Map of Cuadrilla’s Petroleum Exploration and Development Licence for the region of Lancashire (PEDL165) Philip Mitchell of North Lancs Green Party reports to Virtual Lancaster that, despite an earlier commitment […]
Preston New Road shale gas application refused
Anti-fracking campaigners converging on County Hall today Photo by Miles Newman People all over the UK – and most particularly Lancashire and the Fylde are celebrating today as members of […]
Roseacre Wood shale gas application refused
Members of Lancashire County Council’s Development Control Committee (DCC) have voted to refuse the application by oil and gas company Cuadrilla to explore for shale gas at Roseacre Wood by […]
Fracking decision deferred until Monday as Council hustled by corporate lawyers
Demonstrators outside County Hall today Photo by Miles Newman Members of Lancashire County Council’s Development Control Committee have voted to defer consideration of applications relating to a site at Preston […]
National demonstrations in Preston this week as Council decides fracking applications
Lancashire County councillors have been receiving messages from all over the world urging them to reject Cuadrilla’s applications for fracking exploration at their meetings this week. The New York State […]
Recommendations Published on Shale Gas Planning Applications
Lancashire County Council has published its officers’ recommendations on the applications by oil and gas company Cuadrilla to explore for shale gas at Preston New Road and Roseacre Wood, by […]
New Dates Set For Lancashire Shale Gas Decisions
Lancashire County Council has scheduled new dates in June for its Development Control Committee to make decisions on planning applications for shale gas development at two sites in the county. […]
Fracking: Lancs County Council launches consultation on changes to Cuadrilla applications
A former Cuadrilla test drilling operation at Westby in Lancashire Consultation begins today on extra information submitted to Lancashire County Council (LCC) as part of Cuadrilla’s planning applications for shale […]
County Councillors call for government to release DEFRA fracking report
Today Lancashire County Council have rejected a planning application by Cuadrilla for a further prospective fracking site at Singleton. The ruling is separate to the Cuadrilla applications for two fracking […]
Lancs County Council defers fracking decision 8 weeks
Tractor procession of farmers against fracking arriving at County Hall today At the same time that a moratorium on fracking was being announced in Scotland, Lancashire County Council’s (LCC) Development […]