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NEXTDC S5 Sydney

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S5 Sydney Data Centre · NEXTDC S5 Data Centre and Innovation Hub · S5 Macquarie Park

Planned

Planned NEXTDC data centre and innovation hub in Macquarie Park, Sydney, distinct from S1 and S2. The operator advertises 80MW+ of future IT capacity and 16,000 m² of technical space. NSW application SSD-63168959 remains under assessment with more information required. Operational capacity and commissioning dates are unestablished.

Last researched 2026-10-09Last verified Not independently verifiedPublished revision 1

No approved site photo yet. Photos and their source dates are published after evidence review.

Site profile

Operator: NEXTDC
Ownership: NEXTDC group; precise registered landholding entity unconfirmed
Business model / scale: Colocation / Hyperscale
Region / metro: New South Wales / Sydney
City / locality: Sydney
Address: 269 Lane Cove Road, Macquarie Park, NSW 2113, Australia
Location: Address and cadastral parcel established from NSW planning records: 269 Lane Cove Road, Lot 3 DP 1129811. No corroborated geographic point established.
Precision: unknown
Parent: Not assigned

Capacity evidence

Statements retain their dates, definitions and development scope. Do not add these rows together.

Claim / measurement	Scope and status	As of	Evidence and accounting
≥60 MW IT load	S5 whole-site target once built Planned · cumulative	2023-04-12	Reported claim ↗ Excluded from capacity totals. Date is the ASX announcement date. Source uses 60MW+ and makes delivery conditional on development approval; historical target subsequently revised.
≥80 MW IT load	S5 whole-site future IT capacity Planned · cumulative	2026-10-09	Reported claim ↗ Excluded from capacity totals. As-of is retrieval date of undated live operator page, not announcement or commissioning date. Source uses 80MW+; no operational availability established.
≈20 MW Unspecified power	S5 expected Phase 1 capacity Planned · incremental	2026-10-09	Reported claim ↗ Excluded from capacity totals. As-of is retrieval date of the 2025 AGM presentation; exact publication date unestablished. Table labels this expected capacity, not delivered capacity. Power basis is not explicitly defined on the S5 table. Phase 1 overlaps the whole-site target and must not be added to it.

Development timeline

FY23 · actual_acquisition_reported
S5 site acquired
FY23 annual report records acquisition near S1 and S2; exact transaction date and landholding entity unestablished.
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2023-04-12 · announcement
S5 target disclosed
NEXTDC disclosed a 60MW+ IT target subject to development approval.
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2023-11-08 · actual_planning
Environmental assessment requirements issued
NSW issued SEARs for SSD-63168959 at 269 Lane Cove Road.
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2025-08-28 · announcement
S5 capacity target revised
FY25 results presentation reports a revision from 60MW to 80MW while planning works continue.
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Disclosed specifications

Locality and local government

Macquarie Park; City of Ryde

Sydney locality identified by operator and NSW planning records.

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Cadastral parcel

Lot 3 DP 1129811

Government assessment requirements identify the subject property.

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Technical space

16,000 m²

Planned operator specification; not completed usable floor space.

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Land area

Approximately 22,600 m²

Historical 2024 proposal specification, subject to approval and final engineering design.

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Certification target

Uptime Institute Tier IV

Target only; awarded certification not established.

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Planned connectivity

Data Centre Interconnect and AXON links with Sydney facilities

2024 proposal; current commissioned S5 connectivity unestablished.

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Estimated development cost

AUD 1,532,941,000 excluding GST

WT Partnership estimate dated 29 September 2025; not expenditure incurred.

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Sources and references

Source attribution does not imply independent verification or permission to reuse images.

S5 Sydney NEXTDC Data Centre ↗

Published Date unavailable · Retrieved 2026-10-09

Operator identifies S5 in Macquarie Park as in planning, with future 80MW+ IT capacity, 16,000 m² technical space and target Uptime Tier IV certification.

NEXTDC S5 Data Centre and Innovation Hub — NSW Planning Portal ↗

Published Date unavailable · Retrieved 2026-10-09

SSD-63168959, City of Ryde; assessment status More Information Required. Proposal includes demolition, a new data centre and innovation hub, urban plaza and roads.

Planning Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements letter — S5 ↗

Published 2023-11-08 · Retrieved 2026-10-09

Government letter identifies NEXTDC Limited and the S5 project at 269 Lane Cove Road, Macquarie Park, NSW 2113, Lot 3 DP 1129811.

NEXTDC Contracted Utilisation Update ↗

Published 2023-04-12 · Retrieved 2026-10-09

ASX release states expansion land secured for S5 and target IT capacity of 60MW+ once built, subject to development approval.

NEXTDC FY23 Annual Report ↗

Published Date unavailable · Retrieved 2026-10-09

Directors’ report for year ended 30 June 2023 states a new S5 site was acquired close to S1 and S2.

Sydney Data Centre Colocation Services ↗

Published Date unavailable · Retrieved 2026-10-09

Operator’s Sydney colocation network lists S5 separately from S1 and S2 and labels S5 in planning.

NEXTDC FY25 Results Presentation ↗

Published 2025-08-28 · Retrieved 2026-10-09

Presentation dated 28 August 2025 reports planning works for S5 and a capacity revision from 60MW to 80MW.

NEXTDC Annual General Meeting 2025 presentation ↗

Published Date unavailable · Retrieved 2026-10-09

S5 appears under hyperscale development projects: total power planned approximately 80MW+, expected approximately 20MW for Phase 1, design and town planning, subject to approval.

NEXTDC 2024 Entitlement Offer materials ↗

Published Date unavailable · Retrieved 2026-10-09

S5 specification slide reports approximately 22,600 m² land and 16,000 m² technical space; proposed interconnection through Data Centre Interconnect and AXON. Specifications subject to approval and final engineering design; image labelled artist’s impression.