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300MW Data Center Campus Planned for Kent, UK

UK renewable energy developer Clearstone has proposed a 300MW data center campus in Kent. Planned for a 145-acre site near Dartford, the Ebbsfleet AI Data Centre Campus would comprise up to 180,000 sqm (1.9 million sq ft) of data center space across four buildings. The project has been designated...

July 03, 2026

United Kingdom

1.5GW Data Center Campus Planned for Devon, UK

Xlinks, the company behind the proposed Morocco–UK power cable, has unveiled plans for a 1.5GW AI data center campus in Devon. The project, announced this week, includes two planning applications submitted to Torridge District Council: the 1.5GW Valeon AI data center campus and a 1.8GW battery e...

June 29, 2026

United Kingdom

150MW Data Center Planned for Norfolk, UK

A data center could be developed in Norfolk, UK. First reported by the Norwich Evening News, Norwich Apex Ltd plans a two-story data center, substation, and three-story office building on a 13-hectare site off Ipswich Road in Norwich. The company secured planning permission for the Apex Busines...

June 29, 2026

United Kingdom

Local council Objects to 60,000 sqm Buckinghamshire Data Center Proposal

Denham Parish Council has objected to a proposed 60,000 sqm data center development in Buckinghamshire, UK. Submitted by Mulberry Commercial Developments II on June 1, 2026, the plan calls for two data center buildings on Green Belt land on either side of Denham Court Drive near the village of De...

June 27, 2026

United Kingdom

UK Government to Decide on Data Center Planned for Former Bedfordshire Quarry

UK government ministers will decide whether to approve plans for a data center campus at a former quarry in Bedfordshire after the project was designated a development of national significance. Real estate firm Questpit is proposing the Quest Park Data Center campus on a 143-acre site at Ampthill...

June 18, 2026

United Kingdom

Mayor of London Commits to Joint Effort on Data Center Growth Challenges

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged "coordinated action" to address the challenges posed by rising data center demand across the capital, particularly growing pressure on power infrastructure. A report commissioned by the Greater London Authority and prepared by Buro Happold found that while Lond...

June 17, 2026

London

Era4 Proposes Landfill Gas-fueled Data Center in Canterbury, UK

UK data center developer Era4 is moving forward with plans to establish a facility at a landfill site in Canterbury. The company, formerly known as Carbon3.ai, has submitted an application to Kent County Council for the development of a data center at the Shelford Farm Estate on Broad Oak Road...

June 02, 2026

United Kingdom

Sembcorp Plans a 280MW Data Center in Teesside, UK

Sembcorp is planning a 280MW data center at Wilton International in Teesside, UK, in partnership with Digital Reef. The project would include three buildings on a 154,553 sqm site acquired for £3.5 million ($4.7m) in July 2025. Sembcorp has filed plans for a 280MW air-cooled data center at Wil...

May 21, 2026

United Kingdom

Top Data Center News for 11th-16th May, 2026

Malaysian Operator and Chinese Tech Firm to Develop Digital Park in PerakMalaysian data center developer Cahya Suria Services and Chinese tech firm Suzhou EnnoThing Technology have teamed up to develop a digital park in Perak, Malaysia known as the NexQuantum AI Digital Park. It will be develo...

May 18, 2026

United Kingdom

AVK Launches Modular Power System for Data Center Market

UK-based power solutions provider AVK has launched a modular power system aimed at the hyperscale and AI data center market. The AVK PowerPod is a fully integrated, pre-engineered solution delivered as a transportable modular unit. It combines an engine for power generation with switchgear, UP...

April 30, 2026

United Kingdom

Modular Data Center Proposed at South Wales Steel Site

A modular data center could be developed on the site of a steelworks in South Wales, UK, after council planners approved the scheme. Era4 plans to build the facility on part of the Liberty Steel plant in Newport, South Wales. Newport City Council granted change-of-use permission for the site a...

April 21, 2026

United Kingdom

UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency Plans New Data Center

The UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is seeking a new data center provider. In a tender, the agency is looking for a partner to deliver and maintain a facility supporting its Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) system.LRIT is a global satellite-based system that requires shi...

April 03, 2026

United Kingdom

Arbor, GridMarket Target 5GW for US Data Centers

US power firm Arbor Energy partners with GridMarket to supply up to 5GW to data centers starting in 2029. The agreement will serve data center operators and other industrial clients, offering faster deployment than conventional power solutions.Arbor is using a modular approach with its 25MW ...

March 26, 2026

United Kingdom

UK Government to Decide on 300MW Buckinghamshire Data Center Approval

The UK Government, rather than local planning authorities, will determine whether a proposed 300MW data center in Buckinghamshire receives planning permission.While planning decisions in the UK are typically made by local councils, Secretary for Housing, Communities and Local Government Steve ...

March 23, 2026

United Kingdom

Gigawatt Scale Data Center in North Lincolnshire, UK, Approved

A proposed 1GW data center campus at a former RAF airbase in North Lincolnshire, UK, has received planning approval. North Lincolnshire Council’s planning committee approved the Elsham Tech Park project during a meeting on Wednesday.The data center campus would be built on land south and east ...

March 14, 2026

United Kingdom

Top Data Center News for 2nd - 7th March, 2026

AWS Behind Plans for $750M Data Center in Clinton, MississippiAmazon Web Services (AWS) is reportedly planning a $750 million data center project in Clinton, Mississippi on a 99-acre site formerly the home of Milwaukee Tool, where the existing building redeveloped for the data center.Karatzis...

March 09, 2026

United Kingdom

UK Energy Regulator Launches Consultation to Overhaul Grid Access, Focusing Heavily on Data Center Demand

The UK’s energy regulator Ofgem has launched a wide-ranging review of electricity demand connection rules, with data center growth a primary driver. Data center projects now account for roughly 50GW of the UK’s energy connection queue. This massive pipeline is under intense government scrutiny...

February 21, 2026

United Kingdom

UK Moves Court System Workloads from Legacy Data Centers

The UK's HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has migrated its applications out of legacy data centers located in West London and Swindon. In total, HMCTS migrated 37 applications, a project that began in 2020, and has scrapped some and updated others to be moved to cloud platforms, as per ...

February 10, 2026

United Kingdom

Planning Permission for Buckinghamshire Data Center Likely to be Quashed

The UK Government has admitted that it made a “serious logical error” when granting planning permission to a data center in Buckinghamshire, making it likely that the decision will be quashed, reports Bloomberg.The Buckinghamshire Council had already refused this specific data center proposal ...

January 24, 2026

United Kingdom

PACE Taps Mace to Construct 168MW UK Data Center Portfolio

UK construction firm Mace Construct has been tapped by Pathfinder Clean Energy Limited (PACE) to construct a portfolio of data centers with a combined capacity of 168MW. The two companies signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding under which Mace will support the development of three da...

January 22, 2026

United Kingdom

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