Planning pipeline · data as of 18 Oct 2026

Scotland’s Data Centre Map and Tracker

Large data centre proposals in Scotland, from pre-application notices to live planning applications and appeals, plus the sites already operating. Each entry shows its council planning record, where one exists, and its other sources by type, so every claim can be checked against more than one publisher.

How sources are graded: 37 of 47 entries corroborated ↓

Sites

Map: Natural Earth

OperatingUnder constructionApplication lodgedRefused / appealPre-applicationAnnouncedGrid queue onlyStalled

Circle area scales with MW. Hollow rings have no published capacity. Positions are approximate (town or estate level).

Proposed, in progress and stalled

Schemes from first announcement through to a lodged application, plus those under construction, refused or stalled. Most are large AI campuses still at pre-application, and together they would add many times today's operating capacity.

Operating

Data centres running in Scotland today, mostly colocation, bank and research sites in the Central Belt, Aberdeen and Dundee. Most are small; the largest, DataVita DV1 at Chapelhall, is about 24MW.

Planning and policy timeline

How sources are graded

Each entry lists every source we used, labelled by who published it. An entry counts as corroborated when at least two different publishers report it and at least one of them is not a campaign group or a commercial directory.

GovernmentScottish or UK Government, Parliament, the planning appeals division (DPEA), NESO

CouncilLocal authority planning portal records, news or committee papers. Planning records were searched on each council's portal for "data centre" on 18 Oct 2026.

NoticeStatutory planning notices published in local papers

OperatorThe operator's or developer's own website or press release

NewsNewspapers, broadcasters and trade press

CampaignCampaign groups and petitions, including the APRS tracker

DirectoryCommercial data centre listings and property agents

Some news sites block automated link checks, but every link here was found through search and checked on 18 Oct 2026; none returned "not found".

Aberdeen City

Brightsolid Aberdeen

Brightsolid

Operating4 sources2 MWSmall

Operating site4 independent sources

Capacity2 MWSmall

Operator

Brightsolid

SiteGateway House, Whitemyres AvenueAberdeen City · about 0.2 ha

Latest planning activityChange of use to data centre (amended)151217 · Approve Unconditionally · 31 Aug 2015Council record ↗

Operating.

Overview

Tier III, opened 2015 with room for up to 400 racks, in the former Aberdeen Journals compound. Council consents in Brightsolid's name settle the address question.

Site and surroundings

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Site centreResidentialIndustrial / commercialWoodland River floodSurface water floodCoastal flood SSSI / SAC / SPAAncient woodlandHeritage designation Listed buildingSchool, care or healthPower line250 m · 500 m · 1 km from the site centre

See the exact red-line boundary on the council's map ↗ · Building counts and flood shares are measured from the council's application boundary; the rings are drawn from the site centre. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence. Flood maps © SEPA; designations © NatureScot and © Historic Environment Scotland; all under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning

This site is operating. The council records below are past consents for the building or recent works.

Site locationCentre of the application site for 141678, about 0.2 ha. Grid reference E 390381 N 806844.

See the red-line boundary on Aberdeen City Council's map ↗

Council planning record · Aberdeen City Council

Reference	Type	Status	Date	Applicant
141678	Change of use to data centre	Approve Unconditionally	23 Dec 2014	Brightsolid
151217	Change of use to data centre (amended)	Approve Unconditionally	31 Aug 2015	Brightsolid

Search the Aberdeen City planning portal for the latest documents, consultee responses and public comments.

Sources

NewsBrightsolid opens new Tier III data center in Aberdeen · DatacenterDynamics
NewsNew data centre opened in Aberdeen · Holyrood
CampaignAll about hyperscale data centres: existing sites · APRS