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.
The company, through its subsidiary VDC CWL21 Limited, has received approval from the Vale of Glamorgan Council to demolish existing structures and construct a data center along with its necessary infrastructure, including a substation.
Planning documents indicate the development will consist of three two-story buildings. Each building is designed to house eight 4MW data halls, with four halls on each floor. The entire facility will be supported by 22 generators.
The site has historical significance as part of the former RAF St Athan airfield, which was established in 1938. The Welsh Government acquired the land in 2006. Vantage has secured a 999-year lease for the property from the Welsh Government.
| Distance | Site | About |
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| 0.06 miles | Vantage: CWL22 |
This facility is part of Vantage's CWL2 Campus in Barry, United Kingdom.
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| 0.11 miles | Vantage: CWL23 |
This facility is part of Vantage's CWL2 Campus in Barry, United Kingdom.
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| 6.91 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.
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| 6.97 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.
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| 6.98 miles | Vantage: CWL4 Expansion | |
| 8.12 miles | nLighten Edge 3 Bridgend | |
| 8.46 miles | Maska: Rhondda Cyon Taf, Wales |
Developer Maska Group has submitted plans for a two-story data center in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales.
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| 11.22 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.
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| 11.63 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.
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| 12.06 miles | LINX: Wales |
The LINX Wales Point of Presence (PoP) at BT Stadium House is a critical interconnection hub in Cardiff.
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| 14.27 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).
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| 14.28 miles | Latos: Cardiff 2 |
The facility will be a part of Latos Cardiff Campus in Wales.
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| 14.32 miles | Latos: Cardiff 3 |
The facility will be a part of Latos Cardiff Campus in Wales.
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| 15.17 miles | Curtis Hall: Llanrumney, Cardiff |
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.
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| 16.62 miles | Western Bio-Energy: Port Talbot |
Western Bio-Energy, which operates the Western Wood biomass power plant in Port Talbot, has proposed building a new data center in South Wales.
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| 19.69 miles | Hyperscale Data Center Request Dataset |
This facility is part of Microsoft's CWL01 Campus in Newport.
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| 19.71 miles | Hyperscale Data Center Request Dataset |
Microsoft is developing a large single-story data center next to Vantage's Newport campus in Newport, Wales.
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| 19.92 miles | Vantage Cardiff CWL1 |
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Vantage is a wholesale datacenter provider operating in the Silicon Valley and Quincy, Washington markets.
Vantage was acquired by Digital Bridge Holdings LLC from Silver Lake Partners in January 2017.
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