Environment Protection: Land
Lords · Question HL3328 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 22 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
To ask His Majesty's Government what protections apply to (1) landscapes, (2) farmland, and (3) UNESCO biosphere reserves, when a hyperscale AI data centre and battery storage development is proposed to be located within them.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 22 Sep 2026
Whichever consenting route is used - NSIP regime or Town and Country Planning regime, data centre proposals must comply with the relevant national planning policy and environmental protections, including those relating to landscape character, agricultural...