File photo dated 23/06/15 of anti-fracking signs in the village of Little Plumpton, Lancashire, as county councillors have rejected plans to frack for shale gas in Lancashire. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday June 29, 2015. See PA story ENVIRON
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to overturn a Government decision approving a fracking at a site in Lancashire will have to wait for the latest legal decision.
At the end of a two-day hearing in London, three Court of Appeal judges reserved their decision over challenges brought by the Preston New Road Action Group and environmental campaigner Gayzer Frackman. The ruling will be given on a date yet to be fixed.
The appeal proceedings were the latest stage in a legal battle to prove the government’s decision to over-rule Lancashire County Council and grant a planning application for the site was neither fair nor lawful.
There are fear fracking could come to the M65 corridor in East Lancashire.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here