East London's Brick Lane faces environmental challenges as approved data centre development threatens to intensify existing heat and water scarcity issues. Despite strong community resistance, local authorities have greenlit the redevelopment project. The neighbourhood, already experiencing elevated temperatures and infrastructure strain, could face further deterioration. This decision highlights tensions between urban modernisation and residents' quality of life concerns in one of London's most vibrant yet vulnerable districts.

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