The Pinewood Group has submitted a planning application for a new data centre.
Outlining what the company calls a “significant investment’, the application has been adapted from an original scheme that was previously approved by Buckinghamshire Council. The proposals include a 55,030 square metre data centre as well as a 60-acre nature reserve, six acre community garden and learning space at the Pinewood South site.
Last year, the government designated data centres as Critical National Infrastructure. The proposed complex lies within the key location of Slough Availability Zone.
David Conway, Pinewood Group CEO, commented, “Our proposed plan for a data centre on the land to the South of Pinewood Studios is in alignment with the critical infrastructure needs identified by the government. The significant investment will bring jobs and additional benefits to the local community with the delivery of a nature reserve, community gardens and learning space.
