Why Londoners Are Fighting an AI Data Centre in the Heart of Brick Lane

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A plan for Brick Lane pits data infrastructure against housing, heritage, and local control.

The Centre Would Occupy a Historic Brewery Site

Its Main Purpose Is Not Simply Running AI

More Than 31,000 Households Need Social Housing

Campaigners Say Hundreds of Homes Could Fit There

Its Electricity Demand Has Alarmed Residents

Data Centres Have Already Delayed London Housing

Residents Fear a Permanent Mechanical Hum

The Design Could Weaken Brick Lane’s Character

Tower Hamlets Rejected the Application

The Government Can Still Approve It

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Brick Lane has repeatedly adapted to economic and cultural change, but one proposed development has created an unusually sharp conflict over what the neighbourhood should become next.

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