Planning application
Land Adjacent To York Road Chapelhall North Lanarkshire
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Data Centre including Associated Plant, Access and Parking Provision
As published by the council, reference 25/01159/PPP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01159/PPP
- Type
- Planning Permission in Principle
- Status
- Decided - Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 31 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 10 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 9 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Airdrie South
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Oct 2025
Received by North Lanarkshire
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10 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
3 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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26/00803/MSC Awaiting decision
Land Adjacent To York Road Chapelhall North Lanarkshire ML6 8HW
Submission of Details Required by Conditions 1(a): Lighting and Infrastructure to Service a Heat Network, 1(b) Site Access, 1(c) Layout including all Roads, Footways and Parking 1(e) Biodiversity Enhancements, 1(f) Boundary Walls/Fences, 9: Lighting Affecting Trunk Road, 10: Landscaping at Trunk Road, 11: Barriers at Trunk Road, 15: Transportation Requirements, 17: Heat Network Feasibility of Permission 25/01159/PPP (New Data Centre Building, Associated Plant, Car Parking Provision and Gated Access)
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26/00350/MSC Granted
Land Adjacent To York Road Chapelhall North Lanarkshire ML6 8HW
Submission of Details Required by Conditions 1(a): Building and Plant Details, 1(h) and 13: Noise Impact Assessment and 1 (i) and 14: Air Quality Impact Assessment of Permission 25/01159/PPP (New Data Centre Building, Associated Plant, Car Parking Provision and Gated Access)
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26/00214/MSC Granted
Land Adjacent To York Road Chapelhall North Lanarkshire ML6 8HW
Submission of Details Required by Conditions 1(g) and 2: Drainage, 3: Intrusive Site Investigation, 4: ISI Findings/Remediation, 5: Remediation Works, 7: Site Investigation including Mine Gas Risk Assessment, 8: Construction Environmental Management Plan, 12: No Drainage to Trunk Road and 16: Drainage/SUDS of Permission 25/01159/PPP (New Data Centre Building, Associated Plant, Car Parking Provision and Gated Access)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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North Lanarkshire granted permission on 9 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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