No shortcut for 600MW on Havering's Green Belt
A 600MW data centre campus is proposed on Green Belt farmland at North Ockendon, through a fast-track planning order rather than a normal application. Havering's planning committee still has to decide whether to adopt it.
- Ref
- None yet
- Decides
- London Borough of Havering, as local planning authority
- Size
- 600MW
- Next
- Council decision, date not set
To Havering Strategic Planning Committee: Don't adopt the East Havering data centre order. A 600MW campus on Green Belt farmland needs a full planning application and a decision in the open.
Why local people are worried
Object - it takes ten minutes
A formal comment to the planning authority counts for more than a petition. Say in your own words how this would affect you, and stick to planning grounds.
- 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.
Consultation has closed. Residents can contact Havering councillors on the Strategic Planning Committee, their MP, and watch the committee agenda on democracy.havering.gov.uk; further consultation is possible if the LPA makes significant changes
We link to everyone working on this. Please support them too.
- Allow a 12-week public consultation on the 600MW data centre LDO (889 signatures)
- Stop the East Havering Data Centre from going ahead (UK Parliament petition 762320)
- Protect the Green Belt (North Ockendon Alliance)
- No To East Havering Data Centre
- Stop Dirty Data Centres: North Ockendon protest
Every fact on this page is sourced. See the full record on Data Centre Watch. Last checked 2 October 2026.