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Data centre planning applications in Manchester

Manchester has 3 data-centre planning applications tracked since August 2025 (2 awaiting decision, 1 permitted); 2 received in the last 30 days. Data as of 2026-08-31.

Received in the last 30 days

ApplicationDescriptionStageMWStatusReceived
OTH-2026-001360
Land to the south of Bower Street M40 2AF
Erection of a new data centre comprising two commercial units (Sui Generis) with associated external plant, substations, boundary fencing, landscaping, highway access works and all ancillary infrastructure.Full applicationUndecided2026-08-17
PLA-2026-001350
Land to the south of Bower Street M40 2AF
Erection of a new data centre comprising two commercial units (Sui Generis) with associated external plant, substations, boundary fencing, landscaping, highway access works and all ancillary infrastructure.Full applicationUndecided2026-08-14
1 older application in Manchester — 12 months of history (from August 2025), status-change events since tracking began, and facts extracted from the planning documents (MW, floorspace, applicant, cooling, grid connection — each with a verbatim quote and the source PDF) are on the Pro plan. See plans.

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