DataVita DV1, Chapelhall
DataVita
DataVita's first data centre at Chapelhall, North Lanarkshire, operating since 2016 and described by DataVita as Scotland's largest purpose-built Tier III certified data centre. In August 2026 DataVita secured a c.£300m debt facility, backed by a £202m National Wealth Fund guarantee (the fund's first support for UK compute), to expand DV1 and build DV3 next door. The capacity of both is contracted to CoreWeave on a 15-year lease. Part of the Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone.
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- Operator / developer
- DataVita
- Location
- Chapelhall, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Status
- Operational
- Facility type
- Data centre
- AI relevance
- High — AI/compute led
Power & grid
- Power
- Capacity not published. DataVita says the Chapelhall campus has had no grid power cut in over ten years of operation.
Planning
- Council
- North Lanarkshire Council
- Planning route
- Local planning (TCPA)
Timeline
c.£300m debt facility secured to expand DV1 and build DV3, with £202m National Wealth Fund guarantee
Source
Sources
- DataVita secures £300 million for data centre rollout in Scotland's AI Growth Zone
Secondary source · National Wealth Fund (primary, government-owned) · 2026-08-18
- Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone secures £300 million investment as Dell establishes Scottish base
Secondary source · GOV.UK (primary) · 2026-08
- DataVita secures £300m for data centre innovation in North Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone
Secondary source · Project Scotland (secondary) · 2026-08
Last verified
6 November 2026
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