Caroline Lucas – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Lucas on 2016-01-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for the submission of his Department’s proposed planning application for Atomic Weapons Establishment (a) Aldermaston and (b) Burghfield.
Michael Fallon
Following is the timetable for the submission of proposed planning applications for the Atomic Weapons Establishment at the Aldermaston and Burghfield sites.
The table excludes minor planning applications for amendments to current facilities and minor works.
Project description |
Site |
Timing of proposed planning application |
NNS Engineering Facility |
Aldermaston |
2016 – 2018 |
Training Academy |
Aldermaston |
2017 – 2019 |
Science, Engineering and Technology Facility |
Aldermaston |
2017 – 2019 |
Small scale formulations |
Aldermaston |
Beyond 2018 |
Storage Facility |
Aldermaston |
Beyond 2018 |
Chemical processing |
Burghfield |
Beyond 2018 |
Emergency response capability facility training extension |
Burghfield |
Beyond 2018 |
Combined non metallurgy and material science |
Burghfield |
Beyond 2018 |