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Approval of east London datacentre labelled ‘slap in the face’ for local democracy
The UK housing secretary, Angela Rayner, has approved a £500m redevelopment of the Truman Brewery estate in Brick Lane, east London.
Key takeaways
- The £500m redevelopment of the Truman Brewery estate has been approved by the government.
- The approved project will include a datacentre, offices, and 44 homes, with only 11 designated as affordable.
- The decision was made by housing secretary Angela Rayner via a letter issued by housing minister Matthew Pennycook.
- There was no detailed evidence of the feasibility and deliverability of the alternative, housing-centred scheme.
- The development will cause people who have lived in the area to move out and break up families.
The UK housing secretary, Angela Rayner, has approved a £500m redevelopment of the Truman Brewery estate in Brick Lane, east London. The decision, issued by housing minister Matthew Pennycook, rejects opposition from Tower Hamlets council and local campaign groups who wanted the site used for hundreds of homes. The approved project by Truman Estates and Zeloof LLP will construct a datacentre, offices, and 44 homes (including 11 affordable homes), overturning a local master plan that would have created 350 homes.
In their words
“will cause people who have lived in the area to move out, which will break up families. The people who made Brick Lane what it is will be seen as artefacts”
“deeply disappointing and a missed opportunity to deliver the social and affordable housing that … residents urgently need”
By the numbers
- £500M
- Redevelopment cost of the Truman Brewery estate
- 44
- Total homes proposed in the approved redevelopment
- 11
- Affordable homes to be built in the project
- 6
- Social homes available to rent in the project
- 30,000
- Households awaiting social housing in Tower Hamlets
How it unfolded
- Tower Hamlets council adopts alternative 350-home master plan
- Housing minister issues letter approving the £500m redevelopment
Why this matters
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The datacentre will use a huge amount of water, making water a luxury commodity for local people.
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Common questions
- What happened with Truman Brewery estate redevelopment?
- The £500m redevelopment of the Truman Brewery estate has been approved by the government.
- Where can I read the original report?
- Read the full report at guardian_world.
