VIDEO: Follow fracking firm's rural route to Harthill drilling site

The junction between Common Road and Packman Lane

These rural roads have been one of the major concerns raised by objectors to the plan for a 2,800-metre test well.

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There had been calls for the planning inquiry to be postponed after Ineos delivered last-minute changes to its transport plan. It added nine extra passing points on the route as well as two stop/go zones, which would be controlled by banksmen.

During construction of the rig, there would be up to 70 construction vehicles a day travelling the route from the A619 to Common Road.

Opposition groups — including Harthill Against Fracking, the Campaign to Protect Rural England and Friends of the Earth — say other road users could be put in danger.

The inquiry closed on May 2 and planning inspector Stephen Roscoe is considering his verdict on the exploratory well proposal.

Ineos would need a separate permission for fracking at the site.