Data centres / United Kingdom
Nscale Loughton AI Campus
AnnouncedUnited Kingdom5 of 13 fields known
Loughton, Essex, United Kingdom.
- Operator
- Nscale
- Owner
- Not stated
- Stage
- Announced (source, 16 September 2025)
- Power
- Nscale describes the site as 50MW of AI capacity scalable to 90MW, and its earlier release calls 90MW a power allocation.
- Cooling
- Nscale says the site will use advanced liquid cooling.
The 50MW and 90MW figures are left out of capacity because the operator wording (AI and HPC capacity, power allocation) does not say whether it is IT, facility or grid power. Planning status is reported only and unverified, so stage is kept at announced.
Planning
| Decision or document | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Reported by trade press: outline approval in 2024, with council officers calling for a fresh application over revised plans (not checked at the council portal) | Status not known | Not stated |
What we checked
- Nscale and Microsoft announced a commitment on the Loughton campus on 16 September 2025, with 23,040 NVIDIA GB300 GPUs initially, planned for delivery in Q1 2027. (source)
- Nscale's earlier release says it bought the Loughton site as its first UK data centre. (source)
- Reported: a March 2026 trade report says Nscale expects the site to be operational in the second quarter of 2027. (source)
What we do not know yet
5 of 13 fields in a complete record are filled. Still missing:
- Owner
- Capacity (MW)
- Grid connection
- PUE
- Water use
- Chips
- Connectivity
- Certifications
Checked on 2 October 2026. Reported and planned figures are shown as such. Not yet reviewed line by line by a second person. If something is wrong or you know more, tell us.