CAMPAIGNERS fighting a Government decision to approve a fracking site in Lancashire have lost a High Court action.
The Preston New Road Action Group (PNRAG) and campaigner Gayzer Frackman had urged a judge to find that the decision to grant a planning application for the site in Fylde was not fair or lawful.
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But Mr Justice Dove, announcing his decision at the High Court in London on Wednesday, dismissed their judicial review actions.
At a hearing at Manchester Civil Justice Centre last month, the judge was told that the planning application by developer Cuadrilla was refused by Lancashire County Council in 2015, but later granted following an appeal and a planning inquiry.
The scheme was given the go-ahead in October by Communities Secretary Sajid Javid.
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