BioCity Scotland Bo'ness Road Holytown North Lanarkshire ML1 5UH

1. 1 May 2026

   Received by North Lanarkshire

2. 7 May 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 11 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Application Permitted

4. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that North Lanarkshire is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

• Land Adjacent To York Road Chapelhall North Lanarkshire ML6 8HW

  26/00214/MSC Submitted 3 Mar 2026 57m away

  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)

  Granted Conditions 47 docs

• Land Adjacent To York Road Chapelhall North Lanarkshire ML6 8HW

  26/00350/MSC Submitted 26 Mar 2026 59m away

  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)

  Granted Conditions 34 docs

• Land Adjacent To York Road Chapelhall North Lanarkshire

  25/01159/PPP Submitted 31 Oct 2025 62m away

  Data Centre including Associated Plant, Access and Parking Provision

  Granted Outline 13 docs

• Unit 1 York Road Chapelhall North Lanarkshire ML6 8HW

  25/00887/FUL Submitted 15 Aug 2025 161m away

  Alterations to building, fencing, parking & ancillary areas and installation of plant and equipment (in association with change of use permission 23/00663/FUL)

  Granted Full applications 25 docs

• Land Adjacent To York Road Chapelhall North Lanarkshire ML6 8HW

  26/00803/MSC Submitted 6 Jul 2026 167m away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~31 Aug

  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)

  Awaiting decision

• DataVita Data Centre York Road Chapelhall North Lanarkshire ML6 8HW

  24/00311/FUL Submitted 26 Mar 2024 174m away

  Installation of external plant including six transformers, creating new switchboard rooms in a proprietary steel enclosure, installing six additional stand-by generators along with minor alterations to the layout of the existing on-site parking and pedestrian access.

  Granted Full applications 29 docs