EXCLUSIVEGoogle is Çѵõing our lives: µï½»¡Ê¼Ô¡Ës living next to tech µðÂç¡Ê¤Ê¡Ë's ¡ò790m data centre in Hertfordshire ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ë it is making them ill and knocking thousands off their house prices as they say they don't want 'US tech geeks' for ÎÙ¿Ís!

  • Construction on the 33-acre ¾ì½ê¡¿°ÌÃÖ that used to be fields?began in January
  • Rishi Sunak has ¤¢¤é¤ì¡¿¾Þ»¿¤¹¤ëd the »ö¶È¡¿·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë as a 'ÊúÍʤ¹¤ë ¿®Ç¤Åêɼ' for Britain
  • ?The data centre is »Ï¤á¤ë¡¤·è¤á¤ë to bring ¿¦¶Ès to Waltham Cross for years to come

µï½»¡Ê¼Ô¡Ës living next to Google's ¡ò790million data centre ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ë it is making them ill, Çѵõing their lives and taking thousands off their house prices.

Construction of the Â絬ÌÏ¤Ê internet »ÜÀß on the 33-acre ¾ì½ê¡¿°ÌÃÖ - which used to be fields - in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire began in January and left Ãϸµ¤Îs furious.

The »ö¶È¡¿·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë - dubbed the 'Silicon Valley of Hertfordshire' - has won ¾Þ»¿¤¹¤ë from Rishi Sunak?who ¤¢¤é¤ì¡¿¾Þ»¿¤¹¤ëd the move as a 'ÊúÍʤ¹¤ë ¿®Ç¤Åêɼ' for Britain, with the company ¸øÌ󤹤ëing the centre will support the ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤'s AI ǽÎÏs.

The data centre will ÎÏ¡¿¶¯ÎϤˤ¹¤ë services such as ÃÏ¿Þ¡¿·×²è¤¹¤ës and Cl oud and create ¿¦¶Ès in the area north of London for years to come.?

It is the tech µðÂç¡Ê¤Ê¡Ë's first major data centre in the UK and means when you use Google search, your ÁõÃÖ will likely be ²ò¸Û¤¹¤ë¡¿Ë¤²Ð¡¿¼Í·âing 0s and 1s to Waltham Cross.?

But Ãϸµ¤Îs say they are moving as a result and have complained construction noise is keeping them awake and that the »ö¶È¡¿·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë is Çѵõing once pleasant ¸«²ò¡Ê¤ò¤È¤ë¡Ës.

Construction of the massive data centre began in January on the 33-acre site in Waltham Cross

Construction of the Â絬ÌÏ¤Ê data centre began in January on the 33-acre ¾ì½ê¡¿°ÌÃÖ in Waltham Cross

Google have said they plan to finish construction of the data centre by 2025

Google have said they ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë to finish construction of the data centre by 2025

Pamela Barnett, 61, who has lived at her property within 200 yards of the site for 13 years, said the project is 'awful'

Pamela Barnett, 61, who has lived at her ½êͭʪ¡¿»ñ»º¡¿ºâ»º within 200 yards of the ¾ì½ê¡¿°ÌÃÖ for 13 years, said the »ö¶È¡¿·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë is 'awful'

Picture shows a housing estate next to the construction site with some houses only feet away

Picture shows a ½»Âð ¹­¤¤ÃϽê next to the construction ¾ì½ê¡¿°ÌÃÖ with some houses only feet away?

Dionne Brown, 44, who lives 20 yards from the ¾ì½ê¡¿°ÌÃÖ, said: 'It used to be amazing here. That's why I moved six years ago. It was Ê¿ÏÂŪ¤Ê, you could hear the birds sing and it was lovely.

'The ¸«²ò¡Ê¤ò¤È¤ë¡Ës were ÁÇÀ²¤é¤·¤¤ and it was like ¸ºß in the countryside. Now it's appalling.

'It makes me upset. Google can just come in and do what they want and nobody cares about us. There's no Íø±×s to Ãϸµ¤Îs, other than Çѵõing our ¸«²ò¡Ê¤ò¤È¤ë¡Ës and noise all hours of the day.'

The ½êͭʪ¡¿»ñ»º¡¿ºâ»º ·Ð±Ä¼Ô¡¿»ÙÇÛ¿Í said she now has to have her windows shut all day because of the 'constant noise', making it 'hell' in warm Å·¸õ.

Ms Brown also said she believes her and her child may have fallen ill because of it.

She said: 'My boy has had a really bad chesty cough for about four weeks. I am sure it has got something to do with it.

'It seems such a coincidence.'

Another man, who has lived opposite for 70 years, said he 'detested' the »ö¶È¡¿·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë.

He said: 'I cannot stand it. I cannot have my windows open. It has Çѵõd everything.

'If they are so committed to the ´Ä¶­, then why have they done this? Why not turn it into a vegetable field??

'Then seasonal, and I mean seasonal, vegetables could be grown instead. We're just pawns in a much bigger game at play here.

'This is not England anymore. I was born in Britain but I do not feel this is Britain anymore. I don't mean °Ü̱¡¿°Ü½». I mean globalisation.

Dionne Brown, 44, (pictured) who lives 20 yards from the site, said she believes it made her son ill

Dionne Brown, 44, (pictured) who lives 20 yards from the ¾ì½ê¡¿°ÌÃÖ, said she believes it made her son ill

Local residents have complained of construction noise keeping them awake. Picture shows dump trucks and diggers at work on the site

Ãϸµ¤Î µï½»¡Ê¼Ô¡Ës have complained of construction noise keeping them awake. Picture shows ¼Î¤Æ¤ë ¥È¥é¥Ã¥¯¤Ç±¿¤Ös and diggers at work on the ¾ì½ê¡¿°ÌÃÖ

An architect's impression of how the data centre will look from across the New River

An architect's impression of how the data centre will look f rom across the New River

Picture shows the data centre being constructed from across the New River

Picture shows the data centre ¸ºß ·úÀߤ¹¤ëd from across the New River

Ms Brown said it is 'hell' in hot weather because she has to keep her windows closed because of the noise

Ms Brown said it is 'hell' in hot weathe r because she has to keep her windows ¤Î¶á¤¯¤Ëd because of the noise

'We're slaves for big ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö and big ²ñ¼Ò¡¿ÃÄÂÎs. We live in a globalised world. It's insane.'

The µï½»¡Ê¼Ô¡Ë Äɲ乤ëd that the »ö¶È¡¿·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë was an example of Britain losing its 'fabric'.

He said: 'We have been ¥Ï¥¤¥¸¥ã¥Ã¥¯¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd. It's all about ÎÏ¡¿¶¯ÎϤˤ¹¤ë. We have no ÎÏ¡¿¶¯ÎϤˤ¹¤ë. We don't care. I have lived here for 70 years, that does not bother them.

'They care about Íø±×¡Ê¤ò¤¢¤²¤ë¡Ë and god knows what else. I should have been listened to.

'½¡¶µ is dead in this country. It's just ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö. And the noise is terrible.'

Roger Sullivan, 44, said he was moving out of Waltham Cross because of the data centre.

The engineer said: 'It's a nightmare. It'll Çѵõ our house prices. It was such an »ñ»º, a lovely green and pleasant land. Now it is all »º¶È.

'I cannot see why they would be Íø±×¡¿¶½Ì£d in ¸Û¤¦ing Ãϸµ¤Îs. It'll all be US tech geeks.

'We'll get lost and have to put up with all of the ¾Ã¶ËŪ¤Ê ÌÌs of it all.'

Pamela Barnett, 61, who has lived at her ½êͭʪ¡¿»ñ»º¡¿ºâ»º within 200 yards of the ¾ì½ê¡¿°ÌÃÖ for 13 years, said the »ö¶È¡¿·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë is 'hated Ãϸµ¤Ç'.

Pamela Barnett (pictured) said the project is 'hate locally' and suggested the community was being 'picked on'

Pamela Barnett (pictured) said the »ö¶È¡¿·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë is 'hate Ãϸµ¤Ç' and ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ëd the community was ¸ºß 'Áª¤Öd on'

The Hertfordshire data centre (pictured) will be Google's first in the UK and will create jobs in the area for years to come

The Hertfordshire data centre (pictured) will be Google's first in the UK and will create ¿¦¶Ès in the area for years to come

Google bought the land called Maxwell's Farm West in 2020 and plan to finish construction by 2025

Google bought the land called Maxwell's Farm West in 2020 and ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë to finish construction by 2025

Picture shows an architect's impression of the finished data centre north of London

Picture shows an architect's impression of the finished data centre north of London

She said: 'I'm from Doncaster ½é¤á¤Ï, and I don't want to sound like a moaning northerner, but it's awful.

'It's dreadful. Why there? There's other green space nowhere ¶á¤Å¤¯ µï½»¡Ê¼Ô¡Ës which could have been chosen.

'We have been Áª¤Öd on. I moved here for peace and ÀŤ«¤Ê. Now it's just noise, noise, noise. It won't Íø±× me. It won't Íø±× Ãϸµ¤Îs. But we do not care.'

Google acquired the land called Maxwell's Farm West in 2020 and they ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë to finish construction in 2025.

Mr Sunak said of the »ö¶È¡¿·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë: 'Google have ȯɽ¤¹¤ëd a ¤½¤Î¾å¤Î $ 1 billion Åê»ñ to open a new data centre in Hertfordshire.?

'It's a ÊúÍʤ¹¤ë ¿®Ç¤Åêɼ in the UK as the largest tech economy in Europe, bringing with it good ¿¦¶Ès and the ÁÈ¿¥¡¿´ðÈס¿²¼Éô¹½Â¤ needed to support British ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö.'

A Google spokesperson said: 'Our $1 billion Åê»ñ in Waltham Cross will help bring ·èÄêŪ¤Ê ·×»»¤¹¤ë capacity to the UK, supporting British ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ös and people using Google services.?

'We¡Çre committed to ¸ºß active members of the community and partnering closely with Ãϸµ¤Î leaders to meaningfully Í¿¤¨¤ë¡¿Êû¤²¤ë to their Í¥Àès.'