Planning labyrinth threatens Yorkshire's resources boom
July 16, 2013 at 05:42 AM EDT
SNEATON, England July 16 (Reuters) - In North Dakota, the home of U.S. shale gas, a would-be driller can fill out a two-page form and get the go-ahead in two days. In North Yorkshire, England, a completed application can run to 50 pages, and the process takes months.
