Proposals for fracking for shale gas at a site in Lancashire should be approved, planning officers have recommended.
Lancashire County Council published reports with recommendations on planning applications from shale company Cuadrilla to develop two new sites between Preston and Blackpool to explore for shale gas by drilling, fracking and testing the flow of gas.
Environmental organisation Friends of the Earth has said it is "disappointed" that planning officers have recommended fracking proposals for a site in Lancashire to be approved.
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