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The gap between strategic value and local acceptance when developing data centres
"Data centres are a core component of the UK’s digital and economic fabric, designated as Critical National Infrastructure."
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"Data centres are a core component of the UK’s digital and economic fabric, designated as Critical National Infrastructure."
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"Demand for UK data centres continues to accelerate, driven by cloud adoption, artificial intelligence and the rapid expansion of digital infrastructure. "
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"On the 10 June 2026 the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, revealed his ambition for the capital to become a global leader in sustainable data centre innovation and AI infrastructure. "

"The UK market has entered a structurally tighter phase: demand has broadened and deepened, but deliverable supply remains constrained by power, land and time."

"In the UK, access to power is increasingly the defining constraint for data centre growth, shaping where schemes locate, how quickly they progress, and how investable they are."

"Land is no longer priced simply on location or scale, but on deliverability; the speed at which planning certainty and critical off-site land rights can be secured to make the project a reality."

"Bigger pipelines, tighter capacity: execution is the new risk."

"How social impact is shaping the consent and viability of data centre development."

"In an increasingly crowded market, control of power, pipeline and execution is becoming the key differentiator."

"The outlook remains positive, but growth will increasingly be filtered by power, planning and execution."