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Microsoft Newport Data Center Campus

Imperial Park / Celtic Way, Newport, WLS, United KingdomUnder construction
Capacity
No public figure
Lead participant
Microsoft
Owner
Last updated
Aug 22, 2026
Most recent public record update

About Microsoft Newport Data Center Campus

Microsoft's 40-acre Newport site has advanced from a 2022 acquisition and 2023 consultation to planning approval and active construction. By October 2025, Microsoft described the structure as partially complete and documented significant steel reuse and recycling.

Capacity

Operating capacityAn operating IT-capacity figure has not been publicly disclosed.

No additional capacity claims are published.

Development

4 phases · 5 milestones
Land acquisition and pre-applicationAnnounced Or Preconstruction

Former Quinn Radiators factory at Imperial Park/Celtic Way.

Planning approvalAnnounced Or Preconstruction

Two data center units reported in local planning coverage; obtain the primary decision notice before verified badge.

2 buildings

Data center constructionUnder Construction

No site capacity or opening date was disclosed in the reviewed official source.

2 buildings

UK Circular CenterUnder Construction

Supporting circular-economy facility; not an additional data center building or capacity phase.

1 building

Jan 1, 2022
Microsoft purchases former radiator factory
Completed
Sep 1, 2023
Pre-application consultation published
Completed
Jul 3, 2024
Newport council approval reported
Completed
Oct 8, 2024
GBP 104,000 active-travel obligation reported
Completed
Oct 22, 2025
Microsoft documents active Newport construction
Completed

Infrastructure

Site FacilityUnder Construction

10 % of structural steel

Reused from the former factory; Microsoft estimates about 520 metric tonnes CO2 avoided.

Site FacilityUnder Construction

74 % overall

Microsoft estimates about 4,400 metric tonnes CO2 savings.

Site FacilityUnder Construction

226,800 kg per year target

Supporting UK materials facility next to the data center; not data center capacity.

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Capacity figures
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Site systems: 3

Facts & sources

Published claims and their source links.

10 facts
Development Status
Under construction
Actual
Former Site Use
Quinn Radiators factory
Actual
Site Area
40 acres
Actual
Land Acquisition Year
2022
Actual
Pre Application Consultation
Draft planning consultation
Actual
Reused Structural Steel Share
10 %
Actual
Reuse Emissions Avoided
520 metric tonnes CO2
Reported Rounded
Recycled Steel Share
74 %
Actual
Recycled Steel Emissions Savings
4,400 metric tonnes CO2
Reported Rounded
Circular Center Throughput Target
226,800 kg per year
Forecast