Sizewell C gets green light despite Planning Inspectorate’s concerns

By Daniel Gayne2022-07-20T12:47:00

£20bn scheme to be built by EDF with UK government taking one fifth stake in development

The government has approved plans to build a new nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast, despite the Planning Inspectorate’s warnings about its environmental impact.

Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng granted a development consent order and said the “the very substantial and urgent need” for the Sizewell C project outweighed the potential harms to the local water supply.

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