Planning request for UK plant due in August

A revised schedule of expected applications for permission to construct new nuclear power plants in the UK has been published by the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC). The first is expected from EDF Energy in early August.

The IPC is an independent body which was established in October 2009 to make decisions on applications for nationally significant infrastructure projects. It was set up under the UK government's 2008 Planning Act, alongside other reforms, to make the application process for nationally significant infrastructure projects faster and less prone to delay by excessive public enquiry.

Besides considering separate applications for infrastructure projects, the IPC will also consider the recent National Policy Statement on the need for nuclear power in the UK. It will be ready to receive applications from the energy and transport sectors on 1 March.

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