APRS News
It’s getting towards the end of the summer and it feels important, amongst the hecticness of our hyperscale data centre campaign, to spend some time in nature, in one of my favourite places – The Lynn of Lorn National Scenic Area, (AKA Appin, Creran and Lismore).
Plans for the 550MW AI data centre at Ravenscraig would displace 1000 homes which are in the current Masterplan for the area. North Lanarkshire council objected to previous plans for a freight terminal on the basis that the area should become homes, and an appeal to Scottish Ministers was rejected because it did not accord with the development plan.
Local hyperscale data centre campaigners are planning a rally at Holyrood in the first week MSPs return after the summer break. Fourteen local campaigns are joining together on 3 September to bring people to the Parliament to meet MSPs.
Grid connection days cited in the decision of the developer to mothball the proposal on the Cowal peninsular. However APRS say that the size and scale was always completely unrealistic.
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Outlander star Sam Heughan spoke to the National newspaper about how he feels about the applications for hyperscale AI data centres in Scotland, showing his support for campaigners. “The rest of the world hears you” he said.
The DPEA, the Scottish Government Department dealing with the Edinburgh Gyle hyperscale data centre has said that the developers must now submit an Environmental Impact Assessment or the appeal cannot progress.
This weekend members of Clan Hunter from all over the world will be gathering at Hunterston Castle. It is a 900 year old tower which is the oldest castle in Scotland still owned by the family who built it. Hunterston Estate have plans to build a hyperscale AI data centre only metres from the castle on green fields and locals are protesting the clan gathering this weekend.
PE2233: Moratorium on planning applications for all hyperscale data centres until their environmental impacts have been fully assessed Calling on