Equinix Wexham Road (former AkzoNobel site)
Equinix
Outline planning application P/00072/152 by Equinix for up to 90,614 sqm (GEA) of data centre development, with ancillary offices and a substation, on the former AkzoNobel decorative paints site off Wexham Road, Slough. On 26 November 2025 Slough Borough Council's planning committee voted to delegate approval to the Planning Manager, subject to a financial contribution of at least £200,000 (capped at £500,000) towards a Slough district heating network. Layout, scale, appearance and landscaping are reserved for later approval. Issue of the decision notice has not been confirmed. No power capacity figure is published.
Key facts
- Operator / developer
- Equinix
- Location
- Former AkzoNobel site, Wexham Road, Slough, SL2 5DS, South East, United Kingdom
- Status
- Approved
- Facility type
- Data centre
- AI relevance
- Not stated
Power & grid
- Power
- No MW or MVA figure is published in the council papers or in press coverage. Reporting notes that sufficient grid power for the later phases may not be available until 2038, which is a constraint statement rather than a capacity figure. Nothing is recorded.
Planning
- Council
- Slough Borough Council
- Planning route
- Local planning (TCPA)
- Planning reference
- P/00072/152
- Planning decision
- Outline application P/00072/152 (up to 90,614 sqm GEA of data centre development): on 26 November 2025 the Planning Committee voted to delegate approval to the Planning Manager, subject to a financial contribution towards a Slough district heating network. Issue of the decision notice has not been confirmed.
- Decision date
- 26 November 2025
Benefits vs drawbacks
Timeline
Outline permission P/00072/096 granted for mixed-use redevelopment of the former AkzoNobel site (an earlier scheme, before Equinix bought the site).
SourceSlough Borough Council Planning Committee voted to delegate approval of Equinix's outline application (P/00072/152, up to 90,614 sqm GEA) to the Planning Manager, subject to a district heating contribution.
Source
Reality Score
Sources
- Minutes, Planning Committee, 26 November 2025
Secondary source · Slough Borough Council · 2025-11-26
- Agenda item P/00072/108 - Akzo Nobel site, Wexham Road, Slough SL2 5DS
Secondary source · Slough Borough Council · 2025-11-26
- Data centre for paint factory site approved by Slough councillors
Secondary source · BBC News (secondary) · 2025-11-28
- Agenda item P/00072/152 - Land at the former Akzonobel Decorative Paints, Wexham Road, Slough (Planning Committee, 26 November 2025)
Secondary source
Last verified
18 August 2026
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