Data Centres
Essential infrastructure for the UK’s digital economy.
We support data centre developers, operators and end users to secure planning consent, manage risk and build community confidence as the UK rapidly expands its digital infrastructure.
- Supporting data centre projects across the UK, from early-stage development through to submission
- Advising on planning reform and national policy as it relates to major digital infrastructure
- Supporting open discussions around local concerns such as energy use, land, scale and sustainability
- Facilitating meaningful discussion with local communities and decision-makers about data centre development
We have deep experience across the data centres sector, working with leading developers, operators and end users to build profile, enhance reputation and support positive planning and policy outcomes. Our teams have supported some of the UK’s largest data centre developments, drawing on integrated expertise across planning, public affairs, research, digital, design, communications and corporate reputation.
The past year has been transformative for the data centre sector. Data centres now sit at the heart of the UK’s digital growth agenda, designated as Critical National Infrastructure and brought within the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project regime.
While this creates clear opportunities for project promoters, it also brings heightened scrutiny and expectations around delivery, sustainability and local impact.
As projects come forward, developers face challenges ranging from grid connections and sustainability requirements to local concern around scale, land use, energy demand and wider community impact. While planning routes may increasingly be national, scrutiny remains firmly local.
Our Planning & Engagement Team supports data centre projects at every stage - from early strategy and engagement, through consent and examination, to construction and operation. We help clients engage policymakers and regulators as policy evolves, build trust with communities, and clearly explain what data centres are, how they operate and the benefits they can deliver, reducing risk and supporting long term confidence.
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