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UIN 26894

Data Centres: Planning

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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28 January 2025

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5 February 2025 · Answer

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5 February 2025

Summary

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.

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  1. 28 January 2025

    Written question

    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.

    Source: Commons

  2. 5 February 2025

    Answer

    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...

    Source: Written answer

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