Microsoft Huntingwood data centre

Huntingwood · New South Wales · Australia

Permitted since 01 Oct 2026Agent-reviewed

Data centersCloud & compute

NSW granted State Significant Development consent (SSD-58601963) on Oct. 1, 2026 for Microsoft's data centre at 6 Honeman Close, Huntingwood, Sydney: a five-storey building with 40 data halls and a 96 MW IT load, with a stated capital investment of A$1,263,226,278.

Figures as stated

it capacity mwplanned

96 MW

As stated by NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (assessment report) · 01 Oct 2026

Information technology load of the approved data centre.

NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure source

facility capacity mwplanned

140 MW

As stated by NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (development consent) · 01 Oct 2026

Consent condition A6 maximum total power consumption.

NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure source

Participants & roles

Microsoftdeveloper
Applicant Microsoft (Australia) Pty Ltd.
Source

Catalog timeline

Catalog entry01 Oct 2026

NSW approves Microsoft's 96 MW Huntingwood data centre

Microsoft Huntingwood data centre NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure

Source published 01 Oct 2026 · Catalog recorded 14 Oct 2026 · Agent review

Stage history

01 Oct 2026
Permitted
NSW grants development consent subject to conditions.
NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure ↗Agent review

What remains uncertain

The project still needs a separate federal EPBC controlled-action approval (EPBC 2025/10391) before it can proceed.
Construction is expected to take about 24 months in three stages; no start date is stated. The consent lapses after five years unless physically commenced.
The A$ investment figure is not converted; the consent caps power consumption at 140 MW, which the assessment report states as 140 MVA.

Related agreements

No sourced project agreement is linked yet.

Sources

NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructurepermit · Published 01 Oct 2026
Development consent SSD-58601963 to Microsoft (Australia) Pty Ltd, signed Oct. 1, 2026. · The publisher supplies a calendar date; 00:00 UTC is a storage convention.
Source checked 14 Oct 2026
NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructureregulator · Published 01 Oct 2026
Assessment report dated October 2026, published with the Oct. 1 determination. · The publisher supplies a calendar date; 00:00 UTC is a storage convention.
Source checked 14 Oct 2026

Last confirmed by a dated source: 01 Oct 2026