Data Centres

Location

The Conesby Data Centre Campus site lies on the northern edge of Scunthorpe covering approximately 20 acres.  The adjacent solar farm currently under construction sits on around 164 acres.  The planned adjacent solar farm will sit on around 80 acres.

The data centre buildings will be approximately 26 metres in height and individually will have a footprint of approximately 12,500m² including plant gantries and ancillary buildings.

The Campus will benefit from professional Landscaping Plan and a Biodiversity Net Gain Plan.  Both will ensure there is a significant uplift to biodiversity on site.  The state-of-the-art DC’s have been designed with closed loop cooling systems which, once operational, have minimal water requirements.  Our plans are still in the development stages, so our design proposals will evolve as we gather local input and the results of our environmental assessments.

Our proposals

Data centres are the backbone of the digital world. They store, process, and distribute data for everything from websites and apps to cloud services and AI systems. They can house vast amounts of digital information — documents, videos, databases, backups, and more and are used by businesses, governments, and individuals to keep data secure and accessible.

The Conesby Data Centre Campus will be a highly organised and secure environment designed to support digital infrastructure. The main components will within the data centre buildings will include servers, storage systems, networking equipment, cooling systems, power supply systems, security systems and monitoring and control equipment. 

Construction is expected to take in the region of 9 to 12 months from start to finish including energisation and landscaping.

The need for the project

The Conesby Data Centre Campus aligns with the vision for the Northern Lincolnshire AI Growth Zone – a major infrastructure initiative aimed at turning the area into a leading hub for artificial intelligence (AI) and data centre capacity, creating jobs and inward investment.

Over the construction period, which is expected to last between nine months to a year for the data centre element, it is anticipated 400-600 direct jobs will be created with a peak on-site workforce of approximately 125 workers.  Local businesses in North Lincolnshire and the broader region will be well placed to tender for supply chain opportunities, including opportunities such as supplying steel for the construction of the data centres.

Once operational, the project is expected to create around 14 full-time, long-term jobs with average salaries exceeding the national average. These will include technical positions in electrical and mechanical engineering, alongside support roles such as facilities management, security, catering, cleaning, and landscaping.  Once established the on-site team will work with local schools, colleges and universities, to deliver career talks and STEM presentations with a focus on skills and education.

The Campus will also contribute circa £2.6 million annually in business rates to support local services.

The project also aligns with North Lincolnshire Council’s “Green Future” strategy with the 60MW solar element supporting the area’s ambition to increase investment in renewable energy production, transformation, and distribution and accelerate deployment of clean energy sources to diversify supply and improve affordability.