A 'serious logical error' was made in a decision to push through plans for a sweeping ‘hyperscale’ data centre in Iver, the Government has admitted. Campaigners had taken the Government to court over the move, which saw the data centre on greenbelt land approved without an environmental impact assessment being undertaken. A letter from Government lawyers has now admitted there had been a ‘serious logical mistake’ in approving the centre and its decision was ‘arguable and should be quashed’. Developer Greystoke planned to build the ‘hyperscale’ project - the largest type of data centre – on land at a former landfill site in Woodlands Park, next to the M25 and off Slough Road. The two argued that permission should not have been granted because of the lack of environmental impact assessment.

Source: Express January 26, 2026 17:00 UTC