Cuadrilla to appeal rejection of UK fracking licences
By Kasia Patel
Published: Thursday, 23 July 2015
The company’s application for fracking and monitoring at two sites in Lancashire, UK, was rejected last month by the local council contrary to the recommendations of its planning officers. Cuadrilla now plans to review its traffic routes – the basis of one rejection – and appeal against all of Lancashire Council’s decisions.
UK energy company Cuadrilla Resources plans to appeal the
decision by Lancashire County Council (LCC) to reject its
application for hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations at
the firm’s Preston New Road and Roseacre Wood
sites.
The applications, which sought to frack and test the flow of
gas from up to...