Lancashire county council defers fracking decision

Councillors defer decision on Cuadrilla's bid to undertake hydraulic fracturing for shale gas at Preston New Road, saying they need to seek further legal advice

Lancashire county council has once again deferred its decision on whether to approve the UK's first full scale fracking.

A decision will now be taken on Monday on whether to allow fracking for shale gas on a site at Preston New Road near Little Plumpton on the Fylde Coast.