Deep Green Bradford, Listerhills Road

Deep Green Technologies

Bradford, Yorkshire and the HumberApproved Verified

Consent reported May 2026, with heat reuse into the Bradford Energy Centre. A 5.6 MW figure is reported without a stated definition.

Key facts

Operator / developer: Deep Green Technologies
Location: Bradford, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
Status: Approved
Facility type: Data centre
AI relevance: Not stated

Power & grid

Power: No capacity figure appears on the City of Bradford MDC register entry. Press reporting cites 5 MW as filed and 5.6 MW as approved; neither publisher states whether that is IT load, grid connection or total electrical demand, so no figure is recorded here.
Heat reuse: Surplus heat from a closed-loop cooling system to be supplied to the Bradford Energy Network (university and college buildings, City Hall). Up to 95% of heat reused, per Business Link Magazine.

Planning

Council: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Planning route: Local planning (TCPA)
Planning reference: 25/02212/MAF
Planning decision: Grant subject to Unilateral Undertaking
Decision date: 13 May 2026

Benefits vs drawbacks

Benefits

Waste heat supplied to the Bradford Energy Network district heating schemeSource
Closed-loop cooling with very little water useSource
Small (about 5.6MW) city-centre site next to an existing energy centreSource

Drawbacks

No jobs, investment or backup generation figures publishedSource
Small scale; about a 24-month build, with operation targeted for end of 2028Source

Timeline

13 May 2026
City of Bradford MDC granted permission subject to a Unilateral Undertaking (25/02212/MAF).
Source

Reality Score

52Possible

How we score

Planning25/25

Grid connection0/25

Land and funding20/20

Delivery team0/15

Momentum7/15

Sources

Planning application 25/02212/MAF — Construction of data centre and associated infrastructure, Land to the East of Bradford Energy Centre, Listerhills Road
Primary record · City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · 2026-05-13
Bradford datacentre with heat reuse gains planning consent
Secondary source · Computer Weekly (secondary)
Approved data centre to deliver waste heat to Bradford energy network
Secondary source · blmforum.net (secondary)

Last verified

19 August 2026

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