DataVita DV4, Chapelhall
DataVita
A fourth DataVita data centre building proposed for the Chapelhall campus in North Lanarkshire, within the Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone, alongside the operating DV1 and the under-construction DV3. Planning permission in principle was submitted to North Lanarkshire Council in early September 2026, with a stated construction investment of £849.6 million over two years. The maximum building height was reduced from 30 to 26 metres following community consultation feedback.
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- Operator / developer
- DataVita
- Location
- Chapelhall, ML6 8HW, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Status
- Planning submitted
- Facility type
- Data centre
- AI relevance
- High — AI/compute led
- Announced
- 2 September 2026
- Stated investment
- £849,600,000
- Permanent jobs
- 120
- Investment
- £849.6 million of construction investment proposed over two years (Property Week)
- Building height
- Reduced from 30 metres to 26 metres following design changes made after community consultation
- Campus context
- Would sit alongside DV1 (operating since 2016) and DV3 (under construction) at the same Chapelhall campus
Power & grid
- Heat reuse
- Heat reuse built in from day one; talks under way with Monklands Replacement Hospital and the BioCity campus (Scottish Construction Now).
- PUE target
- 1.25
Planning
- Council
- North Lanarkshire Council
- Planning route
- Scottish PPiP
- Planning decision
- Planning permission in principle sought; application submitted, decision pending
Benefits vs drawbacks
Benefits
£75m Community Investment Fund over 15 years; £30m+ business rates over 25 years; about 1,000m of new native hedgerow.
Timeline
DataVita submitted a planning permission in principle application for DV4 (£849.6m).
Source
Sources
- DataVita submits plans for third data centre at Chapelhall
Secondary source · Scottish Construction Now · 7 September 2026
- DataVita submits plans for fourth Scottish data centre
Secondary source · Property Week · 7 September 2026
- DataVita submits plans for £849.6 million DV4 data centre in Scotland
Secondary source · Intelligent Data Centres · 2 September 2026
Last verified
8 November 2026