Save Brick Lane

10/06/2026

Our campaign was featured in the this evening. The Save Brick Lane campaign is gaining momentum and support growing every day!

05/06/2026

Today we joined , and outside the SXSW festival at the Truman brewery. SXSW is a huge tech festival celebrating the future of AI, being held at the very site where a data centre is being proposed despite the local community crying out for social housing to be built instead.

Data centres are being proposed at the expense of local communities across the country, putting a massive strain on water and power supplies as well as delaying much needed housing projects.

That’s why we’re calling for a moratorium on all new data centres until the Government produces a credible, needs-based plan for how many of them we need, where and what for. Head to the link in our bio to sign our petition to

04/06/2026

Local residents, campaigners and activists protesting outside event being held in the Truman Brewery against the proposed plans for a Data Centre in Brick Lane

17/04/2026

We need homes. Not offices and data centres.

07/03/2026

✍️ Petition to Secretary of State, Steve Reed:

Stop The Data Centre In Brick Lane!! ❌

Sign the petition!

Demand Secretary Of State Steve Reed Stop The Brick Lane Data Centre!

18/02/2026

“Ultimately, the decision on the Truman Brewery site presents a defining test. It asks whether the Secretary of State, Steve Reed, and the Labour government led by Keir Starmer, are genuinely committed to addressing the housing crisis…”

Puru Miah asks is Labour serious about tackling inequality and the housing crisis? On the afternoon of Friday, 31 October 2025, at the Town Hall in Whitechapel, London, the final summing-up of arguments was presented at the Planning Inquiry into the future of the Truman Brewery site on Brick Lane. B...

16/02/2026

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16/02/2026

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I am pleased to announce that our Local Plan has been submitted to the Secretary of State for independent examination today.

Our Local Plan is historic for our borough and ensures that our policies meet the unique needs of our growing community. The plan sets out how development will support our increasing population, including the delivery of over 50,000 new homes over the next 15 years. Our updated policies ensure that at least 40% of the homes built in the borough will be social and predominantly family sized. It also updates our policies across key areas such as Housing, Employment, Environment, Connectivity, Infrastructure, and Waste Management.

This submission is a long-time in the making. I want to thank council officers for working diligently over the past years to ensure the delivery of this historic Local Plan.

10/02/2026

In a letter to Secretary of State for Housing, Steve Reed, Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman warned that the development plans would “gentrify” Brick Lane and the government’s intervention would "risk undermining" a "fair and rigorous" planning process.

👉 https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/brick-lane-redevelopment-risks-gentrifying-33386866

28/01/2026

The Financial Times covered our campaign to