{"id":35304,"date":"2026-05-05T18:21:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T01:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/1bn-data-centre-gets-green-light-in-west-london\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T18:21:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T01:21:13","slug":"1bn-data-centre-gets-green-light-in-west-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/1bn-data-centre-gets-green-light-in-west-london\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a31bn data centre gets green light in west London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation planning committee has backed plans to replace a redundant warehouse with a three-storey, liquid-cooled facility designed by Scott Brownrigg.<\/p>\n<p>The 22,365 sq m scheme will house nine data halls alongside office space, plant, storage and a secure entrance pavilion, supported by a dedicated substation to power the high-capacity site.<\/p>\n<p>Construction is set to start in 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/datacentre2.avif\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/datacentre2.avif\" alt=\"-\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-507956\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The project is being delivered by a joint venture between Pure Data Centres Group and SEGRO as demand for AI-ready digital infrastructure accelerates across London.<\/p>\n<p>Designed around a simple, linear layout, the building is engineered to maximise IT capacity and operational efficiency while maintaining a strong visual presence, particularly for passing rail passengers along the northern boundary.<\/p>\n<p>The scheme is targeting BREEAM Excellent and A-rated EPC office space, with sustainability measures including photovoltaic panels, rainwater harvesting and potential heat recovery systems.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Stevens, head of advanced technologies at Scott Brownrigg, said: \u201cWorking collaboratively with the local authority and key stakeholders has allowed the team to deliver a high-quality design with unanimous support from the planning committee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The approval adds another major digital infrastructure project to Park Royal as the area strengthens its position as a key west London industrial and logistics hub.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2026\/05\/05\/1bn-data-centre-gets-green-light-in-west-london\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation planning committee has backed plans to replace a redundant warehouse with &#8230; <a title=\"\u00a31bn data centre gets green light in west London\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/1bn-data-centre-gets-green-light-in-west-london\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about \u00a31bn data centre gets green light in west London\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1089],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction-enquirer","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35304\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}