EIA Screening Critique – Chapelhall DV4
This critique was written by Kate Wheway in a voluntary capacity - it lays out the reasons why the EIA screening for Chapelhall DV4 is deficient
Briefing for MSPs – Hyperscale AI Data centres
Members’ Business Motion S7M-00428 Submitted by: Graham Simpson, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK Lodged Friday, 19 June 2026
Letter to Hannah Mary Goodlad on the Greenock data centre
Dear Hannah Mary Goodlad, Minister for Public Finance cc Chief Planner It has come to our attention that the Greenock
The Grid Queue and Data Centre Demand
This Report explains that there is no register for demand connections in the grid queue and that the latest estimate from Ofgem of data centre connections of contracted demand in the grid queue is 73GW, which is 1.5 times winter peak GB energy demand. Demand connections also do not need to show strategic alignment, unlike transmission and storage connections. We conclude that the Scottish Government needs to use its Planning powers to put in place a moratorium and make their own strategic plan for data centres
Letter to the First Minister from the Community Campaigns and APRS
This letter, written from 14 community campaigns against hyperscale data centres, with APRS, calls on the First Minister to put in place an immediate moratorium and announced their intention to rally at the Parliament on 3rd September.
Letter to Minister for Public Finance regarding Hyperscale Data Centre announcements
Minister for Public Finance, Scottish Government, St Andrew’s House, Regent Road,Edinburgh, EH1 3DG MinisterforPF@gov.scot 19 August 2026 Dear Hannah Mary
Letter to FM renewing Moratorium ask
This letter was sent on 12 August 2026 to the First Minister from APRS and ERCS (Environmental Rights Centre Scotland) renewing their calls for a Moratorium on hyperscale data centres.
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
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.