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30th December 2024
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Data Centre Planning Applications and Non Disclosure Agreements
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1. Planning applications (last five years):
All planning applications submitted to the council since 1 January 2021 that relate to data centres, cloud computing facilities, hyperscale computing facilities or AI infrastructure. For each application, please provide:
• Planning reference number
• Application date
• Applicant name (individual or corporate)
• Site address
• Brief description of proposed use
• Current status (approved, refused, withdrawn, pending)
• Decision date (if determined)
We have received no such applications.
2. Non-disclosure agreements:
Copies of any non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), confidentiality agreements or similar instruments entered into by the council with applicants, developers or operators in connection with data-centre planning applications or negotiations since 1 January 2021. If full copies cannot be disclosed due to commercial sensitivity, please provide:
• The number of such agreements
• The parties to each agreement
• The date each agreement was signed
• A summary of the type of information covered (for example, site location, energy consumption, tenant identity)
• Whether each agreement has expired or remains in force
We have signed no such agreements
3. Policy and guidance:
Any internal guidance, policy documents or legal advice provided to planning officers or councillors regarding the use of NDAs or confidentiality clauses in data-centre planning matters.
We have neither sought or received any guidance, policy documents or legal advice on this subject area.
4. Correspondence and briefings:
Any correspondence (including emails) or briefing notes between council officers, elected members and data-centre developers or their agents concerning confidentiality, NDAs or the withholding of information from the public domain in relation to data-centre projects since 1 January 2021. (If too large, please provide a schedule or log showing date, parties and subject, rather than full text.)
We have not provided, produced or received any of the information requested.
