Nuclear Reactors: Planning Permission
Commons · Question 34976 · 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, what the average waiting time is for businesses to receive planning approval from the Office for Nuclear Regulation by nuclear reactor types since 1997.
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.