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11.02.2016 14:35
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A public hearing into Cuadrilla Resource's fracking licences in the UK has begun in a legal action that may decide the future of fracking in the country, Natural Gas Europe reported.
The hearing, which began on February 9, is expected to take five weeks to conclude and takes place in Blackpool. The hearing will decide whether Cuadrilla Resources can begin exploratory drilling of eight wells in Lancashire County. The hearing comes on the back of an appeal by Cuadrilla Resources after it was denied permission to frack and test for gas in June 2015 by Lancashire County Council, despite holding two licences for the areas of Roseacre and Little Plumpton.
About 40 witnesses will speak during the course of the hearing.
In most cases of an appeal against a county council decision, an inspector would decide on the appeal. However, in an unusual move in November 2015, UK Secretary of State Greg Clark said that he would now be stepping in to decide, taking the ultimate decision from the hands of the inspector. While an inspector will still advise Clark of the inspector's recommendation, Clark will make the final decision on whether to allow Cuadrilla to proceed or not following the hearing.
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