Zyda Law are advising Britaniacrest Recycling on a statutory challenge against the Secretary of State’s refusal of an appeal against Surrey County Council.

Receiving planning permission for a major development in the nuclear industry in just over twelve months is no small feat.

The Department for Energy and Climate Change has announced a new benefit scheme which could see communities around eight different sites in England and Wales receive benefits worth up to £1000/MW over 40 years from when the nuclear power stations begin operating.

Wednesday’s Autumn Statement includes many updates on the state of the planning sector and a look ahead to future proposed reforms.

St Albans City and District Council have lodged a claim in the High Court to challenge the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government’s decision to grant planning permission for the Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) following an appeal by Helioslough Limited to build on the green belt site of the former Radlett Airfield in Hertfordshire.

The government has proposed to cut the tax on some of the income generated from producing shale gas by hydraulic fracturing (commonly known as fracking) from 62% to 30% in a bid to attract companies to begin new operations in the UK.

The Dounreay Planning Framework 2 (DPF2), a development brief for future land use and site restoration plans at the Dounreay Nuclear Power Station and Research Facility has been approved by the Highland Council’s Planning, Environment and Development Committee.

Zyda Law have been instructed by a new action group formed to promote and preserve Wellesbourne Airfield from the threat of new housing development.

We are pleased to announce that EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Limited (EDF) were granted an amendment to planning permission for the construction and operation of a Dry Fuel Store as an extension to the Sizewell B nuclear generation station on Thursday 20th March 2014.

The SEA sets out the potential economic and environmental effects of further oil and gas activity in Great Britain, including shale oil and gas production.

EDF Energy was granted planning permission for the construction of a new Projects Building at Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station.

We are pleased to announce that EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Limited (EDF Energy) was granted planning permission to enable the offsite storage of electrical transformers to be used during Sizewell B’s outage.

The Department for Environmental Food & Rural Affairs has released a National Policy Statement for Hazardous Waste Developments – the document provides a framework for planning decisions on nationally significant hazardous waste infrastructure.

The Secretary of State for Transport has granted Development Consent for the expansion of the existing Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) by the construction and operation of a new 8 million square ft extension rail link to a replacement interchange.

EDF Energy has announced a ten-year life extension for the Dungeness B nuclear power plant. The two-unit advanced gas-cooled reactor (AGR) will now continue generating electricity until 2028.

A survey carried out for United Kingdom Onshore Oil and Gas (UKOOG) has revealed that 57% of the British public are in support of natural gas from shale, providing a much needed boost to the fracking industry.

On 4th December 2013, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, announced as part of the UK Government’s National Infrastructure Plan, that the government had signed a co-operation agreement with Japanese energy company Hitachi "to promote external financing" for a new nuclear power plant at Wylfa in Anglesey, Wales.

As part of its programme of legislation for the next parliamentary session, the government introduced a series of policies and proposals.

Key new announcements in the Plan include:

In the run up to the referendum on Scottish Independence, Sir Ian Wood has raised concerns over the Scottish Government’s predictions for North Sea Oil recovery.