Cuadrilla to appeal against fracking refusal by Lancashire county council

Shale gas company to submit appeals to let it drill eight wells at two sites on the Fylde after councillors rejected its application for planning consent

Lancashire county council faces an appeal by a leading UK shale gas company after refusing its applications to frack for shale gas in the county.

Last month, councillors rejected planning consent for Cuadrilla's application to drill and frack a total of eight wells at two sites on the Fylde, on the grounds that they would have an unacceptable visual impact and create too much noise.