01
Screen
Is there a credible combined opportunity?
Desktop power, land, fibre, planning and hazard screen.
Reject or proceedDevelopment
Six stages. Evidence before commitment.
The DataParks model keeps the principal question, required evidence and next decision clear at each stage.
Stage-gate model
Screen → Control → Validate → Approve → Align → Deliver
Each stage earns the next. An opportunity can be rejected, held, redesigned or advanced as the evidence develops.
StagePrincipal questionTypical evidenceDecision
02
Control
Can the opportunity be assessed properly?
Information rights, exclusivity, option or agreed pathway.
Establish control03
Validate
Do the physical and commercial conditions hold?
Network, planning, fibre, utilities, environmental and access studies.
Continue, redesign or stop04
Approve
Can the development be authorised?
Masterplan, consultation and statutory approvals.
Approved pathway05
Align
Is there a credible user, delivery and capital structure?
Operator requirements, contracts, funding and programme.
Commit or defer06
Deliver
Are the conditions for staged delivery established?
Final agreements, approvals, construction and commissioning plan.
ProceedPlace, approvals and delivery
Power is only one part of a viable pathway.
Planning, environment, water, access, construction logistics and stakeholder context are assessed before delivery is treated as credible.
Planning and environment
Permissibility, environmental constraints, hazards, amenity and required statutory pathways are tested at the appropriate stage.
Utilities and resilience
Water, cooling, wastewater, backup systems and utility interfaces are considered alongside the electrical pathway.
Access and community
Construction access, logistics, surrounding uses and stakeholder engagement inform whether and how an opportunity should progress.
Development discipline
The next commitment should match what is actually known.
DataParks does not treat a concept, access pathway, approval or delivery programme as interchangeable. The six-stage model preserves those distinctions without publishing unsupported project-status claims.
Discuss a development pathway