" but when it came to fracking the Government had the right to overturn local wishes ?"
What astounding ignorance!
. In 1934, the country's oil resources were nationalised by the Petroleum Production Act, and it is within the remit of government to exploit such natural resources for the greater good. The same as putting pipelines or pylons in or over private land, or destroying natural landscapes by the imposition of wind turbines.
Or pursuing Brexit when a clear majority voted for the greater good!