Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 90592
Data Centres: Land Use
Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 21 November 2025
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
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
Answer
Matthew PennycookNo data centres have yet been consented under the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects consenting process.