On June 24, 2015, the
Lancashire County Council’s Development Control Committee decided to delay
consideration of Cuadrilla Resources Ltd.’s application
to develop the Preston New Road site for shale gas exploration. If granted,
this would be the first shale gas well drilled since the moratorium in the UK
was lifted on December 13, 2012.
The Committee will be reviewing
the application until June 29, 2015, to provide them with time to consider the written
legal advice they received during the hearing. The adjournment followed a
two-day hearing during which there were significant protestations from the
County’s residents according to media reports.
Cuadrilla Resources
applied for a planning permit from the Committee on June 2, 2014, with the
intent to construct and drill four exploratory wells using hydraulic
fracturing.
On June 25-26, 2015,
the Development Control Committee will be considering another application from
Cuadrilla Resources to develop a second unconventional well site.
Further information is available
at the Lancashire County Council’s website: http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/council/planning/major-planning-applications/shale-gas-developments-in-lancashire.aspx.
Written by Chloe Marie - Research Fellow
06/25/2015
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