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A consultation meeting held at Havering Town Hall on Wednesday evening over plans for a major data centre in North Ockendon has sparked frustration among residents, with concerns raised about how the session was organised and delivered.
A community campaign group has formally challenged a major planning decision by the London Borough of Havering, raising serious concerns over process, transparency, and public safety.
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Residents in North Ockendon have voiced serious concerns over what they describe as a “rushed and inadequate” consultation process surrounding
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In response to yesterday’s article in the Havering Daily on the huge proposed data centre on Havering’s Greenbelt land-Councillor Graham Williamson, Cabinet Member For Development & Regeneration today writes:
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The Hornchurch and Upminster MP Julia Lopez met with residents concerned about the data centre at a public meeting and during site visits, and she has consistently pushed for greater transparency and engagement from Havering Council and the developer over the plans.
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“The Havering Residents Association Council should be ashamed of themselves and the way they have treated these residents.”
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Residents are being urged to have their say on controversial plans that could see a huge data centre campus built on Green Belt land in Havering.
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Havering residents say they are deeply concerned about the potential impact of the proposed East Havering Data Centre Local Development Order, warning the scale of the scheme could have lasting consequences for local communities, the environment and the character of the borough.
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Residents fighting the proposed East Havering Data Centre are stepping up pressure on Havering Council, demanding the maximum possible consultation
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Havering’s green belt is facing an unprecedented wave of pressure, not just in one corner of the borough but across sites stretching from Noak Hill to Rainham and North Ockendon. Land once considered sacrosanct has found itself vulnerable, with long-held protections weakened and development interest escalating rapidly. Nowhere is this more keenly felt than along Fenn Lane, where a major data centre has been proposed on farmland.
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This is land that is farmed at present, it has a wide variety of wildlife, and it is green and peaceful. In its place would rear up a dozen warehouse-style buildings, each one 21 metres high and surrounded by security fencing. Constructing the site would involve dozens of lorries and masses of construction equipment, creating noise, pollution and upheaval for nearly 10 years!’
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Residents living in North Ockendon near the proposed Data Centre site, have hit out at Havering Council over their ‘staggering hypocrisy’ with councillors praising their new village green spaces across the borough, yet allowing a huge Data Centre to be built on greenbelt land.
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Havering Council maintains that a controversial data centre in the east of the borough would be greatly beneficial, despite continued pushback from residents.
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North Ockendon residents have been asking questions about the proposed data centre for so long, it was hoped that finally coming face-to-face with the Leader and Officers might provide some answers.
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Data Centres are enormous, an eyesore, they need a lot of power to run, and a lot of power to cool. To add insult to injury, this one is proposed to be built in Greenbelt land – land that acts as a geographic boarder and is supposed to stay green and untouched by development.
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This is the area Havering Council have agreed to place a data centre that will comprise of 84 buildings, large metal fencing, over 9,000 workers to construct it and could take ten years to build.
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