People living near the site opposite Tesco in Ipswich Road raised concerns the facility will be a noisy blight on the landscape.

One pensioner who lives closest to the plot earmarked for the building described the scheme as “a shame” that will spoil the landscape.

Bosses at Norwich Apex Ltd, the firm behind the proposals, have not submitted plans yet but said they want to build a two-storey building along with a three-storey office block, on the land.

The site could be built opposite the Tesco on Ipswich Road (Image: Newsquest)

They say the data will be a secure facility where digital information is stored and processed.

'WE’VE GOT TO DRAW THE LINE’

Pensioner George Greensides has known the spot where the centre will be built all his life and is worried about the continued development of the area.

The 88-year-old said: "We’re one of the nearest houses. Most of my life I’ve lived in this road. It’s always been a........

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