Northumberland Cambois Data Centre Campus Project Details
The £10bn Northumberland Energy Park New Cambois AI Data Centre project consists of the erection of 10 data centre buildings totalling up to 540,000 square metres gross internal area. The project also consists of ancillary structures, substation, emergency generators, perimeter fencing, extensive earthworks and other associated works.
The overall project is the highest-value data centre construction project planned in the UK, driven by rising AI and cloud demands within digital infrastructure.
Northumberland County Council has approved outline planning permission for investment giant Blackstone to build the data centre. The first phase of the enabling works has a target start-date of late 2025, with construction on the first phase of the data centres themselves to begin in 2026.
The following data is from the project’s masterplan, to understand each phase of the project please get in touch today.
Project Details from Barbour ABI
Project ID: 12785975 (click here to see the project on the platform)
Value: £10bn
Project Start: Q1 2026
Project Finish: Q2 2029
Clients: Blackstone Group International Limited, QTS
Planner: Quod
End User: QTS
Architect: Corgan Architects
Quantity Surveyor: Arcadis LLP
Civil Engineer: Cundall Johnston and Partners
Structural Engineer: Cundall Johnston and Partners
M&E Engineer: Cundall Johnston and Partners
Principal Designer: Ridge & Partners LLP
The North East is an AI Growth Zone
According to the UK Government’s website, the North East is set to be an AI Growth Zone which will provide more than 5,000 jobs and £30bn in private investment.
Assigning the North East as an AI Growth Zone sets up the region to potentially be one of the largest data centre hubs in the UK and in Europe. Particular interests are set in Blyth and Cobalt Park close to Newcastle.
The UK Government states that setting the North East as an AI Growth Zone will help the local economy with jobs and upskilling, AI education in local universities, increase productivity in sectors like manufacturing and healthcare, and provide opportunities to new scientific breakthroughs.
Blackstone Group International Limited has committed £10bn to the Northumberland Energy Park data centre campus.
“QTS is thrilled to have officially started work on the site of our data centre campus. While this is the first step in a long journey, it is a visible milestone of progress made possible by the support of the local community and Northumberland County Council. We want to have a lasting positive impact on the North East, which is why we’ve announced our commitment to create more than a thousand new jobs – boosting the skills of hundreds of local people in the coming years.”
-Tag Greason, Co-CEO at QTS
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