Proposals for the seven-acre centre, on land off Ipswich Road opposite the Harford Bridge Tesco superstore, are due to be lodged with South Norfolk Council in the coming weeks.

But Norwich Apex Ltd's plans for the site, not far from Keswick, have sparked controversy.

More than 11,000 people have signed a petition against a facility which the applicants say is needed to support the UK's growing demand for data and connectivity fuelled by the rise of artificial intelligence.

At a meeting of the Reform-led cabinet at County Hall, Green county councillor Niall Adams, who........

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