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SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997 THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017 Notice is hereby given that Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission, (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 upgrade an existing 275 kV overhead line between substations at Blackhillock, Kintore and Peterhead to enable operation at 400 kV. The total length of the line to be upgraded is approximately 106 km. 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. The proposal is subject to Environmental Impact Assessment and an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report has been produced. Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc has now submitted additional information to Scottish Ministers, which includes revised information relating to the operational noise impact assessment. Copies of the additional information and the application (‘the information’) are available for public inspection in person, free of charge, during normal office hours at: Location Opening Hours Address Inverurie 8.45am to 5pm Monday to Friday Aberdeenshire Council Gordon House Blackhall Road Inverurie AB51 3WB Peterhead 8.45am to 5pm Monday to Friday Aberdeenshire Council Buchan House St Peter Street Peterhead AB42 1QF Keith Monday: 1pm to 5pm Keith Access Point Tuesday: 8.45am to 1pm The Resource Centre Wednesday: 1pm to 5pm 26 Mid Street Thursday: 8.45am to 1pm Keith Friday: 1pm to 5pm AB55 5AH The information can also be viewed at the Scottish Government Library at Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ; on the application website at https://www.ssen-transmission.co.uk/projects/north-east- 400kv/; or at www.energyconsents.scot/. Copies of the information may be obtained from Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc by contacting Gary Donlin, Community Liaison Manager by phone +44(0)7384798101/email gary.donlin@sse.com at a charge of £10 per USB flash drive. 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. 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 Friday 13th March 2020, although Ministers may consider representations received after this date. Any subsequent additional information which is submitted by the developer will be subject to further public notice in this manner, and representations to such information will be accepted as per this notice. 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 environmental information, Scottish Ministers will determine this application for consent in two ways: • Consent the proposal, with or without conditions attached; or • Reject the proposal All previous representations received in relation to this development remain valid. General Data Protection Regulations The Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit processes consent applications and consultation representations under The Electricity Act 1989. During the process, to support transparency in decision making, the Scottish Government publishes online at www.energyconsents.scot. A privacy notice and a fair processing notice are published on the help page at www.energyconsents.scot. These explain how the Energy Consents Unit processes your personal information. If you have any concerns about how your personal data is handled, please email us at: Econsents_admin@gov.scot or write to Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU.