Written question asked by James McMurdock (Independent (affiliation)) on Friday, 10 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 July 2026. It was answered by Matthew Pennycook (Labour) on Monday, 20 July 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Planning: Data Centres
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of planning applications for large-scale data centres approved since 2020 have been located on greenfield land.
- Answer
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My Department does not hold the information requested.
Although my Department collects and publishes quarterly planning application statistics here, it does not collect separate figures on data centre developments that have been granted planning permission.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 17934
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Green belt Planning Data centres
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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