Gove refuses planning for Buckinghamshire data centre because it would ‘harm’ view of Green Belt from M25

By Matilda Battersby 2023-11-07T13:37:00

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The development was refused by MP Lee Rowley on behalf of the housing secretary despite “a significant and substantial demand for data centres”

The government has refused outline planning permission for a 163,000sq m data centre next to the M25 amid concerns it will “ruin the openness” of the Green Belt.

Plans for the Iver Data Centre, which would houses clustered servers, were proposed by developers Greystoke Land and Altrad Limited.

The plans were for the development of three buildings on a former landfill and quarry site of around 52 hectares on Slough Road and Iver Lane, between the M25 and the River Colne.

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