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".

North Lanarkshire

DataVita DV3

DataVita

Under construction5 sourcesCapacity not publishedSize unknown

Where it stands5 independent sources

Announced
Proposal notice
Application
Decision
Under construction

Planning permission granted; the building is under construction.

Have your say · council applicationNo open comment period.Council record 25/01159/PPP ↗How to have your say

SizeNot publishedSize unknownSite about 1.8 ha

Surroundings

Nearest building 4 m · 326 within 500 m
Outside SEPA flood zones
Ancient woodland (BLACKLANDS PLANTATION) 399 m away

See the map

Public responseNo public comments published yet.

How the flags work

Red: nearest building within 100 m, 10% or more of the site in a flood zone, or a designation overlapping the site. Amber: building within 500 m, any flood-zone overlap, or a designation within 500 m. Green: none of these. Measured from the council's application site; buildings from OpenStreetMap, flood zones from SEPA, designations from NatureScot and Historic Environment Scotland.

Overview

Next to DV1, contracted with the DV1 expansion to CoreWeave on 15-year leases. Funded by a £300m debt package with a £202m National Wealth Fund guarantee.

The developer's case

We have not found a project website or public statement from the developer beyond what is listed below.

DataVita website ↗

Items marked Claim are the developer's own figures, not independently checked.

The objectors' case

No organised objection or formal objections found yet. Know of a campaign group? Use Report incorrect data at the top of the page.

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

Planning permission is in place and the site is under construction.

Site locationCentre of the application site for 25/01159/PPP, about 1.8 ha. Grid reference E 277674 N 661773.

See the red-line boundary on North Lanarkshire Council's map ↗

Council planning record · North Lanarkshire Council

Reference	Type	Status	Date	Applicant
25/01159/PPP	Planning permission in principle, land adjacent to York Road	Application Permitted	09 Jan 2026

Search the North Lanarkshire planning portal for the latest documents, consultee responses and public comments.

Sources

OperatorDataVita secures £300m for data centre rollout · DataVita
NewsFirm secures £300m for data centre rollout in Scotland's AI Growth Zone · STV News
NewsScotland's AI Growth Zone gets a wee £300M power-up · The Register
NewsDataVita files for third data center at North Lanarkshire campus · DatacenterDynamics