Ada Docklands Data Campus, Royal Docks
Ada Infrastructure
A three-building data centre campus on a former paint factory site next to Tate & Lyle in the Royal Docks. Newham's Strategic Development Committee resolved to grant the hybrid application on 20 June 2024, with detailed consent for Building 1, and permission was issued in December 2024. All three reserved matters applications were approved by May 2026, giving detailed permission for the whole site. Ada Infrastructure, part of US-based Ares Management's digital infrastructure business, broke ground on 26 February 2026 and is building the first of three 70 MW buildings (210 MW in total, measure not defined), with the first due in mid-2028. The project expects 524 construction jobs.
Key facts
- Operator / developer
- Ada Infrastructure
- Location
- London, London, United Kingdom
- Status
- Under construction
- Facility type
- Data centre
- AI relevance
- Not stated
- Construction jobs
- 524
Power & grid
- Power
- Three 70 MW buildings, 210 MW in total; the measure is not defined as IT load. First building due mid-2028.
Planning
- Council
- London Borough of Newham
- Planning route
- Local planning (TCPA)
- Planning reference
- 23/01697/OUT (hybrid); reserved matters 24/02660/REM, 25/00541/REM, 25/00542/REM
- Planning decision
- Resolution to grant hybrid application 20 June 2024; permission issued December 2024; all reserved matters approved by May 2026
Timeline
Newham Council advertised reserved matters applications 25/00541/REM (Zone 2) and 25/00542/REM (Zone 3) for data centre buildings under hybrid permission 23/01697/OUT, Former Paint Factory and Central Thameside West, North Woolwich Road.
Source
Sources
- Ada Infrastructure celebrates groundbreaking of its 210-megawatt Docklands data center campus in London
Secondary source · Ada Infrastructure
- Ada Infrastructure approved to develop 210 MW data center campus in East London's Royal Docks
Secondary source · Ada Infrastructure
- Docklands Data Campus
Secondary source · Ada Infrastructure (project site)
- Latest news
Secondary source · Ada Infrastructure (project site)
- Docklands data centre campus update
Secondary source · Royal Docks
- Planning notice, 9 April 2025: reserved matters 25/00541/REM and 25/00542/REM under 23/01697/OUT
Secondary source · London Borough of Newham (statutory notice, via Public Notice Portal)
Last verified
15 October 2026
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