We were told by the last Government that planning issues, including fracking infrastructure projects, woud be decided by Local Government, so that such decisions would be more democratic. Lancashire County Council, together with all affected district and parish councils, ( and supported by local MPs of all persuasions ), decided to reject applications for fracking wells being placed in rural Lancashire. Earlier this year we were told that, despite being rejected 3 times already, an appeal by Cuadrilla would be heard, but that the decision would now be made by the relevant minister, who would take "all views and opinions" into account before ruling.
In other words, it will be steam rollered through, on the back of the recently released pro-fracking report to Government, ( a report paid for by the fracking companies ).
Fracking is bad for the environment, goes against the Climate Change obligations we committed to only a few days ago, and if the b@stards start trying to set their new wellheads up, I'll be right there blocking them. ( One of the sites is 6 miles from my house ).