Secretary of state Angela Rayner has overturned a decision blocking the construction of a high-tech data centre on green belt land in Iver, Buckinghamshire.
Rayner called in the planning application after the scheme was originally blocked in October 2023 by Buckinghamshire County Council, which said it would be an “inappropriate development in the green belt”.
In a letter sent on Rayner’s behalf, housing minister Matthew Pennycook said the proposal “would make a significant contribution” to the need for data centres in the UK.
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