Plans have been revealed for a high-tech computer hub on the edge of Blackpool which could attract thousands of skilled jobs to the area. London-based Elite Gemstones Properties Ltd has submitted proposals to Fylde Council for the scheme dubbed Project Edison, which would see two data centres built at Peel Park, off Brunel Way.
Plans have been revealed for a high-tech computer hub on the edge of Blackpool which could attract thousands of skilled jobs to the area. London-based Elite Gemstones Properties Ltd has submitted proposals to Fylde Council for the scheme dubbed Project Edison, which would see two data centres built at Peel Park, off Brunel Way, which is already home to civil service offices.
Both schemes aim to take advantage of connectivity provided by undersea Trans-Atlantic fibre cables which come ashore at Starr Gate. A planning statement, drawn up by architects Cassidy and Ashton, says the Peel Park proposals would act as a hub for innovation. It says: “Crucially, especially with the situation of the site close to the Blackpool Enterprise Zone and the more specific aim of Silicon Sands, data centres act as hubs of innovation and can attract major companies and exciting start-ups to the region due to the foundational facilitation of a technological ecosystem.
“Positive and forward-looking planning in that area has seen the formation of several large data centres creating a technological cluster that has benefited from significant job creation. For every direct job created through the tech industry in Milton Keynes, an additional two to five jobs are provided for in the wider economy.
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