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Blackpool £300m Data Center Development

Sector: Airport • Location: Blackpool, Lancashire, UK

Source: Data Center Dynamics

Project
Planned

Blackpool Council has granted planning permission and is seeking a provider to invest, develop, and operate a 6MVA exemplar data center on the site of the former airport fire station within the Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone. The data center will be powered by renewable energy, utilize immersion cooling, and integrate waste heat with the Silicon Sands digital infrastructure project.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Airport, Data Center, Government
Location
Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Data Center Dynamics

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The project “Blackpool £300m Data Center Development” is an infrastructure initiative in the Airport sector, located in Blackpool, Lancashire, UK. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Data Center Dynamics.

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2026-07-22

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Blackpool Council has granted planning permission and is seeking a provider to invest, develop, and operate a 6MVA exemplar data center on the site of the former airport fire station within the Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone. The data center will be powered by renewable energy, utilize immersion cooling, and integrate waste heat with the Silicon Sands digital infrastructure project.

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Digital Infrastructure

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Location

Country

United Kingdom (UK)

State

Lancashire

City

Blackpool

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Data Center Dynamics

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Sector

Airport, Data Center, Government

Article published date

2025-11-27

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