Lancashire county council rejects Cuadrilla fracking bid
by Press Association from on (#CG3G)
Councillors unanimously refuse planning application for fracking at Roseacre Wood, and will meet again on Monday to decide on Preston New Road site
Councillors have unanimously refused a planning application for fracking in Lancashire in a move which has been welcomed by environmental campaigners.
Lancashire County Council's development control committee turned down Cuadrilla's application to explore for shale gas by drilling, hydraulically fracking and testing the flow of gas at Roseacre Wood, Roseacre, between Preston and Blackpool.
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