{"version":"1","article":{"id":"scotland-data-centres-eia-requirement","slug":"scotland-data-centres-eia-requirement","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/scotland-data-centres-eia-requirement","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-data-centres-eia-requirement?lang=en","title":"Scotland requires environmental assessments for new data centres above 50 MW","summary":"A Scottish Government planning direction requires an Environmental Impact Assessment with applications for new data centres above the 50-megawatt power threshold.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-16","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Scottish Government","url":"https://www.gov.scot/news/direction-for-new-data-centres/","publishedAt":"2026-09-16","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/scotland-data-centres-eia-requirement","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-data-centres-eia-requirement?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/scotland-data-centres-eia-requirement","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-data-centres-eia-requirement?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/scotland-data-centres-eia-requirement","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-data-centres-eia-requirement?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/scotland-data-centres-eia-requirement","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-data-centres-eia-requirement?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/scotland-data-centres-eia-requirement","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-data-centres-eia-requirement?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["The Scottish Government published a planning direction requiring an Environmental Impact Assessment to be submitted during planning for every new data-centre application with power capacity above 50 megawatts. The measure was announced on 16 September.","Applications below the 50 MW threshold remain subject to existing environmental assessment rules on a case-by-case basis. The direction does not ban data centres or grant construction approval; it requires potential significant environmental effects to be assessed during planning."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"A Scottish Government planning direction requires an Environmental Impact Assessment with applications for new data centres above the 50-megawatt power threshold.\n\nThe Scottish Government published a planning direction requiring an Environmental Impact Assessment to be submitted during planning for every new data-centre application with power capacity above 50 megawatts. The measure was announced on 16 September.\n\nApplications below the 50 MW threshold remain subject to existing environmental assessment rules on a case-by-case basis. The direction does not ban data centres or grant construction approval; it requires potential significant environmental effects to be assessed during planning.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}