Manchester data centre
Supporting UN Sustainable Development Goals
Project context
Planning permission was granted in 2020 to convert two existing warehouses into data centres and other ancillary works. Momentum supported the developer on changes to the existing internal layout of the unit for data centre usage. The application proposed amendments to a unit of the data centre, to include changes to the existing internal layout of the unit for data centre usage.
Our work
Momentum provided design support to accommodate the introduction of a mezzanine floor structure, office space, large data halls and associated plant. The external service yard will be used to accommodate large external plant items. Momentum provided a Transport Assessment Addendum and Travel Plan to support the application, approved in 2024.
Client outcomes
Momentum provided guidance on the layout and logistics of potential site layouts, using vehicle swept path analysis to ensure that vehicles of the required sizes can access the various units within the site to enable efficient operations.
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S4 #1 Conversations in Momentum. Kana Nomoto and Rebecca Oglesby on Momentum’s annual sustainability impact analysis
Momentum’s annual sustainability impact analysis results rise for second consecutive year: 7,937,039 net kilograms of potential saved carbon emissions for consented developments.