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SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997 THE ELECTRICITY (APPLICATIONS FOR CONSENT) REGULATIONS 1990 Notice is hereby given that Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc (company registration number SC213461 and whose registered office is situated at Inveralmond House, 200 Dunkeld Road, Perth, PH1 3AQ) has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under Section 37 of The Electricity Act 1989 to remove tower 206 and install and keep installed a replacement tower 206 with associated cable sealing end compound enclosed in a palisade fence on the 132kV overhead line between the existing St Fergus switching station and the existing St Fergus Gas Terminal, for the temporary diversion of that overhead line to facilitate the works and for ancillary development to connect to a consented new 132kV/11kV substation. The proposed new substation has been consented by Aberdeenshire Council under planning application reference APP/2019/2300. Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc has also applied for a direction under Section 57(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 that planning permission for the development be deemed to be granted. A copy of the application form, with a plan showing the land to which it relates and attachments is available for public inspection free of charge, on the application website www. ssentransmission.co.uk/projects/st-fergus-substation or on the Scottish Government Energy Consents website at www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU00001995. Any representations to the application may be submitted via the Energy Consents Unit website at www.energyconsents.scot/ Register.aspx; by email to the Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit mailbox at representations@gov.scot; or by post to the Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU, identifying the proposal and specifying the grounds for representation. Please note that there may be a delay in the Energy Consents Unit receiving representations by post. Written or emailed representations should be dated, clearly stating the name (in block capitals), full return email and postal address of those making representations. Only representations sent by email to representations@gov.scot will receive acknowledgement. All representations should be received not later than Monday 9th November 2020, although Ministers may consider representations received after this date. As a result of a statutory objection from the relevant planning authority, or where Scottish Ministers decide to exercise their discretion to do so, Scottish Ministers can also cause a Public Local Inquiry (PLI) to be held. Following examination of the application, Scottish Ministers will determine the application for consent in two ways: • Consent the proposal, with or without conditions attached; or • Reject the proposal General Data Protection Regulations The Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit processes consent applications and consultation representations under The Electricity Act 1989. To support transparency in decision making, the Scottish Government publishes representations online at www.energyconsents.scot. A privacy notice is published on the help page at www.energyconsents.scot. This explains how the Energy Consents Unit processes your personal information and includes contact details for any enquiries or complaints regarding how your personal data is handled.