Question follow-through · 119933

Data Centres: Planning Permission

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.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
11 Mar 2026
Target answer date
16 Mar 2026
Answer
23 Mar 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Mar 2026

    Answer published

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

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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