At a glance
Goodman has sought advice on finding a new tenant from early 2027 for the former Coles warehouse at 10 Roberts Road, Eastern Creek, The Australian reported on 11 October 2026.
The same site carries Project Atlas, Goodman's proposed 500MVA data centre campus costing up to A$5 billion, which Goodman still intends to build.
Atlas needs a 330kV connection at Transgrid's Sydney West substation, and Goodman says it is waiting on a connection timetable from the authorities.
Transgrid said in August 2026 that the Sydney basin has limited remaining capacity for large data centre connections, and that developers can unlock up to 2GW more by funding network upgrades.
Goodman seeks a 2027 tenant for the Atlas warehouse
Goodman Group, the ASX-listed industrial property developer, has recently sought advice on finding a new tenant from early 2027 for the former Coles distribution centre at 10 Roberts Road, Eastern Creek, The Australian reported on 11 October 2026. The same site carries Project Atlas, Goodman's plan for two data centre buildings of three to four storeys with a 500MVA connection and a cost of up to A$5 billion.
The Australian reported that Goodman still intends to build the data centre, and a Goodman spokeswoman said the company is "awaiting further feedback from the relevant authorities regarding the connection timetable".
The 74,000 square metre warehouse opened for Coles in 2008. Coles moved out when its automated distribution centre at Kemps Creek opened, and JLL marketed the building for lease from early 2025, DCD reported. It sits next to the CDC campus at 17 Roberts Road, in the corridor covered in who is building where in Western Sydney.
Project Atlas needs a 330kV connection at Sydney West
Atlas would connect directly to the high-voltage transmission network rather than through a local distributor. "Goodman is aware of the increased demand for electrical load connections at 330kV to Sydney West substation," its planning documents state, as quoted by The Australian.
Transgrid, which owns the NSW transmission network, wrote to developers on 17 June 2026 that it had signed connection agreements for about 1.5GW of data centre demand in Western Sydney. Its update of 20 August 2026 said that after those commitments, the existing network in Western Sydney and the wider Sydney basin has limited remaining capacity for further large data centre connections.
Transgrid said on 26 August that upgrades could unlock up to 2GW more in Sydney, with the cost borne by the developers who connect and capacity allocated in the order they sign and commit to fund the works. Its statement sits alongside the data centre connection rules Transgrid introduced on 14 August 2026.
NSW fast-tracks Atlas while it waits on a planning decision
Project Atlas is application SSD-101067971 on the NSW Planning Portal, listed in assessment, with Goodman's response to public submissions lodged. On 27 March 2026 the NSW government moved Atlas into its Investment Delivery Authority, which fast-tracks large projects, alongside 14 other data centre proposals. It is the only Goodman project on that list.
Goodman has won consent for three other Sydney data centres while Atlas is assessed: Project Duke at Mascot in December 2025, Project Pluto at Guildford West in July 2026 and Project Apollo at Macquarie Park in September 2026. Across its global portfolio, Goodman reported 3.6GW of secured power for data centres in its FY26 results.
What to watch
The connection timetable. Goodman says it is waiting on this. A date from Transgrid, and whether Atlas joins the developer-funded upgrade queue, sets when the data centre can proceed.
The tenant. Who takes the warehouse, and on what lease term.
The planning decision. A determination would give Goodman planning consent for Atlas before a grid date is set. Atlas and its neighbours in the Eastern Creek corridor are tracked on the Sydney data centre map.