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Skelton Grange, Leeds
Microsoft
Leeds, Yorkshire and the HumberProposedData centreCapacity not publishedProvisional — evidence incomplete
A hybrid scheme for data centre buildings on the former Skelton Grange power station site at Stourton, Leeds, brought forward by Harworth Group with Microsoft. Leeds City Council's planning committee resolved to grant permission in April 2026, but no decision notice has been issued, so the scheme is not yet consented.
Project detail
- Operator / developer
- Microsoft
- Location
- Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
- Status
- Proposed
- AI relevance
- Not stated
- Announced
- Not published
- Target live date
- Not published
- Published capacity
- Not published. No capacity figure means none has been published — it does not mean zero.
- Floor area
- Not published
- Stated investment
- Not published
- Power
- No MW, MVA or IT-load figure appears in the council reporting, the Harworth market announcement or any other source retrieved. None is recorded.
- Grid connection
- Not published
- Cooling
- Not published
- Water
- Not published
- Planning authority
- Leeds City Council
- Planning reference
- Not published
- Planning decision
- Resolution to grant, Leeds City Council planning committee, April 2026; decision notice not yet issued
- Decision date
- Not published
- Construction start
- Not published
- Expected completion
- Not published
- Operational since
- Not published
- Confidence
- Medium confidence
- Last verified
- 2026-08-18
Sources
- Harworth and Microsoft receive resolution to grant
Secondary source · Harworth Group plc (regulatory announcement) · 2026-04-27
- Go-ahead for Microsoft centre on former Leeds power station site
Secondary source · BBC News (secondary) · 2026-04-24
Entry last updated 18/08/2026. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
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