Lincolnshire council approves AI datacentre despite emissions warnings

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Campaigners say campus near Scunthorpe could generate emissions close to those from all UK domestic flights

Plans for a new datacentre in Lincolnshire have been approved, despite warnings it could be a major new source of emissions.

On Wednesday, North Lincolnshire council voted unanimously to approve planning permission for the Elsham Tech Park, a proposed AI datacentre campus near Scunthorpe, next to the Elsham Wolds industrial estate.

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North Lincolnshire
Unitary authority and borough
North Lincs

Shown within Lincolnshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Ceremonial county	Lincolnshire
Admin. HQ	Scunthorpe
Postcode	DN
ISO 3166-2	GB-NLN
ONS code	00FD (ONS) E06000013 (GSS)
Website	northlincs.gov.uk

North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area with borough status in Lincolnshire, England. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 167,446. The administrative centre and largest settlement is Scunthorpe, and the borough also includes the towns of Brigg, Broughton, Haxey, Crowle, Epworth, Bottesford, Winterton, Kirton in Lindsey and Barton-upon-Humber. North Lincolnshire is part of the Yorkshire and the Humber region. The borough is mostly rural in character aside from near the town of Scunthorpe and near the Port of Immingham where most of the nearby villages and towns form part of the wider urban areas.

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Lincolnshire council approves AI datacentre despite emissions warnings

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Lincolnshire council approves AI datacentre despite emissions warnings