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Planning permission for new Scottish AI datacentres suspended for up to a year

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The Scottish parliament voted to suspend planning decisions on new AI datacentres for up to a year, pending the development of a national strategy, and to require strict environmental impact assessments.

Why it matters: New AI datacentre projects in Scotland face delays of up to a year until a national strategy and stricter environmental reviews are in place.

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