Kao Data Kenwood Point, Stockport
Kao Data
Demolition of an existing industrial and warehouse building and erection of a 25,900 sq m data centre at Kenwood Point, Stockport, with associated parking, servicing and access. Approved by Stockport Council's Heatons and Reddish Area Committee. Applicant recorded as KD 5 Limited. Kao Data describes the scheme as a 40 MW data centre without stating whether that is IT load or grid capacity, so the figure is shown but excluded from totals. Programme update checked 8 October 2026: Kao Data's dated statement of 1 July 2026 says demolition is complete and the site has been prepared; substation and power-cabling works were ongoing. Main data-centre buildings are expected to be constructed in 2027, with power anticipated in late 2027 and operation in 2028. These are operator targets, not confirmed completion dates. The older location page still gives Q3 2027; the later, dated programme clarification is used here. Main-building construction commencement is not confirmed.
Key facts
- Operator / developer
- Kao Data
- Location
- Stockport, North West, United Kingdom
- Status
- Approved
- Facility type
- Data centre
- AI relevance
- Not stated
- Floor area
- 25,900 m²
- Permanent jobs
- 40
Power & grid
- Published capacity
- 40 MW — Reported capacity, definition not publishedA megawatt figure was reported but the source does not define what it measures, so it is excluded from every total.
- Grid connection
- Kao Data statement, 1 July 2026: on-site substation and power-cabling work ongoing; power anticipated in late 2027. Operator forecast only; network connection offer and exact energisation date not independently verified. https://kaodata.com/discover/news/response-to-youtube-video/
- Power
- The council application papers state floor area only and contain no power figure. The operator and its adviser describe a "40MW data centre" in press releases issued at acquisition and at approval, but none of them states whether that is IT load, grid connection capacity or total electrical demand, so it is not recorded as capacity and is excluded from every total.
- Backup fuel
- HVO
- On-site generation
- Up to 20 standby generators running on 100% HVO fuel (committee report). Generator MW not stated.
Planning
- Planning route
- Local planning (TCPA)
- Planning reference
- DC/090411
- Planning decision
- Approved at Heatons and Reddish Area Committee
- Decision date
- 4 March 2024
- Land area
- 4.06 ha
- Recorded objections
- 1
- Recorded support
- 1
Benefits vs drawbacks
Benefits
Timeline
Approved at Stockport Council's Heatons and Reddish Area Committee (DC/090411).
Source
Reality Score
Sources
- DC/090411 Kao Data, Kenwood Road - report to Heatons and Reddish Area Committee
Secondary source · Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council · 2024-03-04
- Issue details - DC/090411
Secondary source · Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council · 2024-03-04
- Kao Data announces planning approved for new GBP 350m Greater Manchester data centre
Secondary source · Kao Data (operator statement, secondary) · 2024-03-27
- Response to YouTube Video — revised Stockport construction, power and operational programme
Secondary source · Kao Data (operator; primary statement) · 2026-07-01
- Manchester location page — conflicting Q3 2027 programme; accessed 8 October 2026
Secondary source · Kao Data (operator)
Last verified
27 September 2026
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