Energy

Public inquiry opened for a mining concession request at Saint-Just-Sauvage

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🇬🇧 English

This notice opens a 30-day public inquiry on SPPE’s request for a concession to mine liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons in Saint-Just-Sauvage, Marne. Local residents, landowners, and other interested parties can review the file, submit comments in person, by mail, or by email, and attend scheduled sessions with the inquiry commissioner. For business and compliance teams, the practical point is that the project is not approved yet. The outcome will depend on the inquiry record and the commissioner’s report, which will then feed into the final government decision.

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Key Changes

  • A 30-day public inquiry is opened on a mining concession request for liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons in Saint-Just-Sauvage.
  • The public can inspect the file and submit comments in person, by mail, or by email.
  • A commissioner has been appointed and will hold three public sessions before the final government decision.

Obligations

What this law requires

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During the 30-day public inquiry, interested persons may consult the paper file on the Saint-Just-Sauvage concession request at the Saint-Just-Sauvage town hall during normal opening hours and during the commissioner’s sessions, and may record observations and proposals in the inquiry register.

interested members of the publiclocal residentslandowners
from 26 May 2026 at 14:00 to 26 June 2026 inclusive at 16:00
operational
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Interested persons may submit observations and proposals by post to the Saint-Just-Sauvage town hall, addressed to the inquiry commissioner, during the public inquiry period.

interested members of the publiclocal residentslandowners
by 26 June 2026 at 16:00
reporting
low

Interested persons may submit observations and proposals by email to [email protected] during the public inquiry period.

interested members of the publiclocal residentslandowners
by 26 June 2026 at 16:00
reporting
medium

The inquiry commissioner must hold public office hours at the Saint-Just-Sauvage town hall on 26 May 2026, 15 June 2026, and 26 June 2026, each from 14:00 to 16:00, to receive statements from interested persons.

commissioner enquêteur
26 May 2026, 15 June 2026, and 26 June 2026, 14:00-16:00 each day
operational
medium

The digital version of the inquiry file must be made available for consultation at the Saint-Just-Sauvage town hall during the public inquiry sessions and on the listed prefectural websites.

prefecture of MarneSaint-Just-Sauvage town hall
during the public inquiry period and its scheduled sessions
disclosure

Affected Parties

SPPEResidents, landowners, and local stakeholders in Saint-Just-Sauvage

Tags

public inquiry,mining concession,hydrocarbons