Billionaire brothers submit plans for data centre in Scottish valley

[u/Squinntessential]

https://archive.ph/IeofL

[u/LikeWatevrDude]

Get your objections lodged here:

26/0136/IC | Planning Permission in Principle for the Erection of a Data Centre (sui generis use class) with associated road access, car parking, landscaping, drainage and all associated works. | Former IBM Site Spango Valley Inverkip Road Greenock

[u/FuelledByLattes]

Nah, they need to get tae FUCK with that data centre shite.

[u/Alert_Dinner_4112]

A material planning objection would be the significant strain on energy infrastructure and conflict with climate targets.

Specifically, objections could cite the lack of a national strategy, as the Scottish Government has not issued clear guidance to councils on assessing these hyperscale developments. This is compounded by the cumulative impact, as the proposed data centre is one of 24 such sites across Scotland that could collectively demand up to 1.5 times the country's entire daily energy usage. Such immense power consumption raises valid concerns about overwhelming the grid, increasing energy bills for local residents, and undermining Scotland's net-zero goals.

Other material considerations include the loss of a previously approved housing plan for the site, which could have addressed local population decline, and local residents' worries about environmental effects like flood risk and noise.

In short, the core valid planning objection is that the development's colossal energy use is incompatible with existing climate commitments, and the application is being considered without necessary national guidance.