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Carlton Park Data Centre 1 & 2, Narborough
Santander UK Plc
Narborough, East MidlandsOperational Verified
Carlton Park Data Centre 1 & 2 at Narborough, Leicestershire is operated by Santander UK Plc and holds an Environment Agency environmental permit (EPR/QP3533ED) for its standby diesel and Diesel Rotary Uninterruptible Power Supply units. The permit regulates backup power generation plant only and states no figure for the data centres' IT load or grid connection, so no capacity is recorded.
Key facts
- Operator / developer
- Santander UK Plc
- Location
- Carlton Park, Narborough, Leicestershire, Narborough, LE19 0AL, East Midlands, United Kingdom
- Status
- Operational
- Facility type
- Data centre
- AI relevance
- Not stated
Power & grid
- Power
- Environment Agency permit EPR/QP3533ED covers emergency standby diesel generators and DRUPS units providing backup power to the two data centres. The permit does not state the site electrical load.
- Backup fuel
- Diesel
- On-site generation
- 24 standby diesel generators (12 per data centre), 4.49 MWth each, about 107.8 MWth in total; emergency use capped at 500 hours a year (EA decision document, 2016).
Planning
- Council
- Blaby District Council
Benefits vs drawbacks
Drawbacks
- 24 diesel standby generators, about 108 MWth thermal inputSource
Sources
- Environmental permit decision document EPR/QP3533ED - Carlton Park Data Centre 1 & 2, Santander UK Plc, Narborough
Primary record · Environment Agency · accessed 2026-08-12
- LE19 0AL, Santander UK plc: environmental permit issued (EPR/QP3533ED/A001)
Secondary source · Environment Agency (GOV.UK) · 17 March 2016
Last verified
23 September 2026
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