ML1 4YQ
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
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consent applications and consultation representations under The
Electricity Act 1989. To support transparency in decision making,
the Scottish Government publishes representations online at
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