Amazon has submitted plans to build a 330,000 sq ft data centre complex at Iver in Buckinghamshire.

The tech giant wants to demolish all existing buildings at the Ridgeway Distribution Centre and redevelop the site into a high-security, two-storey data facility standing 24m tall.

The scheme will house twin stacked data halls, each 8.5m high, designed around Amazon’s latest modular format to boost energy efficiency and airflow performance.

A lower-rise administration block fronts the main entrance, while the northern elevation will be screened by a generator yard containing 27 emergency back-up units and 24m high exhaust stacks.

The project also includes a substation compound with two switchrooms, a medium-voltage building, sprinkler pumphouse, water tanks, diesel storage and a bin store, all enclosed by 2.4m-high security fencing.

Construction is expected to take between 24 and 36 months, supporting around 350 direct site jobs and over 1,000 more through the local supply chain.

Dublin practice MCA Architects is leading design, supported by civil and structural engineer Cronin & Sutton Consulting, M&E engineer Ethos, and high voltage consultant H&MV Engineering.

The Iver project forms part of Amazon’s £8bn UK data-centre expansion running through to 2028 — forecast to add £14bn to GDP and support more than 14,000 full-time equivalent jobs a year across its UK supply chain.

Amazon said the build will align with its global net-zero carbon target for 2040, adding that all electricity for its UK data centres has been matched with 100% renewable energy since 2023.