Harworth: Nottinghamshire, UK

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Harworth: Nottinghamshire, UK

Year Planned: 2029

Set on the historic 625-acre former Rufford Colliery site near Rainworth, Nottinghamshire, this proposed £100 million ($134M) data center represents a massive industrial shift from coal mining to digital infrastructure.

Positioned strategically on the northern perimeter of a newly planned mixed-use brownfield development, the single-building facility is designed with an on-site electrical substation and a dedicated Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) for grid balancing. By isolating the industrial data center footprint away from the site's 400 proposed residential homes and routing traffic directly off the A617 Rainworth Bypass, developer Harworth Group is positioning the site as a highly connected, utility-ready parcel tailored for hyperscale or enterprise operators in the East Midlands.

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Sites within 15 miles of Harworth: Nottinghamshire, UK

Distance	Site	About
6.42 miles	Portal Group: Nottinghamshire, UK	The proposed Port@l Nottingham data center is a 8,145 sqm facility spearheaded by Portal Group UK at the Sherwood Business Park in Annesley, Nottinghamshire.
9.02 miles	nLighten Edge 1 Nottingham
9.64 miles	Space Data Centres: Nottingham	Strategically located in Nottingham just 10 minutes from the M1, Space Data Centres operates a Tier 3 facility backed by ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certifications for security and quality management.
11.98 miles	iomart DC3 Nottingham
12.65 miles	Era4: Derbyshire	The Carbon3.ai AI data center is a planned modular facility located adjacent to the Erin Landfill and Valencia Energy Centre in Duckmanton, Derbyshire.
13.75 miles	Digital Space: Newark
14.05 miles	CWCS: Nottingham	UK hosting firm CWCS Managed Hosting operates a data center in Nottingham, a property it acquired in 2024.
17.23 miles	HA Hosting: Sheffield
19.08 miles	Uniper: Nottinghamshire, UK	The planned data center campus at Nottinghamshire's former Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station is a major UK greenfield project, transforming its last coal-fired plant into a massive digital infrastructure hub.
19.58 miles	Grid Hosting: Derby
19.91 miles	Node4: Derby

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Harworth Group plc is a prominent UK-based land and property regeneration company that owns and manages approximately 15,000 acres across roughly 100 sites in the North of England and the Midlands. The company specializes in transforming former industrial land into sustainable, mixed-use developments that deliver new homes, commercial spaces, and thousands of regional jobs.

Harworth's portfolio includes nationally significant flagship developments—such as Waverley in Rotherham and Logistics North in Bolton—alongside established business parks, agricultural estates, and low-carbon energy schemes. Utilizing an expert in-house team, the company collaborates closely with local communities, local authorities, and development partners to guide sites through the planning process, maximizing land value while meeting modern economic, social, and environmental aspirations.

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