Data centres / United Kingdom
QTS Cambois Data Centre Campus
PermittedUnited Kingdom6 of 13 fields known
Cambois, Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom.
- Operator
- QTS
- Owner
- Blackstone
- Stage
- Permitted (source, 2 December 2025)
- Power
- The government press release for the North East AI Growth Zone says the zone as a whole will reach 1.1GW of energy capacity within six years, but it does not say which metric that is or how much belongs to Cambois.
- Cooling
- The council says the scheme will use a closed loop water system.
Council news item dated 2 December 2025 reports approval of phase one; the date shown is the news date, not necessarily the committee date. No MW figure was found in a fetched primary source, so capacity is left empty.
Planning
| Decision or document | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|
| First phase approved by Northumberland Strategic Planning Committee: first two of up to ten data centre buildings | Approved | 2 December 2025 |
What we checked
- Councillors approved the first phase, which covers the first two of up to ten data centre buildings planned for the Cambois campus. (source)
- The full campus is described as up to 540,000 square metres of floorspace, with about 400 staff forecast once fully operational. (source)
- A government release of 16 September 2025 quotes a regional leader saying the QTS Cambois campus is due to open in 2028, and states that Blackstone has committed 10 billion pounds to the Blyth site. (source)
What we do not know yet
6 of 13 fields in a complete record are filled. Still missing:
- 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.