Data Centre, Buxton Street and Spital Street

[David Knight]

Following the consultation, Interxion have put in a revised scheme for
planning. Some highlights are attached, though the views they mention do
not seem to have been submitted.

Its a pretty ugly thing all told, with a practically useless ground
level 'business enterprise centre' - lip service if ever there was one -
but above all to give over such a massive part of the area to a hardly
inhabited data centre seems shockingly wasteful, short termist and sad.

The reference number is PA/12/00090, with a further app, 91, just
amounting to the demolition of the existing wall.

Best,

David

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DAVID KNIGHT
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[Lucy Rogers]

Could someone look into the science of these centres? they are normally sited in much more industrial areas away from residential areas. the design looks like it should be in an industrial park, not spitalfields. the applicants say this site's proximity to the city is important because of the milliseconds it will save, for electronic trading etc.

i agree the waste of space is shocking, it is a huge footprint containing almost no human activity. the reason for this is that tower hamlets planners have not drawn up a masterplan for the truman site that lays down the preferred usage of the space. so this is what happens when there are no real guidelines.

perhaps someone can nonetheless find some valid planning reasons for refusal.

I am away at present and return march 1. I feel it's important to leaflet the area about this application, send to all the truman businesses and residents. would anyone be able to do something like that?

Lucy

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