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| Cuadrilla appeal over Lancashire fracking refusal begins | |
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| Energy firm Cuadrilla has begun its appeal against the decision not to allow fracking at two sites in Lancashire. | |
| The company wants to extract shale gas at Little Plumpton and Roseacre Wood, on the Fylde Coast, in Lancashire. | The company wants to extract shale gas at Little Plumpton and Roseacre Wood, on the Fylde Coast, in Lancashire. |
| In June 2015 Lancashire County Council rejected both planning applications. | |
| Fracking - or hydraulic fracturing - was suspended in the UK in 2011 following earth tremors in Blackpool, where Cuadrilla previously drilled. | Fracking - or hydraulic fracturing - was suspended in the UK in 2011 following earth tremors in Blackpool, where Cuadrilla previously drilled. |
| Pro and anti-fracking protesters have gathered outside Blackpool Football Club's conference suite where the hearing, expected to last five weeks, is taking place. | |
| Speaking last year, Cuadrilla's chief executive said the move was "a natural step" in the democratic process. | Speaking last year, Cuadrilla's chief executive said the move was "a natural step" in the democratic process. |
| The hearing is being chaired by a planning inspector but the final decision will be made by the Communities and Local Government Secretary, Greg Clark. | |
| Fracking is a technique in which water and chemicals are pumped into shale rock at high pressure to extract gas. | Fracking is a technique in which water and chemicals are pumped into shale rock at high pressure to extract gas. |