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| Little Plumpton fracking decision due | |
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| An application to start the first fracking operation in the UK for four years will be decided later. | An application to start the first fracking operation in the UK for four years will be decided later. |
| Energy firm Cuadrilla wants to extract shale gas at Little Plumpton and Roseacre Wood on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire. | Energy firm Cuadrilla wants to extract shale gas at Little Plumpton and Roseacre Wood on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire. |
| The county council began considering the bid on Tuesday, after fracking was suspended in the UK in 2011. | The county council began considering the bid on Tuesday, after fracking was suspended in the UK in 2011. |
| Councillors are due to make a decision about the Little Plumpton site, which has been recommended for approval. | Councillors are due to make a decision about the Little Plumpton site, which has been recommended for approval. |
| The site's approval is subject to working hours, noise control and highway matters. | The site's approval is subject to working hours, noise control and highway matters. |
| Protests were held outside the hearing at Lancashire County Council's County Hall in Preston on Tuesday. | Protests were held outside the hearing at Lancashire County Council's County Hall in Preston on Tuesday. |
| Seventy people - for and against fracking - are to speak during the four-day council meeting. | Seventy people - for and against fracking - are to speak during the four-day council meeting. |
| A decision on the application for Roseacre Wood, which has been recommended for refusal, is due on Friday. | A decision on the application for Roseacre Wood, which has been recommended for refusal, is due on Friday. |
| Fracking - or hydraulic fracturing - is a technique in which water and chemicals are pumped into shale rock at high pressure to extract gas. | Fracking - or hydraulic fracturing - is a technique in which water and chemicals are pumped into shale rock at high pressure to extract gas. |