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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.

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