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Data Centres: Land Use

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 21 November 2025UIN 90592

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he collects data on the number of data centre developments consented under the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects regime; and what estimate he has made of the

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

No data centres have yet been consented under the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects consenting process.

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