Could fracking be coming to where YOU live?

Fracking licences across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire have been dished out by the Government and it is expected that planning applications will be going in over the next few months to allow exploratory drilling to take place.

Companies hope to carry out drilling in more than ten territories around the area to establish whether shale gas reserves are suitable to allow the fracking process to take place.

If and when approved, and if the sites prove suitable, industry sources say that fracking could be taking place beneath parts of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire within two years.

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Here are a list of territories where licences have been issued to allow exploratory drilling in the last round:

Territory 1 - Derbyshire: Dronfield, Newbold, Barlow, Brampton, Holmesfield, Chesterfield.

Territory 2 - Derbyshire: Eckington, Staveley, Brimington, Shuttlewood, Renishaw, Barlborough.

Territory 3 - Derbyshire: Hasland, Tupton, Birdholme, Holymoorside, Grassmoor, Fallgate, Spitewinter, Kelstedge, Ashover.

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Territory 4 - Derbyshire: Dale Abbey, Stanton, Stanton by Dale, Sandiacre, Ockbrook, Borrowash, Spondon, Draycott, Breaston, Long Eaton. Nottinghamshire: Trowell, Stapleford.

Territory 5 - Derbyshire: Alfreton, Somercotes, Riddings, Butterley, Ironville, Codnor. Nottinghamshire: Newton, Huthwaite, Sutton, Selston, Westwood, Underwood, Swanwick.

Territory 6 - North Nottinghamshire/South Yorkshire: Anston, Woodsetts, Lindrick Common, Shireoaks, Gateford, Rhodesia, Netherthorpe, Dinnington.

Territory 7 - Derbyshire: Clowne, Whitwell, Creswell. Nottinghamshire: Holbeck Norton, cuckney, Worksop.

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Territory 8 - Nottinghamshire: New Houghton, Mansfield, Mansfield Woodhouse, Forest Town, Meden Vale, Market Warsop, Clipstone, Kings Clipstone. Derbyshire: Langwith Junction, Shirebrook.

Territory 9 - Nottinghamshire: Kirkby, Rainworth, Blidworth, Ravenshead, Papplewick, Newstead, Annesley.

Territory 10 - Hardwick Village, Carburton.

Territory 11 - Budby, Broughton, Wellow.

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