Conservative leader of the council Jonathan Owen said he thought fracking was not 'the right route'.
A Conservative-led council has voted to oppose fracking in its area.The vote comes after Business Secretary
A survey by the British Geological Survey showed that parts of the county sits on the Bowland Shale deposit which spans Yorkshire and Lancashire.lifting of the moratorium on fracking The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy also announced a further round of offering licences to companies to drill for oil and gas.
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