'We now need clarity on what local consent means in practice which is why we're writing to the government to ask them'
Lancashire County Council is calling on the government to provide immediate clarity on how local people will give their consent on any proposed fracking sites in their area.
Around 50 anti-fracking protesters gathered descended on Preston’s County Hall yesterday morning to let rip at the government ahead of a crunch fracking meeting. Prime Minister Liz Truss lifted a temporary ban last month on the controversial technology, instigated back in 2019 in the wake of tremors near the Preston New Road wells near Blackpool, after pledging to put ‘spades in the ground’ to boost the UK’s energy security.
"We welcome this, as it is right that local people should have the final say about whether fracking happens in their area or not. We now need clarity on what local consent means in practice which is why we're writing to the government to ask them. Any plans to frack in Lancashire following the lifting of the moratorium will be subject to planning approval from Lancashire County Council. The council said it has a legal duty to prepare a local plan on how these applications will be assessed and they have to take into account government guidance and policy.
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