Series
Town and Country Planning Public Inquiry, Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plant at Windscale
Catalogue reference: AT 103
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AT 103
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.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AT 103
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Title (The name of the record)
- Town and Country Planning Public Inquiry, Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plant at Windscale
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1976-1977
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Description (What the record is about)
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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.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Atomic Energy Authority files on the Public Inquiry are in AB 54
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Unregistered
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Public Inquiry into the Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plant at Windscale, 1977-1977
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 387 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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In 2009 Department for Communities and Local Government
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- 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.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1977
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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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.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16502/
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Town and Country Planning Public Inquiry, Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plant at Windscale