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.
Slough data centre
Supporting UN Sustainable Development Goals
Project context
Momentum supported on plans to turn a former paint factory in Slough, UK, into a data centre. The developer acquired the site in 2022 to demolish a number of existing buildings to prepare the site for a new data centre campus.
Our work
Our work involved developing a bespoke trip generation for the site given the unique properties of a data centre, and tailoring the car park numbers based on the forecasted number of vehicle trips by staff and visitors to the site. This aimed to ensure that there was enough parking spaces at the site to accommodate the expected numbers of staff and visitors.
Client outcomes
Momentum has also 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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Logistics Hubs
“Well-designed logistics hubs make distribution and deliveries more efficient and reduce the impacts from ‘last-mile’ distribution by using smaller and more sustainable delivery options such as electric vehicles and cargo bikes.”
The management of logistics in our cities is increasingly important to how we ensure that valuable space is being used efficiently and sustainably.
In central London, the current challenges and inefficiencies facing deliveries and servicing are substantial, with most freight vehicles less than 50% utilised. Momentum has extensive experience of developing freight management and consolidation schemes across London and other cities, together with the ability to develop sustainable systems that help to make the most efficient use of our valuable street networks and logistics hubs.
