Scotland requires environmental assessments for new data centres above 50 MW
A Scottish Government planning direction requires an Environmental Impact Assessment with applications for new data centres above the 50-megawatt power threshold.
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.
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