Ministers will be able to call in fracking applications if councils are seen to be taking too long to reach a decision
Energy and Climate Change Secretary will write to planning authorities to make clear there is a 'national need' for shale gas exploration
Island Gas Limited submits plans for shale gas exploration in Nottinghamshire
BusinessGreen tracks how support for fracking has fallen as backing for renewables remains solid
Just 21 per cent of British public support fracking, according to latest DECC survey
BREAKING: Shale gas developer says it will appeal against decision to refuse planning for Roseacre Wood and Preston New Road sites
DECC publishes draft regulations to prohibit fracking from certain areas, as Greenpeace accuses Ministers of "watering down" National Park protection
Group warns government has failed to act on recommendations for independent monitoring of wells
Unredacted version of controversial Defra report highlights environmental risks of shale gas
Anti-fracking campaigners visibly delighted as councillors reject Cuadrilla's application to drill for shale gas at Preston New Road