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Take Action · Your voice, your area

Find the people who decide — and tell them what you think.

Data centre applications are won and lost locally. Enter your postcode to find your council, your ward, and your MP — then send a personalised objection, built on our research, in two taps.

Step one

Who represents your corner of the map?

We use the free, official Postcodes.io and UK Parliament data. Nothing you type is stored, sent to us, or tracked — the lookup happens entirely in your browser.

A UK postcode finds your local council (the planning authority), your ward, and your MP.

Who actually decides? For a data centre application, the decision is made by your council's planning committee — not your MP. Your MP matters for the bigger picture: grid policy, fast-tracking, and whether national rules protect your area. Write to both. Use the council link above to find the live application and the planning officer's contact.
Step two

What worries you most?

Tick the concerns that matter to you. Each one adds a clear, sourced paragraph drawn from our research to your letter. Pick as many as you like.

Step three

Make it yours.

A letter in your own name carries far more weight than a form. Add your details and, if you can, a line about why this matters to you personally.

Step four

Send it.

Read it over, make it sound like you, then send. Open it straight in your email app, or copy it to paste wherever you need.

We never send anything for you — you stay in full control. Be firm, be specific, stay courteous: planning objections carry more weight when they raise material planning considerations (water, traffic, noise, landscape, infrastructure capacity) rather than general opposition. For the full method, read our objection guide.