Interesting - not enough public consultation during a large...

Interesting - not enough public consultation during a large pandemic that has closed down most of GB during a great deal of the past two years.

Not unusual for greenies to get out and stroke their egos before any major development.

As said above the community have the right to ensure the right checks and balances are being made.
It hasn't even been confirmed if commercial quantities of minerals there even there so a bit early to do environmental studies on mining. They don't yet know where or how mining will occur. So what is there to consult on?