Data centres
The first question on any data-centre site is power. We test grid capacity and connection timing alongside planning prospects, so that sites are judged on whether they can be built, not only whether they can be consented.
What decides these sites
- Grid capacity and the date a connection can be delivered
- Planning policy, including Green Belt and grey belt status
- Noise, visual impact and building height
- Water supply and cooling
- Permits for standby generation
- Heat reuse and local energy networks
How we approach them
We bring the planning case, the power strategy and the environmental permits together from the start, and test the site against each before committing to a scheme. For overseas operators, we act as the single point of entry into the UK consenting system.
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Site strategy
What a site can become, how it gets consent, how long it takes and what it costs.
Energy and grid
Grid connections, IDNO arrangements, renewables and on-site generation.
Planning
Applications, appeals, planning obligations and discharge of conditions.
Environmental permitting
Bespoke and standard rules permits, DoWCoP, exemptions and regulator liaison.
Discuss a site in confidence
Tell us about the site and what you need from it. One fixed fee, agreed before work starts.