Data Centre Development Forum: UK

The Data Centre Development Forum will bring together senior representatives from organisations responsible for developing and enabling major data centre projects in the UK.

The discussion will examine where new data centre capacity can be delivered at the required scale and speed, and the practical steps needed to bring projects forward.

Participants will be able to explore potential locations and delivery routes, understand infrastructure constraints and engage directly with the organisations capable of helping address them. Discussions may consider priority regions and current development requirements without requiring participants to disclose commercially sensitive information.

Discussion Areas

The meeting will examine:

• Locations capable of supporting major data centre developments

• Land availability and site readiness

• Grid capacity and connection timescales

• Onsite generation and alternative routes to power

• Planning, permitting and local authority engagement

• Water, cooling and environmental requirements

• Digital and supporting infrastructure

• Construction capacity and procurement

• Phased development and routes to earlier operation

• Community engagement and local economic benefits

Why Attend?

The Forum will provide data centre developers and operators with an opportunity to:

• Assess potential UK development locations and delivery routes

• Engage directly with relevant infrastructure stakeholders

• Understand realistic land and power availability

• Identify planning and delivery constraints at an early stage

• Explore potential energy and infrastructure solutions

• Establish the organisations and actions required to progress future projects

Participants

The meeting will include senior representatives from relevant areas such as:

• Data centre development and operations

• National and local government

• Electricity networks and utilities

• Land and infrastructure development

• Power generation and energy supply

• Water and cooling

• Planning and engineering

• Construction and project delivery

• Infrastructure investment

Participants will be selected according to their relevance and ability to contribute directly to the development of major projects.

Follow-Up

Foresight Industries will provide participants with a confidential summary covering the principal discussion points, potential delivery routes and agreed next steps. Relevant follow-up meetings and introductions will be coordinated where appropriate.