Letter to Chief Planner and Head of National Planning Hub
This letter was written to seek information about the progress of a commitment o Scottish Government to provide guidance and support to planning authorities in the determination of Data Centre Development proposals.
Letter from SCCS to FM backing APRS’s calls on hyperscale data centres
SCCS has joined APRS's campaign against hyperscale data centres in Scotland - here is a letter written by their chair to the First Minister calling for a moratorium.
Hyperscale AI Data Centres – briefing for MSPs
SCCS have written to the First Minister and the other party leaders calling for a moratorium on hyperscale data centres until they have studied the impacts on grid, climate and communities and have an appropriate definition for 'green data centre' and have put hyperscale and AI data centres on schedule 1 of the EIA regulations. This briefing gives more information on hyperscale data centres planned in Scotland.
Response from Minister about APRS’s Battery Storage Report
A campaigner in Aberdeenshire wrote to her MSP about our Battery Report and received the following letter from the Planning Minister, Ivan McKee.
FoI Response – BESS capacity for net zero
We asked an FoI on how much Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is needed in Scotland, with regards meeting Net Zero in 2050 according to the latest Future Energy Scenarios (2025) by NESO
Threshold for decisions on onshore electricity generation
This is the APRS response to a Scottish Government consultation on increasing the threshold for onshore energy generation applications under The Electricity Act. We want to see all onshore energy applications to be decided at Local Authority level. Response sent 10th February 2026
Response from Minister on Data Centres
This is a response to our letter of 18th December to the Minister responsible for Planning, Ivan McKee about our concerns about data centres.
Funding requirements for Data Centre campaign
We are seeking urgent funding to scale up a campaign we have started on data centres in Scotland. It is very urgent as there are data centres now in the Scottish planning system that have a energy demand equivalent to the maximum demand of the whole of Scotland. None of these planning applications have yet been decided so this is a key point to campaign.
Letter to Minister on Data centres and Planning Policy
This letter was sent on 18th December 2025 asking for a pause on all Data Centres in the planning system