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MSPs Reject Scottish Green Bid to Halt the Construction of New AI Data Centres
MSPs backed new national guidance after ministers rejected a moratorium, with 72 votes to 32 and 16 abstentions.
- On Thursday, Holyrood voted 72-32 to mandate new national planning and spatial guidance for AI data centres by year-end, effectively pausing local planning decisions until the framework is complete.
- Mounting community concerns regarding the energy intensity of hyperscale data centres drove the policy shift, with critics warning the first 24 current proposals would equal 1.5 times Scotland's peak electricity demand.
- Public Finance Minister Hannah Mary Goodlad opposed a total moratorium, promising MSPs that new planning guidance would be in place within three months to provide "business but also communities confidence."
- Dr. Kat Jones, director of Action to Protect Rural Scotland, hailed the vote as a "landmark day for all those communities across Scotland who have been extremely concerned about projects coming forward."
- Ministers pledged that no planning or consenting decisions will occur until the national strategy is finalized, while environmentalists continue pressing for robust limits to ensure communities have meaningful say over energy infrastructure.
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MSPs reject moratorium on data centres as minister vows new guidance in weeks
Public finance minister Hannah Mary Goodland told MSPs a pause on all developments would ‘send the wrong message’ to potential investors.
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