Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 34976
Nuclear Reactors: Planning Permission
Tabled: 3 March 2025
Answered: 11 March 2025
Question
Nick Timothy
Conservative — West Suffolk
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
Michael ShanksThe 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.