Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 90593
Data Centres: Planning Permission
Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 25 November 2025
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the National Planning Policy Framework, updated on 12 December 2024, what steps he is taking to support local planning authorities in assessing the impact of da
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that planning policies should pay particular regard to facilitating development to meet the needs of a modern economy, including by identifying suitable locations for uses such as data centres.The Framewo...
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