Status: Permitted | Location: Anniversary Avenue, Ambrosden, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX26 6HF, United Kingdom
The Graven Hill Data Center Campus is a planned 290 MW hyperscale digital infrastructure development located on a 104,008-square-metre site along Anniversary Avenue in Ambrosden, near Bicester, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Developed by Graven Hill Purchaser Ltd, backed by Commonwealth Asset Management and Silver Lake, the project comprises eight dedicated data hall buildings, designated Buildings 1 through 8. Its multi-building master plan is designed to accommodate substantial computing capacity for artificial intelligence supercomputing, high-performance computing (HPC), and enterprise cloud hosting. With a planned capacity of 290 MW, the campus represents a significant proposed addition to the UK's hyperscale infrastructure pipeline, potentially supporting organizations that require large-scale processing resources for AI model training, complex simulations, data analytics, and cloud-based applications. These workloads depend on reliable electrical infrastructure, advanced cooling technologies, and resilient network connectivity capable of supporting dense server deployments. The eight-building configuration provides a framework for organizing the campus's data halls and associated infrastructure, potentially allowing capacity to be delivered in stages as operational requirements and customer demand evolve. The development's location near Bicester places it within the broader Oxford-Cambridge Arc, a region associated with research institutions, technology businesses, advanced engineering, and innovation-driven industries. This regional context could create opportunities to serve enterprises and technology organizations pursuing AI adoption and digital transformation. The campus's eventual contribution will depend on the availability of sufficient power, high-capacity telecommunications connections, and supporting infrastructure required for large-scale data center operations. Although the supplied information identifies the proposed IT capacity, site area, development entity, and eight-building configuration, it does not confirm construction and commissioning dates, investment value, anchor tenants, cooling design, or renewable energy procurement arrangements. These factors will be important in assessing the project's implementation, energy performance, and long-term competitiveness within the UK's expanding AI and cloud infrastructure market.
| Field | Value |
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| Project Name | Graven Hill Data Center Campus Bicester |
| Location | Anniversary Avenue, Ambrosden, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX26 6HF, United Kingdom |
| Status | Permitted |
| Project Type | Purpose-Built Multi-Building Hyperscale, Sovereign Cloud & AI Supercomputing Park |
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| City Name | Ambrosden |
| Population | Estimated 1,500–2,000 residents |
| Urban Agglomeration | Estimated 2,000–4,000 residents |
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