McWhinney withdraws oil and gas permit application adjacent to Centerra South location

LOVELAND — McWhinney Real Estate Services Inc. has backed off plans to develop oil and gas from a drilling pad south of the proposed new Centerra South development.

MRG LP, an affiliate of McWhinney Real Estate Services, said this morning that it has withdrawn its permit request for the pad that would have been located adjacent to the Centerra South development. In its announcement, it said that “increased interest in additional retail, mixed-use and residential development” in Centerra South has caused it to change its mind about oil and gas in that location. 

“Our proposal for a drill pad adjacent to Centerra…