QTS Cambois Data Centre Campus
- Planned critical IT
- 720 MW
- Updated
- Oct 28, 2026
One ten-building campus on the former Cambois power-station site; first-two-building approvals and future envelopes are phases, not campuses. QTS Cambois Data Centre Campus is in Cambois / Blyth, ENG, GB and is a data center campus with under construction status.
Capacity
Per building planned IT capacity
Planned / design or future potential72 MW
Separate or overlapping physical boundary
SourceOperating IT capacity: Not established in published records
A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.
Development
Site clearance, levelling and infrastructure; not a data-hall operating phase.
1 building
One of the first two detailed buildings; architect describes 72 MW IT per building.
1 building
One of the first two detailed buildings; architect describes 72 MW IT per building.
1 building
Future building under the outline envelope; architect describes 72 MW IT per building.
1 building
Future building under the outline envelope; architect describes 72 MW IT per building.
1 building
Future building under the outline envelope; architect describes 72 MW IT per building.
1 building
Future building under the outline envelope; architect describes 72 MW IT per building.
1 building
Future building under the outline envelope; architect describes 72 MW IT per building.
1 building
Future building under the outline envelope; architect describes 72 MW IT per building.
1 building
Future building under the outline envelope; architect describes 72 MW IT per building.
1 building
Future building under the outline envelope; architect describes 72 MW IT per building.
Milestones (6)
Mar 4, 2025 · Recorded actual event
Completed · Event type not stated
Source not linkedOct 7, 2025 · Recorded actual event
Completed · Construction started
Source not linkedDec 2, 2025 · Recorded actual event
Completed · Event type not stated
Source not linkedMar 23, 2026 · Recorded actual event
Completed · Event type not stated
Source not linked2028 · Forecast / planned record
Forecast · Event type not stated
Source not linked2035 · Forecast / planned record
Forecast · Event type not stated
Source not linkedParticipants
Developer · Operator
Sources by role
Developer (1)
- QTS launches social value programme during Cambois enabling works celebration · Oct 7, 2025 · Corroborating
Developer / Operator (1)
- Cambois data centre campus · Primary
Other participants (2)
Government authority
Sources by role
Government authority (1)
- First phase of Cambois development approved · Dec 2, 2025 · Corroborating
Government authority (1)
- Agenda item 24/04112/OUTES: former Cambois power station site · Mar 4, 2025 · Primary
Capital & incentives
Capital claims
Site & development
Technical specifications
Additional project facts
Infrastructure & permits
Technical details (3)
Planned or represented
Closed-loop, free-cooling chillers across the campus design.
Planned or represented
High-capacity underground fiber infrastructure serving Cambois.
Planned or represented
600 generators
Approximate reported full-campus backup-generator count; primary permit schedule remains open.
Project map
Permit · Issued
Full Cambois campus
Northumberland County Council
Mar 4, 2025
Sources (2)
- Blackstone plans for northern England hyperscale data centre get green light · Mar 5, 2025 · Corroborating
- Agenda item 24/04112/OUTES: former Cambois power station site · Mar 4, 2025 · Primary
Permit · Issued
First two data-centre buildings
Northumberland County Council
Dec 2, 2025
Sources (1)
- First phase of Cambois development approved · Dec 2, 2025 · Primary
Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.