 2026.

 

The Company has worked closely with its planning advisors and SCC to prepare
the revised planning submission, which includes updated ecology, environmental
and technical baseline studies and an assessment of downstream emissions in
accordance with the Supreme Court judgment.

 

A successful planning outcome would permit stable production at Horse Hill to
resume, generating valuable revenues which would help support the Company's
ongoing transition to its announced clean energy projects in Dorset and
Yorkshire.

 

Stephen Sanderson, UKOG Chief Executive, commented:

"This retrospective planning submission seeks to address the Supreme Court's
ruling on SCC's 2019 Horse Hill planning consent in a thorough and transparent
manner. Horse Hill remains a valuable UK onshore asset and, subject to
planning consent, has the potential to generate revenues that can be
responsibly reinvested to support the Company's strategic transition towards
hydrogen storage and other clean energy initiatives. The Company continues to
pursue a balanced approach, managing its legacy oil and gas assets while
actively investing in the UK's energy transition and clean power future."

For further information, please contact:

 

UK Oil & Gas Plc

Stephen Sanderson / Kris Bone / Guzyal Mukhametzhanova
                                  Tel: 01483 941493

 

Zeus (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
 

James Joyce / Andrew de Andrade
                                                 Tel:
020 3829 5000

 

CMC Markets (Joint Broker)

Douglas Crippen
 
                 Tel: 0203 003 8632

 

Communications

Brian Alexander
 
                   Tel: 01483 941493

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