Data centre, former White's Reclamation Site, Eccles
Salford City Council approved with conditions, on 23 July 2025, the demolition of existing structures, land remediation and redevelopment of the former White's Reclamation Site on Liverpool Road, Eccles, for an employment scheme comprising a data centre (Class B8) and ancillary office (Class E), together with substations, plant, parking, servicing, landscaping and access works. The application was determined at Planning Panel following committee consideration on 6 February 2025. The register states no electrical capacity, so none is recorded.
Key facts
- Operator / developer
- Digital Land & Development with Peel Waters
- Location
- Former White's Reclamation Site, Liverpool Road, Eccles, Eccles, M30 7LJ, North West, United Kingdom
- Status
- Approved
- Facility type
- Data centre
- AI relevance
- Not stated
- Stated investment
- £250,000,000
Power & grid
- Heat reuse
- Potential heat reclaim and export for future district heating (developer).
Planning
- Council
- Salford City Council
- Planning route
- Local planning (TCPA)
- Planning reference
- PA/2024/1810
- Planning decision
- Approve with conditions
- Decision date
- 23 July 2025
- Land area
- 2.4 ha
Benefits vs drawbacks
Timeline
Reality Score
Sources
- Planning application PA/2024/1810 - Data centre and ancillary office, former White's Reclamation Site, Liverpool Road, Eccles
Primary record · Salford City Council · 2025-07-23 · accessed 2026-08-12
- Salford paves way for £250m data centre
Secondary source · Place North West · 7 February 2025
- Unanimous approval for critical data centre at Peel Waters site
Secondary source · Peel Waters · February 2025
- Salford paves way for £250m data centre
Secondary source · Invest Manchester
Last verified
27 September 2026
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