Fracking site approval by government based on legal errors, court hears
by Josh Halliday North of England correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#2FZEY)
Residents opposed to the drilling sites in Lancashire say the communities secretary Sajid Javid's decision was unlawful
The communities secretary, Sajid Javid, made significant legal errors when he overturned a council's refusal to allow test drilling at a fracking site in Lancashire, a court has been told.
Residents opposed to the drilling sites near Blackpool told Manchester high court that Javid acted "in breach of the rules of natural justice" when he gave the green light to test fracking in October.
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