Lancashire frackers Cuadrilla 'hoping ban will be overturned' says MP as site allowed to stay
The firm behind the controversial fracking site in Fylde has been accused of stringing out the life of the development in the hope that there will be a reversal of the current ban on shale gas extraction before its wells there are finally filled in for good.
Fylde MP Mark Menzies and Fylde Borough Council had both objected to the plans, along with Fylde West county councillor John Singleton and 84 members of the public. A demonstration was staged outside County Hall ahead of – and during – the meeting by Nanashire: Nanas Against Fracking and Preston New Road Rolling Roadside Protest.
The Labour politician said: “At least we [would have] feet on the ground and we can say, ‘Why haven’t you done anything?’ Because my greatest fear is that they go away and they just don’t do anything for another 18 months. It makes us look stupid, inefficient, ineffective and a joke – and we cannot have that of our committee because we are here to represent the people of Lancashire, not Cuadrilla.
“This application should therefore be refused. If LCC grants [permission], it will send a clear message to Cuadrilla that the planning conditions can be ignored with impunity,” Ms. Holliday added. John Powney, speaking on behalf of Ribble Estuary Against Fracking, said that the firm’s need to apply for an extension was born out of either “lack of planning on their part or hope that the government may change their stance [on fracking]”.
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