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Barton Moss fracking camp win right to eviction appeal | Barton Moss fracking camp win right to eviction appeal |
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Fracking protesters have won a late legal bid to avoid eviction from a camp near a test drilling site in Salford, their lawyers said. | Fracking protesters have won a late legal bid to avoid eviction from a camp near a test drilling site in Salford, their lawyers said. |
The group encamped at Barton Moss have been granted a full hearing to decide whether there are grounds for the right to an appeal against their eviction. | |
Landowners Peel Investments was granted possession of the camp on Monday. The eviction was to take place from midday. | |
The firm has yet to comment on the Court of Appeal decision. | |
The hearing will take place later this week, according to Leigh Day lawyers. | |
Ugo Hayter, from Leigh Day, said they were pleased that the court had agreed "to stay the possession order pending a proper opportunity to consider our grounds of appeal". | |
About 60 people have been camped on land near Barton Moss where energy company IGas started testing for the presence of shale gas in November. | |
The eviction, which was set for midday, will not now take place until after the hearing. |