FOI/EIR 25/26-595-Data Centres

Number of planning applications for data centres

Received 19 March 2026

Please provide the following information for your local authority area:

For each calendar year from 2021 to the present:

1. The number of planning applications received for data centre developments (including those classified as sui generis or otherwise identified as data centres).

2. The number of these applications that were approved.

If it is easier, a simple table or summary by year is sufficient.

Responded 23 March 2026

1. Zero

2. n/a