Angela Rayner hit with legal challenge over datacentre on green belt land
Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister, has faced a legal challenge over her decision to approve a 90MW hyperscale datacentre on green belt land in Buckinghamshire. The challenge has been brought by campaigners who argue that no environmental impact assessment was conducted for the facility, which is part of the Labour government's effort to transform the UK into an AI powerhouse by tripling computing capacity to meet the growing demand for AI services. The approval of the datacentre without a thorough environmental assessment has raised concerns among the local community and environmental activists who are worried about the potential impact on the green belt land.
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