Town and Country Planning Public Inquiry, Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plant at Windscale

AT 103

1976-1977

This series contains records of the Town and Country Planning Public Inquiry, Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plant at Windscale.

The records comprise witnesses written submissions; Inquiry procedural papers; draft report, etc.

Atomic Energy Authority files on the Public Inquiry are in AB 54

Unregistered

Public Record(s)

English

387 file(s)

Open

In 2009 Department for Communities and Local Government

Department of the Environment 1981-1997; Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 1997-2001; Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 2001 to 2002; Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 2002 to 2006; Department for Communities and Local Government 2006 on.

1977

The application was called in by the then Secretary of State for the Environment, Peter Shore, under the provisions of Section 35 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 on 25 March 1977. The Honourable Mr Justice Parker was appointed to conduct the inquiry on 31 March 1977 with Sir Edward Pochin CBE, MD, FRCP, and Sir Frederick Warner, C Eng, FRS, to act as assessors.

The inquiry held a preliminary meeting regarding procedural matters on 17 May 1977 sat on 100 days between 14 June and 4 November 1977. Under the provisions of Rule 6(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1974 the inquiry was to consider the following aspects of the application: Public Safety and National Interest; Environmental implications specifically: a) disposal of solid, liquid and gaseous waste under the provisions of the Radioactive Substances Act 1960; b) The safety of operations under the provisions of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965; Amenities of the area; Additional traffic movements by road and railway; Impact on Local employment; Increased demand for housing and public services.