Stop the Norwich Apex Mega Data Centre
Join us in opposing plans for a MASSIVE data centre, proposed at a height equivalent to Norwich Castle, on rural fields at the gateway to Norwich. At a proposed 20 METERS HIGH, the facility carries clear risks of continuous NOISE, LIGHT, and HEAT emissions, raising serious concerns for thousands of residents across the local area.
This website is designed to keep you informed, provide a quick way to contact key decision-makers, and help us raise vital campaign funds to protect our local environment.
THE SIZE
The proposed data centre is ENORMOUS. at 20m high it can’t be hidden by trees. It will fundamentally and forever change the local area with a devastating impact on Marston Marsh nature reserve and surrounding areas.
20m is a similar height to Norwich City Hall and Norwich Castle. The Forum’s atrium, Norwich Library is only 16m at it’s highest point.
POLLUTION
This is something EVERY Norwich resident should be very concerned about. The data centre will operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. It will be loud, bright and polluting. Over a year it will emit 100MW of heat into the environment. This is enough heat to warm over 100,000 homes. No provision has been made to manage this heat loss.
Furthermore it will use huge back-up diesel generators. These generators will emit huge amounts of very dangerous nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur dioxide and dust/particulates into the atmosphere. With around 2000 homes and many businesses within a 1-mile radius, this should be of serious concern.
ENDANGERS NATURE RESERVE, DAMAGES RESIDENTIAL QUALITY OF LIFE, POLLUTES LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
The proposed 150 MW (Megawatts) Norwich Apex Data Centre poses a severe threat to South Norwich’s
environment and quality of life. Located JUST 2.5 miles from Norwich City centre, and only 650 metres from Marston Marshes Nature Reserve, a 32-acre industrial facility risks fragmenting vital Yare Valley habitats, live stock and disrupting protected wildlife through continuous heat, light, and low-frequency hums.
We Must All Oppose This Development
Visual & Landscape Impact
- A huge 20m high structure on a rural field metres from Marston Marsh nature reserve.
- Proposal is far too big to be screened by trees.
- Represents extreme over-development of a rural site.
- Completely changes the entrance into historic Norwich from natural marshland to a giant industrial wall.
Environmental & Amenity Concerns
- Emits constant noise, light, and heat 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
- Operates continuously adjacent to protected wildlife habitats at Marston Marsh.
- Noise, light, and heat pollution incompatible with a nature reserve setting.
- Sets a deeply damaging precedent for rural development across Norfolk.
Take Action Today
Copy & Paste Objection Email Template
Copy TemplateDear Decision-Maker,
I am writing to formally object to the planning application for the proposed Apex mega data centre at Keswick, Norfolk.
My key objections are:
• The proposed main building at 20 metres high is far too large for this rural gateway site – equivalent to stacking 4.5 double-decker buses. Previous permission was strictly for a 10m-high structure.
• At 32 acres, the site footprint exceeds 18 Carrow Road football pitches and represents extreme over-development of a rural location.
• The development sits metres from Marston Marsh nature reserve and would permanently damage a key entrance into historic Norwich, replacing natural marshland with a giant industrial wall.
• The facility would emit constant noise, light pollution, and heat 24 hours a day, 365 days a year – incompatible with the adjacent protected wildlife habitat.
• The proposal cannot be adequately screened by tree planting given its scale.
I urge you to refuse this application and protect our Norfolk countryside for future generations.
Yours faithfully,
[Your Name]
[Your Address]