Microsoft Newport Imperial Park (CWL01), former Quinn Radiators site
Microsoft
Microsoft's datacentre on the former Quinn Radiators factory site at Celtic Way, Imperial Park, Newport (application 24/0006). Newport City Council's planning committee unanimously approved demolition of the remaining buildings and two data centre buildings with diesel backup generators on 3 July 2024; Microsoft agreed a £104,000 walking and cycling contribution. Senedd Research (July 2026) puts the planned site at around 200 MW IT load; the planning papers give no MW figure. The site is separate from the Vantage (former NGD) campus at Imperial Park.
Key facts
- Operator / developer
- Microsoft
- Location
- Former Quinn Radiators site, Celtic Way, Imperial Park, Newport, Newport, Wales, United Kingdom
- Status
- Approved
- Facility type
- Data centre
- AI relevance
- Not stated
Power & grid
- Published capacity
- 200 MW — Published IT loadThe IT load the operator or planning documents state the facility will draw.
- Share of UK tracked capacity
- 19.5% of published it load
- Backup fuel
- Diesel
Planning
- Council
- Newport City Council
- Planning route
- Local planning (TCPA)
- Planning reference
- 24/0006
- Planning decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 3 July 2024
Benefits vs drawbacks
Benefits
Drawbacks
- Diesel backup generators with 14 m chimneys; a councillor asked for a report on pollution during power emergencies, and approval went ahead without itSource
Timeline
Microsoft confirmed plans for a datacentre on the former Quinn Radiators site at Imperial Park and began pre-application consultation.
SourceNewport City Council's planning committee unanimously approved application 24/0006: demolition of the remaining Quinn Radiators buildings and two data centre buildings with backup generators.
SourceReported: Microsoft to fund £104,000 of walking and cycling routes on Celtic Way under the planning agreement for the data centre.
Source
Sources
- Newport Imperial Park datacentre project update
Secondary source · Microsoft Local
- Microsoft to build data center in Newport, Wales
Secondary source · DatacenterDynamics (secondary) · 2023-10-04
- Tech giant Microsoft to create 120 jobs in Newport as new data centre approved
Secondary source · Herald.Wales (secondary) · 2024-07-05
- Data centres in Wales (research briefing)
Secondary source · Senedd Research · 2026-07
- Microsoft to fund new cycle and walking paths as part of data centre deal
Secondary source · Nation.Cymru (secondary) · 2024-10-09
- Microsoft Newport Wales: 200MW AI data centre project page
Secondary source · DCPulse (secondary, industry database) · 2026-03
Last verified
29 September 2026