CX Tech Seeks In-Principle Approval for Up to 1 GW Chapelcross Data Center Campus
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CX Tech Limited has submitted an application for Planning Permission in Principle for the CX Technology Campus at Chapelcross, near Annan in southern Scotland. The proposed campus could provide approximately 1 GW of IT capacity, but remains subject to planning approval and has not entered construction.
- CX Tech has filed for Planning Permission in Principle; the Chapelcross campus is not approved or under construction.
- The proposal specifies approximately 1 GW of potential IT capacity, up to 162,000 square metres of floorspace and eight data center buildings.
- Proposed total-project investment is £16.5 billion, with phased development expected to take approximately eight years if approved.
- Renewable-power sourcing, environmental review and local political acceptance remain key delivery considerations.
CX Tech Limited has applied for Planning Permission in Principle for the CX Technology Campus at the former Chapelcross nuclear site near Annan in southern Scotland.
The application seeks consent for up to 162,000 square metres of data center floorspace across eight buildings. CX Tech proposes approximately 1 GW of potential IT capacity, to be delivered in phases, with proposed total-project investment of £16.5 billion.
The project remains at the planning and permitting stage. A 500-page Environmental Impact Assessment accompanied the application. If approval is granted, CX Tech expects the campus to be developed over approximately eight years; this is a proposed delivery period rather than a construction or commissioning timetable.
The scale of the proposal points to continued demand for campuses capable of supporting AI, cloud and high-performance computing workloads. If permitted, the development could create a substantial new computing-infrastructure cluster in Scotland and increase competition for access to low-carbon generation and associated energy infrastructure.
Power sourcing and public acceptance will be material considerations. Scottish Greens have criticised the proposal, including concerns that it could raise local electricity bills. CX Tech has said it intends to use only renewable electricity generated locally and regionally, although no confirmed generation volumes, supply structure or grid-connection terms have been disclosed.
At approximately 1 GW of potential IT capacity, the proposed development would rank among the UK’s largest new data center projects if approved. It highlights demand for large AI, cloud and high-performance computing campuses, while underscoring that renewable-power availability, environmental consent and local acceptance remain central constraints on delivery.
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