Scottish Government Adds Environmental Check to New Data Centre Applications

Large-scale data centres will require environmental assessment, says minister

Public finance minister Hannah Mary Goodlad announced the policy ahead of a debate calling for a moratorium on such facilities.

Scottish Government adds environmental check to new data centre applications

The announcement comes on a day where the Scottish Greens have scheduled a vote calling for a moratorium on new AI data centres

Environmental impact assessments become mandatory for large Scottish data centres

ALL new large-scale data centres in Scotland will have to undergo an Environmental Impact Assessment under new planning rules announced by the Scottish Government. The new direction will require an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to be submitted as part of the planning process for every new data centre with a power capacity exceeding 50 megawatts […]

Large-scale data centres will require environmental assessment, government confirms

The change will affect plans for all new data centres with a power capacity exceeding 50 megawatts

Planned large data centres in Scotland set for more stringent environmental requirements

PLANNING applications for large data centres are set to face more stringent environmental requirements, the Scottish Government has announced. A newly published planning direction requires an environmental impact assessment to be submitted during planning for all new data centres with a power capacity exceeding 50MW. The move follows a direction last month requiring planning authorities […]