A new report estimates nearly 4,500 green jobs could be created in West Cumbria, the area of the proposed coal mine

West Cumbria County Council will review the plan ‘under the light of new information’

The water from flooded mines can be used as a sustainable heat source, according to the British Geological Survey and the Coal Authority

The firm behind the project will extract and process around 2.7 million tonnes of metallurgical coal every year to supply it to the steel industry

The facility almost doubled the original revenue forecasts in its first six-month operation

West Cumbria Mining said the mine would help create around 500 jobs in the area

It aims to contribute to an understanding of the potential for warm water in disused coal mines to be used for renewable heat

Last month, Communities Secretary Sajid Javid refused the Druridge Bay, Highthorn application

Banks Mining said it is an “absolutely perverse decision which flies in the face of the recommendation for approval” given by the Planning Inspector

The final decision was due to be made today but Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary Sajid Javid is still considering the application