The Caineal Wickford Data Center is a £1.3 billion high-performance artificial intelligence facility located on a 1.8-hectare site in Wickford, Essex, spearheaded by the London-based developer Caineal LLP. The project features a 27,000 m² multi-level structure designed by Arc:MC Architects, consisting of two floors of dedicated IT data halls and three floors of office space, supported by a specialized 4,500 m² on-site substation with underground high-voltage cabling to meet intense AI power demands.
To address environmental concerns, the facility will utilize an advanced closed-loop cooling system to recycle water and includes the creation of a 34.5-acre nature reserve extending the Nevendon Wetlands. The project is split into a £500 million construction phase and a £500 million+ hardware integration phase, with construction expected to begin in early 2026 and full operational status targeted for Summer 2028.
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| 0.95 miles | European Liquidity Center (EULC) |
ICE Data Services’ state-of-the-art Tier 4 data center in Basildon, Essex, serves as a premier hub for colocation and supporting services.
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| 1.69 miles | ChunkyChips: Essex DC1 |
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| 8.73 miles | Digital Reef: East Havering Campus |
Digital Reef aims to construct a massive $5.97 billion (£5.3 billion) data center campus on a 175-acre Green Belt site in London's Havering borough.
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| 11.03 miles | Clearstone Energy: East London Campus |
Clearstone Energy is planning to develop the East London Data Centre Campus, a major facility planned on over 100 acres east of London in partnership with an established data center investor and operator.
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| 11.66 miles | Tritax: Project Blackwater |
Tritax Big Box is planning to develop a new hyperscale data center campus in Essex, located approximately 35 miles northeast of London.
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| 11.74 miles | Tritax: Blackwater BW2 |
This facility is part of Tritax's Blackwater project in Chelmsford, UK.
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| 11.86 miles | Hyperscale Data Center Request Dataset |
Google has acquired a plot of land in Essex, UK, previously used as a racetrack and earmarked for residential developments.
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| 12.69 miles | Fujitsu: London East (SDC01) |
The Fujitsu London East (SDC01) data center is a Tier III certified facility located in Grays, Essex.
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| 14.23 miles | Clearstone Energy: Ebbsfleet Campus |
UK developer Clearstone Energy has proposed the Ebbsfleet AI Data Centre Campus on 145 acres near Dartford, Kent.
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| 14.33 miles | Custodian Dartford DA2 | |
| 14.34 miles | Green Mountain: London East Bldg 2 |
Green Mountain is expanding its London data center footprint for its existing facilities in the capital.
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| 14.41 miles | Green Mountain: London East |
The parent company of Norwegian-based Green Mountain has acquired Infinity SDC Ltd, taking over a data center in Romford, East London.
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| 14.41 miles | Infinity Romford North and South |
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| 14.47 miles | NTT London 1 (Dagenham) |
The NTT LON1 facility will be 24,000 sqm and 60MW critical IT load once fully developed.
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| 16.11 miles | OVH London LON-1 |
The OVH site of the new London facility was previously owned by a telecoms operator and it is near two substations, providing the required high electrical capacity
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| 16.26 miles | Stratus: Belvedere |
Stratus Data Centres plans to construct two Tier III data centers in Belvedere, South East London.
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| 17.11 miles | Hyperscale Data Center Request Dataset |
Epping Forest District Council has granted planning permission for Google’s new data center campus at North Weald Airfield, moving the project forward despite local objections.
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| 19.15 miles | Nscale: Loughton, Essex |
Nscale, a prominent UK AI company, will invest $2.5 billion over the next three years to bolster the UK's data center infrastructure.
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| 20.00 miles | Kao Data: KLON-07 |
This facility will be part of KAO Data's Harlow Campus, located in the London-Stansted-Cambridge technology corridor.
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| 20.00 miles | Kao Data: KLON-08 |
This facility will be part of KAO Data's Harlow Campus, located in the London-Stansted-Cambridge technology corridor.
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