Curtis Hall: Llanrumney, Cardiff

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Curtis Hall: Llanrumney, Cardiff

Lot Size: 40 acres

A new 40-acre data center campus proposed for Llanrumney, Cardiff, is sparking significant local debate as it threatens to replace a vital park and ride facility serving the University Hospital of Wales. The project, led by Curtis Hall Limited, envisions a massive three-building complex complete with an onsite substation and energy facilities aimed at tapping into Wales’ expanding digital infrastructure market.

While the developers argue the site lacks a formal agreement with the hospital, the proposal has faced sharp backlash from staff and patients who fear the loss of the facility will cause a traffic "bottleneck" and exacerbate parking shortages at Wales' largest medical center. As Cardiff Council hunts for a potential replacement site to mitigate the impact, the project stands as a prime example of the growing tension between the UK’s aggressive AI and data center expansion and the essential infrastructure needs of local communities.

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Sites within 15 miles of Curtis Hall: Llanrumney, Cardiff

Distance	Site	About
2.76 miles	Latos: Cardiff 3	The facility will be a part of Latos Cardiff Campus in Wales.
2.81 miles	Latos: Cardiff 2	The facility will be a part of Latos Cardiff Campus in Wales.
2.87 miles	Latos: Cardiff, Wales	UK data center firm Lotus has received approval to build its first hyperscale complex near Cardiff. The project will include three eight-story facilities spanning 50,400 square meters (542,500 square feet).
3.66 miles	LINX: Wales	The LINX Wales Point of Presence (PoP) at BT Stadium House is a critical interconnection hub in Cardiff.
4.53 miles	Hyperscale Data Center Request Dataset	This facility is part of Microsoft's CWL01 Campus in Newport.
4.55 miles	Hyperscale Data Center Request Dataset	Microsoft is developing a large single-story data center next to Vantage's Newport campus in Newport, Wales.
4.76 miles	Vantage Cardiff CWL1
4.93 miles	Vantage CWL13
5.49 miles	Keppel Cardiff UK	Cardiff Data Centre is located in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales in the United Kingdom. The facility was acquired from BT Global Services for £34m in 2016.
7.80 miles	Era4: Newport, South Wales	Era4 (formerly Carbon3.ai) is planning a modular AI data center at the Liberty Steel plant site along the River Usk in Newport, South Wales.
8.36 miles	Clearstream: Pontypridd	Located in Church Village near Cardiff, the Clearstream Centre is a high-efficiency Tier 3-standard data center that occupies a uniquely robust former electricity substation.
10.31 miles	Maska: Rhondda Cyon Taf, Wales	Developer Maska Group has submitted plans for a two-story data center in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales.
12.05 miles	Carrier-Neutral Data Center Request Dataset	This facility is part of Vantage's CWL5 campus in Caldicot, UK.
12.05 miles	Carrier-Neutral Data Center Request Dataset	This facility is part of Vantage's CWL5 campus in Caldicot, UK.
12.06 miles	Carrier-Neutral Data Center Request Dataset	This facility is part of Vantage's CWL5 campus in Caldicot, UK.
12.16 miles	Carrier-Neutral Data Center Request Dataset	This facility is part of Vantage's CWL5 campus in Caldicot, UK.
12.16 miles	Carrier-Neutral Data Center Request Dataset	This facility is part of Vantage's CWL5 campus in Caldicot, UK.
12.34 miles	Carrier-Neutral Data Center Request Dataset	Vantage plans to develop the CWL5 data center campus in Caldicot, UK.
15.17 miles	Vantage: Bro Tathan CWL2	Data center company Vantage is planning to build a new campus in St. Athan, a village west of Cardiff, on a 10.9-hectare plot of land north of the Ffordd Bro Tathan business park.
15.19 miles	Vantage: CWL22	This facility is part of Vantage's CWL2 Campus in Barry, United Kingdom.
15.26 miles	Vantage: CWL23	This facility is part of Vantage's CWL2 Campus in Barry, United Kingdom.
17.15 miles	CGI: Waterton	The CGI Waterton Data Centre (sometimes referred to as the Bridgend Data Centre) is a key facility for CGI in the UK.
17.47 miles	Vantage: CWL4 Expansion
17.51 miles	Vantage: Bridgend CWL4	Vantage has launched a consultation on its plans, which involve developing up to 10 buildings and three substations over a 10-15 year period.
19.27 miles	nLighten Edge 3 Bridgend

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