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Residents living next to Google's £790million data centre claim it is making them ill, ruining their lives and taking thousands off their house prices.
Construction of the massive internet facility on the 33-acre site - which used to be fields - in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire began in January and left locals furious.
The project - dubbed the 'Silicon Valley of Hertfordshire' - has won praise from Rishi Sunak who hailed the move as a 'huge vote of confidence' for Britain, with the company vowing the centre will support the firm's AI capabilities.
The data centre will power services such as Maps and Cloud and create jobs in the area north of London for years to come.
It is the tech giant's first major data centre in the UK and means when you use Google search, your device will likely be firing 0s and 1s to Waltham Cross.
But locals say they are moving as a result and have complained construction noise is keeping them awake and that the project is ruining once pleasant views.
Construction of the massive data centre began in January on the 33-acre site in Waltham Cross
Google have said they plan 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'
Picture shows a housing estate next to the construction site with some houses only feet away
Dionne Brown, 44, who lives 20 yards from the site, said: 'It used to be amazing here. That's why I moved six years ago. It was peaceful, you could hear the birds sing and it was lovely.
'The views were stunning and it was like being 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 benefits to locals, other than ruining our views and noise all hours of the day.'
The property manager said she now has to have her windows shut all day because of the 'constant noise', making it 'hell' in warm weather.
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 project.
He said: 'I cannot stand it. I cannot have my windows open. It has ruined everything.
'If they are so committed to the environment, then why have they done this? Why not turn it into a
