Decision

Data Centre Campus, Wapseys Wood, Buckinghamshire: Section 35 Direction, Planning Act 2008

Direction by the Secretary of State relating to a proposed business or commercial project: application by Slough Holdings UK Limited.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Published: 16 March 2026

Applies to England

Documents

MHCLG decision letter

PDF, 177 KB, 1 page

Data Centre Campus, Wapseys Wood, Buckinghamshire Section 35 Direction

PDF, 255 KB, 2 pages

Request statement on behalf of Slough Holdings UK Limited

PDF, 6.99 MB, 54 pages

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Details

Date of decision: 16 March 2026

Company and project location

Slough Holdings UK Limited, Wapseys Wood Landfill Site, Buckinghamshire

Type of project and consent requested

Business or Commercial Development Project: a data centre campus.

Direction under Section 35 of the Planning Act 2008 responding to a request that the above project be treated as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project to be taken forward via the Development Consent regime.

Published 16 March 2026