Stop Leitholm Data Centre
The Issue
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We need your help to stop a proposed hyperscale data centre on farmland right in the heart of our stunning Scottish Borders. It would be a vast industrial development, and cover more than four times the footprint of neighbouring Leitholm village: a 300MW data centre, a 500MW Battery Energy Storage System, an electrical substation and back-up diesel generators.
As well as causing a massive blot on a beautiful landscape, it would cause round-the-clock noise and light pollution, be hugely detrimental to local wildlife (including 20 of the red-listed birds that call this area home), threaten the water catchment of the internationally recognised River Tweed, consume huge amounts of water and energy, cause air pollution and a major increase in greenhouse gas emissions, and seriously affect the physical and mental health of people who live close by. As for the impact on our local economy and tourism, we could expect lower house values, three years of construction disruption, reduced visitor numbers, and no meaningful jobs or economic benefits in return.
We’re local people from across the Borders, brought together by a shared determination to protect where we live and work. The land around us has been farmed and cherished for generations, and should be passed on as a living thriving landscape, not an industrial site.
We are not affiliated with any political party and everyone is welcome. This is about our community and its future.
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Once you've signed, please choose the option to get updates - that way we can tell you (through Change.org) if a planning application goes in. We know it can be irritating to get lots of emails, but we can't contact you otherwise. Thank you 😊
Photo courtesy of All Creative: illustrative impression of proposed hyperscale data centre next to Leitholm, Scottish Borders
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The Issue
It's really important you add your postcode when you sign (so we can demonstrate local objection to any future planning application). But ALL signatures count to the impact of the petition! Thank you
We need your help to stop a proposed hyperscale data centre on farmland right in the heart of our stunning Scottish Borders. It would be a vast industrial development, and cover more than four times the footprint of neighbouring Leitholm village: a 300MW data centre, a 500MW Battery Energy Storage System, an electrical substation and back-up diesel generators.
As well as causing a massive blot on a beautiful landscape, it would cause round-the-clock noise and light pollution, be hugely detrimental to local wildlife (including 20 of the red-listed birds that call this area home), threaten the water catchment of the internationally recognised River Tweed, consume huge amounts of water and energy, cause air pollution and a major increase in greenhouse gas emissions, and seriously affect the physical and mental health of people who live close by. As for the impact on our local economy and tourism, we could expect lower house values, three years of construction disruption, reduced visitor numbers, and no meaningful jobs or economic benefits in return.
We’re local people from across the Borders, brought together by a shared determination to protect where we live and work. The land around us has been farmed and cherished for generations, and should be passed on as a living thriving landscape, not an industrial site.
We are not affiliated with any political party and everyone is welcome. This is about our community and its future.
Stand with us. Sign. Share.
Follow us on Instagram and Facebook - Stop Leitholm Data Centre
Once you've signed, please choose the option to get updates - that way we can tell you (through Change.org) if a planning application goes in. We know it can be irritating to get lots of emails, but we can't contact you otherwise. Thank you 😊
Photo courtesy of All Creative: illustrative impression of proposed hyperscale data centre next to Leitholm, Scottish Borders
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Petition created on 5 November 2026