Back to the tracker
Ark Spring Park campus extension (Westwells Road), Neston, Corsham
Ark Data Centres
Corsham, South WestApproved
A seventh data centre building of about 27,350 sqm, up to 18.7m high, on 7.37 ha south of Ark's existing Spring Park campus. Wiltshire Council approved it in February 2026 after more than 1,100 comments, mostly objections; the legal agreements were signed in October 2026.
Reality Score
45Possible
How we scorePlanning25/25
Grid connection0/25
Land and funding20/20
Delivery team0/15
Momentum0/15
Early stage: worth a watching brief.
Supplying this project? See the Market Entry Sprint →Key facts
- Operator / developer
- Ark Data Centres
- Location
- Corsham, South West, United Kingdom
- Status
- Approved
- Facility type
- Data centre
- AI relevance
- Not stated
- Floor area
- 27,350 m²
Planning
- Council
- Wiltshire Council
- Planning route
- Local planning (TCPA)
- Planning reference
- PL/2024/05527
- Planning decision
- Granted subject to conditions (Strategic Planning Committee, 10 Feb 2026); legal agreements signed Oct 2026
- Land area
- 7.37 ha
Timeline
Sources
- Strategic Planning Committee approves extension to Spring Park data centre campus in Neston
Secondary source · Wiltshire Council (primary) · 2026-02-11
- Ark Data Centres campus extension approved by local authorities in Wiltshire, UK
Secondary source · DCD (secondary) · 2026-02-10
- Construction to begin on major Corsham data centre after legal agreements signed
Secondary source · Hello Rayo / LDRS (secondary) · 2026-10-07
Last verified
15 October 2026
Entering the UK data-centre market?
Our 3-week Market Entry Sprint shows which projects to chase, who buys the packages, and what to do in the next 90 days. Built on the same sourced data as this tracker.