Ministers overruled Tower Hamlets on Brick Lane
Tower Hamlets councillors said they would have refused the Old Truman Brewery redevelopment, data centre included. In July 2026 the Government approved it anyway. Before anything is built, the conditions need to be enforced in the open.
- Ref
- APP/E5900/W/25/3367041
- Decides
- Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Size
- Not published
- Next
- Conditions and detailed plans
To Tower Hamlets Council: Ministers overruled Tower Hamlets on Brick Lane. Before anything is built, make sure every condition on generators, noise, power and water is enforced, in the open.
Why local people are worried
It's approved. Here's what you can still do
The headline decision has been made, but conditions and detailed designs still need approval. Each is a chance to be heard.
- Quote the reference: APP/E5900/W/25/3367041
- Good planning grounds include: impact on the Green Belt or countryside, energy use and carbon, water supply, noise, traffic, wildlife and heritage. Developers' promises are not guarantees: ask for them to be made binding.
Contact Tower Hamlets ward councillors and the council's planning service about condition discharge applications; follow Save Brick Lane. Whether the public is consulted on discharge applications is not confirmed
We link to everyone working on this. Please support them too.
- Save Brick Lane (3,600 signatures)
- Stop Dirty Data Centres (Brick Lane action, 27-28 February 2026)
- Nijjor Manush
Every fact on this page is sourced. See the full record on Data Centre Watch. Last checked 2 October 2026.