Lancashire County Council planners have recommended approval of Cuadrilla’s applications to frack at Preston New Road in the Fylde but recommended permission should be refused for fracking at Roseacre Wood on traffic grounds.

Two other applications by Cuadrilla for monitoring works linked to the fracking applications have been recommended for approval.

The applications will be decided by councillors at meetings of the Development Control Committee from Tuesday 23^rd June – Friday 26^th June 2015. (see details below).

More detail coming soon

Recommendations for Preston New Road

LCC/2014/0096: drill site, fracking, testing and restoration approve

LCC/2014/0097: monitoring works approve

Recommendations for Roseacre Wood

LCC/2014/0101: drill site, fracking, testing and restoration refuse

LCC/2014/102: monitoring works approve

Decision meeting details

Preston new Road on Tuesday 23^rd June 10am-3.30pm and Wednesday 24 June 2015 10am – 6pm

Roseacre Wood on Thurs 25 June 2015 10am – 3.30pm and Friday 26^th June 10am-6pm

Link to planners’ report

What Lancashire planners said about Cuadrilla’s application to frack at Preston New Road

What Lancashire planners said about Cuadrilla’s application to frack at Roseacre Wood

More details on planning meetings from Lancashire County Council