UK’s Harworth Group in Talks with Multiple Parties About Selling Land for Data Center Development

UK’s Harworth Group in talks with multiple parties about selling land for data center development

Real estate firm previously sold land in Leeds to Microsoft

Harworth reveals 'advanced negotiations' for new data centre in wake of £106m Microsoft Leeds deal

Yorkshire-based regeneration specialist Harworth is in ‘advanced negotiations’ for the creation of a second data centre on its land following a £106m deal with Microsoft for a site in Leeds.

Harworth shares up amid hyperscale data centre plan – Northern Financial Review

Shares of Rotherham-based land developer Harworth Group plc rose about 5% on Wednesday after it published a trading update for the six months ended June 30, 2026, in which it said it has “identified a second site in its current portfolio of powered land that can deliver a hyperscale data centre.” Harworth said: “Following on from Harworth’s first hyperscale data centre transaction, a £106.6m land sale to Microsoft in 2024, the group is confirmin…

Harworth Group in advanced negotiations for second hyperscale data centre site

Rotherham-based Harworth Group has identified a second site in its portfolio that can deliver a hyperscale data centre, following on from its £106.6m land sale to Microsoft in 2024. Harworth said it has entered advanced negotiations with several counterparties for the sale of the site, which benefits from planning consent and power connections, and “has […]