Digital Technology: Infrastructure
Commons · Question 61357 · Tabled 19 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what guidance is his Department provides to local planning authorities on balancing the need for digital infrastructure with environmental and heritage considerations.
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 27 Jun 2025
Local planning authorities are responsible for determining applications for digital infrastructure, including telecommunications, in line with the National Planning Policy Framework which requires that planning decisions take account local environmental a...