House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement
National Infrastructure Planning: Data Centres
15 October 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Proposed by Matthew Pennycook Lab Greenwich and Woolwich
Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.
At a glance
Key points
- Government updating planning regulations to support large-scale data centre developments
- Draft Infrastructure Planning (Business or Commercial Projects) (Amendment) Regulations laid before Parliament
- New National Policy Statement for data centres to be prepared by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Issue summary
The government is updating planning regulations to support large-scale data centre developments.
Action requested
The draft Infrastructure Planning (Business or Commercial Projects) (Amendment) Regulations have been laid before Parliament, amending existing regulations to include data centres as projects capable of being directed into the NSIP consenting regime. A new National Policy Statement for data centres will also be prepared by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Key facts
- Government announced plans to enable large-scale data centre projects to be directed into the NSIP consenting regime.
- Draft statutory instrument amending the Infrastructure Planning (Business or Commercial Projects) Regulations 2013 has been laid in Parliament.
- New National Policy Statement for data centres will set out national policy and decision-making framework.