A planning inspector has allowed long-term oil production in the Lincolnshire Wolds, even though he admitted it would harm the landscape and beauty of the area.
The new prime minister has said he will deliver on the promises in the 2019 Conservative election manifesto.
The UK government formally lifted the moratorium on fracking in England this morning.
Planners in Lincolnshire have said an oil company has failed to prove that its proposals for drilling and production in a protected landscape are in the national interest.
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