Data Centres: Planning
Commons · Question 26894 · Tabled 28 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to allow the National Policy Statements for Energy and Planning Policy Guidance to approve grid infrastructure for new data centres.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 5 Feb 2025
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill will provide the powers to accelerate the infrastructure needed to deliver on the Government’s ambitions. The Government published a working paper [1] on the proposals on the 26th January 2025 and more detail will be a...