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| Roseacre Wood fracking bid rejected by Lancashire councillors | Roseacre Wood fracking bid rejected by Lancashire councillors |
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| An application to start a fracking operation on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire has been rejected by councillors. | An application to start a fracking operation on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire has been rejected by councillors. |
| Energy firm Cuadrilla wanted to extract shale gas at Roseacre Wood but the application was unanimously rejected. | Energy firm Cuadrilla wanted to extract shale gas at Roseacre Wood but the application was unanimously rejected. |
| The county council tweeted that the proposal had been refused because of the "impact on traffic". | The county council tweeted that the proposal had been refused because of the "impact on traffic". |
| Cuadrilla said it was "disappointed but not surprised" and would "consider our options including our right to appeal". | |
| The application was being considered after fracking was suspended in the UK in 2011. | The application was being considered after fracking was suspended in the UK in 2011. |
| Councillors deferred a decision on a second bid to begin fracking another site at Little Plumpton until Monday, after legal advice. | Councillors deferred a decision on a second bid to begin fracking another site at Little Plumpton until Monday, after legal advice. |
| The Little Plumpton bid has been recommended for approval, subject to working hours, noise control and highway matters. | The Little Plumpton bid has been recommended for approval, subject to working hours, noise control and highway matters. |
| Protests were held outside the hearing in Preston, which began on Tuesday. | Protests were held outside the hearing in Preston, which began on Tuesday. |
| 'Tremendous victory' | 'Tremendous victory' |
| All 15 members voted to refuse the Roseacre Wood application, in line with officers' recommendations. | All 15 members voted to refuse the Roseacre Wood application, in line with officers' recommendations. |
| A related application for a monitoring array, to monitor seismic activity and water quality was approved. | A related application for a monitoring array, to monitor seismic activity and water quality was approved. |
| In a statement Cuadrilla said: "We are committed to the responsible exploration and development of the huge quantity of natural gas locked up in the shale rock deep underneath Lancashire. | |
| "If we can unlock this shale gas potential it will help create jobs, generate economic growth, help fuel and heat local businesses and homes, and boost local tax revenues for Lancashire." | |
| The council meeting will resume on Monday. | The council meeting will resume on Monday. |
| Analysis: BBC Lancashire reporter, Steve Becker | Analysis: BBC Lancashire reporter, Steve Becker |
| This decision is very significant. It is the first test case on whether fracking will be given the go-ahead in Lancashire and it has been turned down because of traffic. | This decision is very significant. It is the first test case on whether fracking will be given the go-ahead in Lancashire and it has been turned down because of traffic. |
| Speaker after speaker said the proposal would make local roads too dangerous. | Speaker after speaker said the proposal would make local roads too dangerous. |
| Business leaders said the county needed fracking to go ahead for jobs and the local economy, but councillors felt overwhelmingly the application should be turned down. | Business leaders said the county needed fracking to go ahead for jobs and the local economy, but councillors felt overwhelmingly the application should be turned down. |
| Whether this will have any effect on the Little Plumpton decision on Monday remains to be seen. | Whether this will have any effect on the Little Plumpton decision on Monday remains to be seen. |
| Friends of the Earth North West campaigner Furqan Naeem said the decision was a "tremendous victory" for people across Lancashire and the UK who campaigned against the application. | Friends of the Earth North West campaigner Furqan Naeem said the decision was a "tremendous victory" for people across Lancashire and the UK who campaigned against the application. |
| But he said the "fracking threat still hangs ominously over the community near Preston New Road". | But he said the "fracking threat still hangs ominously over the community near Preston New Road". |
| He added: "Poll after poll shows people want renewables, not fracking - and the clean energy and long-term jobs they would provide." | He added: "Poll after poll shows people want renewables, not fracking - and the clean energy and long-term jobs they would provide." |
| 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. |