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Data Centres: Planning Permission

Asked by Sir Oliver DowdenConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 23 March 2026UIN 119933

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many data centre developments have been granted consent under the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects regime.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

To date, no data centres have been granted consent under the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects regime.

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