Could fracking be coming to where YOU live?
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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Hide AdHere 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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Hide AdTerritory 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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Hide AdTerritory 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.