The construction of a new independent datacentre valued at £43 million has been approved by Leeds City Council.

The site, which will be the largest datacentre outside of London, will be focused on advancing network infrastructure and improving internet connectivity within the region and will be constructed in early 2013.

The independent nature of the site will allow multiple internet service providers to be involved with the datacentre.

Adam Beaumont, chief executive of aql, who are constructing the site, said: “This project will put Leeds, and Yorkshire as a whole, in a very strong position to fulfill their superfast broadband promise,”