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Data Centres: Planning

Commons · Question 26895 · Tabled 28 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 5 Feb 2025

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Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to provide additional support to the (a) Planning Inspectorate, (b) statutory consultees, (c) local planning authorities, and (d) government consenting teams on taking f

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Answered by Michael Shanks, 5 Feb 2025

Reforming the planning system is key to unlocking our country’s economic growth, to deliver the critical infrastructure that we need. The Government has announced a £46 million package of investment into the planning system to support capacity and capabil...