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Statutory Instrument Published 15 Oct 2025 ↗ View on Parliament

Written Ministerial Statement: National Infrastructure Planning — Data Centres (HCWS966)

I have today laid the draft Infrastructure Planning (Business or Commercial Projects) (Amendment) Regulations in Parliament… to provide that data centres are prescribed projects capable of being directed into the NSIP consenting regime.

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National Infrastructure PlanningData Centres

Minister of State for Housing and Planning

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

The government is committed to ensuring that the planning system effectively facilitates development to meet the needs of a modern economy, including supporting essential digital infrastructure such as data centres.In December last year, following consult...