{"slug": "police-warn-of-anger-and-incursions-as-ai-datacentre-planned-near-edinburgh", "title": "Police warn of anger and ‘incursions’ as AI datacentre planned near Edinburgh", "summary": "Scottish police have warned that a proposed AI datacentre in Larbert, about 30 miles west of Edinburgh, will require 'robust security measures' to prevent 'incursion' amid growing public resistance, according to a letter submitted as part of a planning consultation. The police stated that 'a great deal of public opposition is likely' to the development.", "body_md": "# Police warn of anger and ‘incursions’ as AI datacentre planned near Edinburgh\n\nBy Aisha DownSource:\n\n[The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology)Planning consultation told ‘robust security measures’ will be needed amid growing resistance to such developments\n\nScottish police have warned that a proposed datacentre will require “robust security measures” to prevent “incursion” amid growing public resistance to such developments in Scotland.\n\n“A great deal of public opposition is likely” to a datacentre [planned in Larbert](https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/business/residents-up-in-arms-about-ai-data-centre-proposed-for-larbert-8731291), about 30 miles west of Edinburgh, the Scottish police have said in a letter submitted as a part of a planning consultation earlier this month.\n\n[Continue reading...](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/14/scottish-police-expect-public-opposition-larbert-datacentre)\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/police-warn-of-anger-and-incursions-as-ai-datacentre-planned-near-edinburgh", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/police-warn-of-anger-and-incursions-as-ai-datacentre-planned-pp5v", "published_at": "2026-08-14 16:05:31+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-14 18:41:53.911152+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Scottish police", "Larbert"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/police-warn-of-anger-and-incursions-as-ai-datacentre-planned-near-edinburgh", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/police-warn-of-anger-and-incursions-as-ai-datacentre-planned-near-edinburgh.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/police-warn-of-anger-and-incursions-as-ai-datacentre-planned-near-edinburgh.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/police-warn-of-anger-and-incursions-as-ai-datacentre-planned-near-edinburgh.jsonld"}}