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Data Centres: Planning Permission

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 1 December 2025UIN 93589

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many NSIP applications for data centres have been approved since January 2020 where the relevant local authority submitted a report raising concerns about the development.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 90592 on 21 November 2025.

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