From site selection
to energisation.

Digital Reef develops land, power and fibre into investable, occupier-ready digital infrastructure campuses of 100MVA to 1GVA across EMEA. All stages are managed in-house, from site selection to energisation, giving hyperscalers and operators a risk-managed route to capacity and giving investors clear entry and exit points at every stage of value creation.

Experience from first look to final handover

Architecture &
Masterplanning

Campus layouts, test fits and design for planning

Planning &
Environment

Consent strategy, EIA management and sustainability

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Civil, structural, drainage, acoustics, air quality, and mechanical and electrical

Power
& Grid

Connection strategy, resilience and behind-the-meter solutions

Surveyors

Acquisition, valuation, cost management and quantity surveying

Project Management

Programme, procurement and delivery

A deep understanding of every project discipline enables ideas to be tested quickly, risks identified early and specialist consultants and contractors directed with confidence.

Planning and Environment

Turning sites into deliverable consents

Securing consent is the single biggest factor in whether a data centre gets built. Proven experience navigating large, complex sites through planning, zoning and permitting regimes across EMEA, with environmental and sustainability strategy integrated from the earliest stages.

UK Consents secured
2
Consented Power
480 MVA
In planning across EMEA
2.6 GVA
Submission to consent
5 months

Consent Strategy

The right route for each site, across local planning, zoning and national infrastructure regimes

Early Engagement

Pre-application discussions with authorities, statutory consultees and communities

Environmental
Impact Assessment

Scoping, surveys and coordination to UK and EU standards

Technical Assessments

Acoustics, air quality, flood risk, drainage, transport, heritage and landscape

Ecology and biodiversity

Surveys, mitigation and biodiversity

Sustainability

Carbon, energy and water strategies, supported by real-time monitoring through our partnership with Xange.

Post-consent

Discharge of conditions, environmental permits and operating licences

How do we deliver

01
Identify & Acquire

Identify, due diligence, feasibility assessment and financial underwrite.

  • Site search and origination.
  • Feasibility studies.
  • Multiple occupier test fits.
  • Power, fibre and water availability assessments.
  • Acquisition due diligence, covering title, ground conditions, flood risk and ecology.
02
Plan & Consent

Turning sites into flexible, deliverable planning consents.

  • EIA scoping and environmental surveys.
  • Masterplanning and design for planning.
  • Stakeholder and community engagement.
  • Planning applications, permits and discharge of conditions.
03
Power & Utilities

Securing the power and connectivity that make a site viable.

  • Grid applications and connection agreements.
  • N-2 resilient grid connections, designed to maintain supply even after the loss of two circuits.
  • Behind-the-meter and private wire options, including on-site generation, renewable energy and battery storage.
  • Water, fibre and utility diversions.
04
Design & Procure

Turning consent into a buildable, costed project.

  • Technical design, including mechanical and electrical.
  • Cost planning and value engineering.
  • Procurement strategy, tendering and contractor selection.
  • Early ordering of long-lead equipment such as transformers and switchgear.
05
Enable & Build

Delivering the sites and the buildings.

  • Demolition, ground remediation and earthworks.
  • Access roads, SuDS and drainage.
  • Substations, utilities and site security.
  • Powered shells to standardised or bespoke specifications.
  • Handover and commissioning with operator partners.

Each stage reduces risk and adds value, giving occupiers flexibility and investors a choice of entry and exit points.