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National park gas plan would have “significant environmental impacts” – ruling

By Ruth Hayhurst on January 8, 2026

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Councillors refuse Roseacre Wood fracking application but approve seismic monitoring scheme

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 25, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

Lancashire councillors voted unanimously to refuse Cuadrilla’s planning application to frack up to four wells at Roseacre Wood. But they approved the company’s scheme for 88 seismic monitoring stations and three monitoring boreholes around Roseacre. The results were received in silence in the council chamber at county hall in […]

Committee warned it would be breaking the law if it refused Preston New Road application, councillor reveals

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 25, 2015 • ( 14 Comments )

There are questions tonight about the legal advice given verbally to Lancashire councillors who have been considering Cuadrilla’s application to frack at Preston New Road. One member of the county council committee which will decide the plan said tonight councillors were told they would be breaking the law if […]

Breaking: Cuadrilla’s Roseacre Wood fracking application refused

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 25, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Lancashire county council’s development control committee has voted unanimously to refuse Cuadrilla’s application to frack at Roseacre Wood in the Fylde. Councillors agreed that the application was contrary to local planning policy on traffic grounds. More detail coming soon

Updated news from Roseacre Wood fracking application meeting – day 1

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 25, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

We’ll be updating this page regularly with the latest from today’s meeting of Lancashire County Council’s development control committee in the council chamber at County Hall in Preston. The meeting is considering Cuadrilla’s application to drill, frack and test up to four wells at Roseacre Wood. But it began […]

Friends of the Earth reaction to deferral of fracking decision

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 24, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Reacting to today’s decision by Lancashire councillors to adjourn the decision on Cuadrilla’s planning application to test frack at Preston New Road until Monday (29 June), Friends of the Earth’s senior energy campaigner Liz Hutchins said: “This shows just how contentious this polluting industry is. Despite a massive […]

Cuadrilla fracking decision: Day 2 in pictures

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 24, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

After today’s meeting Green Party leader, Natalie Bennett, told Drill or Drop she had tremendous respect for the campaign groups which had been opposing Cuadrilla’s application.

Cuadrilla’s fracking decision: what the councillors said about Preston New Road plans

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 24, 2015 • ( 4 Comments )

Lancashire councillors agreed this afternoon to delay a decision on Cuadrilla’s proposals to frack at Preston New Road in the Fylde. The county council’s development control committee will consider the application again on Monday morning (29th June 2015) after taking legal advice on planning policy.

Chaotic scenes as Preston New Road fracking decision adjourned to Monday

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 24, 2015 • ( 2 Comments )

A discussion of Cuadrilla’s plans to frack at Preston New Road at Lancashire County Council ended in chaos in the past few minutes as the meeting was adjourned without a decision

Breaking: Vote to refuse Cuadrilla’s fracking plans defeated

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 24, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

A motion to refuse Cuadrilla’s plans to frack at Preston New Road has failed.

Lancs councillors go into private session on Cuadrilla fracking application

By Ruth Hayhurst on June 24, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

County councillors considering Cuadrilla’s application to frack at Preston New Road in the Fylde have gone into private session. The development control committee has already adjourned once this afternoon to decide on wording on a motion to refuse the application. Council planners had recommended the application be approved. […]

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