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Decision on the Development Consent Application for the Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station, Suffolk, England

Decision on the Development Consent Application for the Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station, Suffolk, England

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11/08/2022

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South Dublin County Council, as a Planning Authority has been advised by the Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage that on8July2020,theSecretaryofStateforBusiness,EnergyandIndustrialStrategy,notifiedIrelandthatanapplicationfordevelopmentconsentwasreceivedfortheconstructionofanewnuclearpowerstationinSuffolk,England.PlanningauthoritiesinIrelandsubsequentlyfacilitatedanationwidetransboundaryEnvironmentalImpactAssessment(EIA)publicconsultation,asprovidedforunderthetermsoftheUnitedNationsEconomicCommissionforEurope(UNECE)ConventiononEnvironmentalImpactAssessmentinaTransboundaryContext(theEspooConvention).

On20ofJuly2022,inaccordancewithArticle6(2)oftheEspooConvention,thePlanningInspectorateUK,notified theMinisterforHousing,LocalGovernmentandHeritageofthedecisiontakenbytheSecretaryofState,tograntaDevelopmentConsentOrderfortheSizewellCNuclearPowerStation,inSuffolk.

Acopyofthis decision can be found at the link below:

http://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/document/EN010012-011152