The application includes a 55,030 square metre state-of-the-art data centre, with the expansion costing £1billion
Pinewood Group has submitted a planning application to Buckinghamshire Council for a data centre on the Pinewood South site.
The application comes with an estimated construction cost of over £1billion, and includes a 55,030 square metre state-of-the-art data centre.
The proposal also delivers a 60-acre nature reserve, six-acre community garden and learning space.
In 2024, the Government designated data centres as Critical National Infrastructure, and recognises their importance in key strategic locations. The proposed data centre is in the Slough Availability Zone, one of these key locations.
Pinewood Group CEO, David Conway said: “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.”
The planning application has a target determination date of the end of 2025. Subject to the grant of outline planning consent, a detailed reserved matters application will be submitted.
The plan to develop a data centre at Pinewood is a change from the original plan, back in 2023, which was for 1.4 million sq ft of new production space - which would have included 21 new sound stages, a backlot filming space, education and training hub and a publicly accessible nature reserve - the latter of which will still be built.
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