Elsham Tech Park, former RAF Elsham Wolds
Outline application (PA/2025/643) by Elsham Tech Park Ltd, whose parent is Greystoke Land, for an AI data centre campus of up to 1 GW of IT load on about 176 ha of land adjacent to Elsham Wolds Industrial Estate, near Scunthorpe. North Lincolnshire Council's planning committee resolved to grant permission on 11 March 2026, subject to National Highways' holding objection being resolved and a s106 agreement. A decision notice has not been confirmed. The scheme has up to 905,000 sq m of data centre floorspace across up to 15 data centre plots, battery storage, a 49.9 MW on-site energy centre and heat reuse for greenhouses. The application papers put the build cost at £5.5bn to £7.5bn; the council cites up to £10bn of private investment. The officer report gives over 600 permanent jobs; the developer has cited 900 to 1,200. Construction is expected from 2027, with the first phase open in 2029. No operator is named.
Key facts
- Operator / developer
- Elsham Tech Park Ltd (Greystoke Land)
- Location
- Elsham, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
- Status
- Approved
- Facility type
- Data centre
- AI relevance
- High — AI/compute led
- Floor area
- 905,000 m²
Power & grid
- Published capacity
- 1,000 MW — Published IT loadThe IT load the operator or planning documents state the facility will draw.
- Share of UK tracked capacity
- 27.8% of published it load
- On-site generation
- 49.9 MW on-site energy centre; battery storage.
- Heat reuse
- Heat reuse for greenhouses.
Planning
- Council
- North Lincolnshire Council
- Planning route
- Local planning (TCPA)
- Planning reference
- PA/2025/643
- Planning decision
- Planning Committee resolved to grant on 11 Mar 2026, subject to National Highways' holding objection being resolved and a s106 agreement. Decision notice not confirmed.
- Land area
- 176 ha
Timeline
North Lincolnshire Council Planning Committee resolved to grant outline permission PA/2025/643 in line with the officer report (minded to approve subject to National Highways' holding objection being resolved and a s106 agreement).
Source
Sources
- 'Billions of pounds' of AI investment could bring hundreds of skilled jobs to North Lincolnshire
Secondary source · North Lincolnshire Council · 2026-03-11
- UK's biggest AI data centre plan approved
Secondary source · Construction Enquirer (secondary) · 2026-03-12
- Planning Committee minutes, 11 March 2026 (minute 2968b)
Secondary source · North Lincolnshire Council · 2026-03-11
- Officer report, application PA/2025/643
Secondary source · North Lincolnshire Council · 2026-03-11
Last verified
3 October 2026
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