Don't let Poyle become data centre alley
Slough has just been overruled on one data centre at Manor Farm. Now the same developer wants three more buildings, 216MW in all, on 23.5 hectares of Green Belt next door. Comments close on 20 October 2026.
- Ref
- P/21160/000
- Decides
- Slough Borough Council
- Size
- 216MW, 23.5 ha
- Next
- 20 October 2026: Close of public comments
To Slough Borough Council planning committee: Refuse application P/21160/000 for three data centres on Green Belt at Manor Farm West, Poyle. One has already been forced on Slough. Don't let it become three more.
Why local people are worried
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A formal comment to the planning authority counts for more than a petition. Say in your own words how this would affect you, and stick to planning grounds.
- Quote the reference: P/21160/000
- Deadline: 20 October 2026
- Good planning grounds include: impact on the Green Belt or countryside, energy use and carbon, water supply, noise, traffic, wildlife and heritage. Developers' promises are not guarantees: ask for them to be made binding.
Comment on Slough Borough Council's planning register, quoting reference P/21160/000 (https://planning.agileapplications.co.uk/slough/application-details/56999). The applicant's agent Quod can supply the non-technical summary (020 3597 1000).
We link to everyone working on this. Please support them too.
- Slough Borough Council e-petition: pause approval of new data centres until independent cumulative assessment (closes 16 November 2026) (776 signatures)
- Slough Against Data Centres
- Urge the government to limit data centres in Slough (561 signatures)
Every fact on this page is sourced. See the full record on Data Centre Watch. Last checked 3 October 2026.