Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 119931

Data Centres: Planning Permission

Tabled: 11 March 2026

Answered: 23 March 2026

Question

Sir Oliver Dowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of data centre developments have been granted consent by local planning authorities since July 2024.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

My Department does not hold the information requested.Although it collects and publishes quarterly planning application statistics, which can be found on gov.uk here, it does not collect separate figures on data centre developments that have been granted ...

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