HC Deb 23 November 1973 vol 864 c559W
Mr. Mudd

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the number of planning consents that have been granted to the Central Electricity Generating Board for coal-burning, oil-fired and nuclear power stations, respectively; and if he will name the locations and the date that planning consent was given.

Mr. Emery

Outstanding consents or consents given since the beginning of 1968 under Section 2 of the Electric Lighting Act 1909 include the following stations:

Location Date of Consent
Coal Burning
West Burton B Notts 23.8.73
Oil Fired
1 Isle of Grain Kent 29.10.69
2 Ince B Cheshire 22.11.71
3 Killingholme Lincs 16.6.72
4 Littlebrook D Kent 19.7.72
5 Inswork Point Cornwall 23.8.73
Nuclear
1 Hartlepool Co. Durham 21.8.68
2 Sizewell B Suffolk 29.10.69
3 Heysham Lancs 29.10.69
Gas Turbines
1 Watford 21.7.71
2 Letchworth Herts 21.7.71
3 Ocker Hill West Bromwich 11.10.71
4 Leicester 2.5.72
5 Bull Bridge Hillingdon 12.10.72
6 Roosecote Barrow in Furness 9.11.72
7 Taylors Lane Brent 12.12.72
8 Chadderton Lancs 21.5.73
9 Nechells Birmingham 29.6.73
10 Cowes IOW 2.7.73