| Heading: |
Digital Technology: Infrastructure |
| Question ID: |
1814720 |
| UIN: |
61357 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-19 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5072 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mr Andrew Snowden
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| Asking Member handle: |
A_J_Snowden
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@A_J_Snowden
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what guidance is his Department provides to local planning authorities on balancing the need for digital infrastructure with environmental and heritage considerations. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-27 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
1446 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Chris Bryant
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Chris Bryant
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| Answer text: |
Local planning authorities are responsible for determining applications for digital infrastructure, including telecommunications, in line with the National Planning Policy Framework which requires that planning decisions take account local environmental a... |
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| Answering body ID: |
216 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |
| Tweeted: |
true |