Response to SCCS letter to FM
This letter is in repose to the letter sent by SCCS, the civil society coalition on Climate, to the First Minister on March 5th. The letter brings us no further forward, saying that there is no intention to amend EIA regulations, put in place a moratorium, nor provide more guidance on green data centres beyond their existing commitment in the AI Strategy to publish 'what factors would be prevalent in a 'green' data centre' by 2027.
APRS Objection to Fife Council for the Auchtertool, Fife, Data Centre
Copy of the APRS objection to Fife Council's planning application in principle - 26/01243/PPP for a data centre campus on Land To The North Of Camilla Road, Gleniston, Auchtertool, Fife. Objection written by Nikki Sinclair, APRS Policy Manager
Deputation to Council meeting by Sarah Finlay of the Hermiston hyperscale data centre campaign
The Council are meeting to discuss a report on the possibility of putting in place a moratorium on hyperscale data
Report on the EIA Scoping for Auchtertool
This report in the planned 600MW data centre at Auchtertool was written before the planning application for Planning Permission in Principle came in on the basis of the documents in the EIA scoping report
Response from ECU to our letter for transparency on AI Growth Zone
We wrote to the Energy Consents Unit of the Scottish Government, The North Lanarkshire Council and the Scottish Government to
Submission to Planning Appeal on Gyle Data Centre
This is the APRS submission to the appeal of the 212MW AI data centre at the Gyle, Edinburgh written by Nikki Sinclair. It was turned down by the Planning Committee of Edinburgh City Council in February and the developers are now appealing the decision.
Tips for hyperscale data centre campaigners
If you have a hyperscale AI data centre that is planned in your area and you want to know where to start with campaigning – here are a few tips
APRS Constitution
APRS became a SCIO in 2026. Here is our constitution
Letter to ECU about developments in the AI Growth Zone
Energy Consents Unit, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU Econsents_Admin@gov.scot 4 May 2026 Dear Sir or Madam, Re: Transparency over the