Scottish Government ruling on assessment into vast Auchtertool AI data centre welcomed

Scottish Government ruling on assessment into vast Auchtertool AI data centre welcomed

An environmental assessment WILL be carried out into a hugely contentious plan to build a major AI data centre on the outskirts of Auchtertool.

Proposed Fife data centre faces planning delay

Shutterstock THERE will be a delay in assessing a planning application for a proposed data centre in Auchtertool, Fife Council has announced. The news comes after Scottish ministers issued the local authority with a screening direction in respect of an environmental impact assessment (EIA). Pam Ewen, head of planning, climate, and sustainability service, commented, “Following the planning authorities consideration that an EIA was not required fo…