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It follows a ruling last month when the Supreme Court quashed another fossil fuel project - an oilfield at Horse Hill in Surrey - on the same grounds.
On Thursday, the rebranded Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, now run by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, confirmed it was dropping its defence of the Whitehaven Coal Mine, in the wake of the ruling over Horse Hill.
Friends of the Earth climate co-ordinator, Jamie Peters, said: "We're delighted the government agrees that planning permission for this destructive, polluting and unnecessary coal mine was unlawfully granted and that it should be quashed.
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Mr Peters added: "The new government must now ensure that areas like West Cumbria get the jobs and investment they urgently need so that people living there can reap the benefits of building a clean, green and affordable future."
Since Mr Gove approved Whitehaven in 2022, Tata confirmed plans to close the Port Talbot steelworks, so the intended market for the coking coal became less certain.
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