Lancashire Council's recent rejection of an application to start fracking on the Fylde Coast has once again set back government plans for UK shale gas development. After 15 months of negotiation energy firm Cuadrilla was all set to extract shale gas at the Little Plumpton site between Preston and Blackpool. But after deliberation, Lancashire County Council rejected the bid on grounds of 'unacceptable noise impact' and the 'adverse urbanising effect on the landscape'.
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