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Barton Moss fracking protesters win eviction appeal right Barton Moss fracking protesters win eviction appeal right
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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.
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. Lawyers for the group, at Barton Moss, have been granted a full hearing to decide if there are grounds for the right to an appeal against eviction.
Landowners Peel Investments was granted possession of the camp on Monday. The eviction was to take place from midday. Landowners, Peel Investments, was granted possession of the camp on Monday and the eviction had been due to take place at midday.
The firm has yet to comment on the Court of Appeal decision. The firm has so far declined to comment on the Court of Appeal decision.
The hearing will take place later this week, according to Leigh Day lawyers.
'Possession order''Possession order'
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". Ugo Hayter, from legal firm Leigh Day, said they were pleased 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.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. Protester Martin Burke, one of the defendants named in the possession order case, said: "I'm delighted for the courageous protesters who've been here this winter. We are fighting this order."
Peel Investments claimed in court that the camp was causing problems for the public and the police.Peel Investments claimed in court that the camp was causing problems for the public and the police.
The protesters argued the firm did not own the land where the camp sits and had no right to evict them.
Hydraulic fracturing or fracking involves pumping a mixture of water and chemicals into shale rock at high pressure to extract gas and oil.Hydraulic fracturing or fracking involves pumping a mixture of water and chemicals into shale rock at high pressure to extract gas and oil.
Two small earthquakes of magnitude 1.5 and 2.2 hit the Blackpool area in 2011 following fracking.Two small earthquakes of magnitude 1.5 and 2.2 hit the Blackpool area in 2011 following fracking.
It was temporarily suspended in the UK until a government review concluded the process was safe if adequately monitored.
Environmental campaigners claim the process encourages the reliance on fossil fuels instead of promoting investment in renewable sources of energy.Environmental campaigners claim the process encourages the reliance on fossil fuels instead of promoting investment in renewable sources of energy.
Proponents of the process say it unlocks huge deposits of oil and natural gas, increases a country's energy security and boosts the economies of the areas in which it takes place.