Two new data center sites are being planned outside Warsaw, Poland.

Hillwood targets Reguły

As reported by local press, property developer Hillwood is planning a 130MW development on some 40 hectares in Reguły, southwest of the Polish capital. Four buildings are planned.

Hillwood has set up a dedicated project page, DC Reguły, for the development, which has been active since last year. Reports of Hillwood’s interest in the area date back to 2023.

Reguły is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Michałowice, within Pruszków County, Masovian Voivodeship.

Local press reports a number of residents are against the project, due partially to the fact that the campus is set to be 30 meters (98.4 feet) from the nearest residential development. Approximately 1,200 residents have signed a petition against the project, and a local residents group, the Active Neighbors Association (SAS), is looking to block the development.

Part of the Perot family of companies, Hillwood is a multinational property developer and investor. The company has some 100 projects across Poland, totaling more than 1.8 million sq ft (167,225 sqm) of warehouse space.

Data center planned in Kajetany

In Kajetany, a village some 10km (6 miles) southwest of Reguły, another data center proposal is facing pushback.

Local press reports FR Investment Poland Sp. z o.o. is planning to build a 17.6MW data center on a 2-hectare plot in Kajetany.

The owner of the plot, located on Orlej Street, has reportedly signed a preliminary sale agreement and intends to sell the plot once permissions have been secured.

As with Reguły, the proposed development site borders single-family housing and is just 50 meters from the nearest homes.

A Facebook group set up in September, No to Data Center in Kajetany, has some 279 followers at the time of writing.

Locals have expressed disappointment that the local government decided earlier this year that the project wouldn’t require an environmental study to proceed. However, the case has been referred to the Local Government Appeal Board in Warsaw.

Like Reguły, Kajetany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nadarzyn.

Warsaw is Poland’s largest data center market by far, with more than a third of the country’s 100 facilities situated in and around the capital. Operators in the area include local players such as Atman and Beyond.pl; local telcos including Free, Lukman, Netia, T-Mobile, and Orange; and international companies including EdgeConneX, Equinix, Vantage, and Data4. Cloud firms Microsoft, OVHcloud, and Google are also present in Warsaw.