Office for Nuclear Regulation: Planning Permission
Commons · Question 34975 · Tabled 3 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many pages of paperwork businesses must complete on average to receive planning approval from the Office for Nuclear Regulation.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 11 Mar 2025
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) does not undertake planning approvals. Planning approvals must be sought from the Planning Inspectorate, to whom ONR provides regulatory advice where nuclear sites are involved.