Humber Tech Park, South Killingholme

Key facts

Status

Approved - but it's not over (approved) ^{[S1] [S2] [S3] [S4] [S5] [S7]}

Decided by

North Lincolnshire Council ^[S1]

Applicant

Humber Tech Park Ltd ^{[S1] [S3] [S7]}

Developer or backer

Greystoke Land (leadership affiliated; shares directors with Elsham Tech Park Ltd per DCD)

References

PA/2024/584; PA/SCR/2024/2

Location

75.8 ha of predominantly arable greenfield land south of the A160, South Killingholme, North Lincolnshire, about 4km west of the Humber Estuary; three gas pipelines cross the site. ^[S1]

IT capacity

384MW ^{[S1] [S2] [S3] [S6]}

Site area

75.8 ha ^{[S1] [S2] [S3] [S6]}

Buildings

Up to three data centre buildings plus a 28,000 sq m glasshouse and substation ^{[S1] [S2] [S3] [S6]}

Investment (claimed)

GBP2.2bn (Grimsby Live, 2024) to GBP3bn (developer and trade press) ^{[S1] [S2] [S3] [S6]}

Backup generators

Emergency generators and fuel storage included in the application description; number not captured. ^{[S1] [S3] [S7]}

Cooling and water

District heating unit supplying waste heat to a horticultural glasshouse (developer claim). Anglian Water: no objection, phasing condition. ^{[S1] [S3] [S7]}

Designations

Humber Estuary SPA/Ramsar about 4km east (functionally linked land evidence required by Natural England); Flood Zone 1; Archaeological potential (Iron Age/Romano-British) ^{[S1] [S6]}

Previous use

Arable farmland (greenfield) ^{[S1] [S6]}

Environmental assessment

Screening reference PA-SCR-2024-2 reported by DCD; outcome not captured. ^{[S1] [S6]}

Public objections

119 ^{[S1] [S2] [S3]}

Timeline

1. 20 March 2024
   Plans reported as 384MW, 75.8 ha, three buildings (DCD, screening ref given as PA-SCR-2024-2). ^[S6]
2. 31 July 2024
   North Lincolnshire planning committee approves outline PA/2024/584, no votes against, subject to s106 (GBP12.5m education, plus recreation, health, transport). Officer report listed an archaeology holding position requiring evaluation before determination. ^{[S1] [S2]}
3. 2 August 2024
   DCD reports approval (publication date). ^[S3]
4. 6 August 2024
   Council press release and Place Yorkshire report 'green light' / permission approved (publication date; implies decision notice issued, not confirmed). ^{[S4] [S5]}

Statutory consultees

Claims

Claims by developers, campaigners or councils, recorded as claims and not checked as fact.

• Humber Tech Park / Greystoke as reported by pbctoday, Place Yorkshire (developer): About 370 to 400 permanent jobs at about GBP50,000 average salary; GBP3bn investment; 2,500 to 3,500 construction jobs a year ^{[S5] [S8]}
• Applicant's agent at committee, as reported by Grimsby Live (developer): Granting permission will increase food production because of the heated glasshouse ^[S2]
• Two residents who spoke against at committee (other): Noise from cooling 24/7 will be heard over a large area and affect health; loss of 200 acres of productive farmland ^[S2]

Sources

1. [S1] Planning committee 31 July 2024, application PA/2024/584 (report). North Lincolnshire Council, 31 July 2024. Level 1 source.
2. [S2] Decision made on GBP2.2bn data centre near South Killingholme. Grimsby Live, 31 July 2024. Level 4 source.
3. [S3] Green light for 386MW data center campus in Lincolnshire, UK. DatacenterDynamics, 2 August 2024. Level 5 source.
4. [S4] Lincolnshire council approves new data centre campus, Humber Tech Park. pbctoday, 6 August 2024. Level 4 source.
5. [S5] GBP3bn Humber Tech Park clears planning. Place Yorkshire, 6 August 2024. Level 4 source.
6. [S6] 384MW data center campus proposed in North Lincolnshire, UK. DatacenterDynamics, 20 March 2024. Level 5 source.
7. [S7] Greystoke: Data Centres (Humber Tech Park). Greystoke Land. Level 3 source.
8. [S8] Humber Tech Park (developer website). Humber Tech Park. Level 3 source.