Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 34975
Office for Nuclear Regulation: 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, how many pages of paperwork businesses must complete on average to receive planning approval from the Office for Nuclear Regulation.
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.