Tag: planning
42 articles tagged planning
Greenwich opposes Charlton Riverside data centre over housing plans
A 100,000 sq m data centre proposed for Charlton Riverside faces council opposition before any application, as Greenwich plans about 8,000 homes for the area.
Plans lodged for a record 1,000MW data centre campus at Chapelcross
CX Tech wants eight data centres beside the old Chapelcross nuclear site in Dumfries and Galloway, weeks after Holyrood paused decisions on hyperscale schemes.
MSPs back 12-month pause on Scottish AI data centre decisions
Holyrood rejected an outright moratorium but backed pausing data centre decisions until guidance is out, as Larbert residents confronted a 300MW scheme.
Labour rejects Green call to halt data centre building
Zack Polanski wants a moratorium on all but local-scale sites. The government says pausing would send jobs abroad and leave sensitive data processed overseas.
Police Scotland warns of protest risk at Larbert data centre
A planning consultation letter tells the developer to expect opposition and plan security — one of the first official acknowledgements of UK data centre unrest.
Xlinks' £13bn Devon AI data campus sparks local uproar
Communities across the South West oppose plans for an 850-acre AI data centre in Devon, as Xlinks postpones public information days during its consultation.
AI prototype aims to halve England's planning decision times
The government unveils two AI planning tools, including a prototype tested in Barnet, Camden and Dorset that could cut householder decisions from eight weeks to four.
Fife village opposes 600MW AI datacentre 'larger than the village itself'
Auchtertool community council vows to fight ILI's 600MW hyperscale site as Scotland's datacentre pipeline outstrips peak grid demand.
English councils to trial Google AI planning tool to halve approval times
Augmented Planning Decision Tool, built by Google on £8.3m contract, will recommend grant or refuse decisions; council officers retain final sign-off.
UK AI startup Nscale faces backlash over data centre energy demands
Local council officers in Essex have objected to Nscale's planned AI data centre, warning its energy demands could strain the local grid and increase costs for residents.
UK Government Admits AI Datacentre Approval Was Flawed
Ministers concede planning permission for major M25 datacentre should be quashed after failing to properly assess environmental impact.
