Nuclear projects can already apply for Special Development Orders. The Planning and Infrastructure Act introduces a new power for NSIP applicants to request a direction out of the NSIP regime for appropriate projects. The Government does not accept automatic consent after eight weeks for local authority applications, but will consult on expanding the consultation direction for refusal notification. The core SDO pathway is available, though the automatic consent backstop the Taskforce recommended has been rejected.
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