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ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 (AS AMENDED)
THE ELECTRICITY GENERATING
STATIONS (APPLICATIONS FOR
VARIATION OF CONSENT) (SCOTLAND)
REGULATIONS 2013 (AS AMENDED)
MARINE AND COASTAL ACCESS ACT 2009
Notice is hereby given that Moray Offshore Windfarm (West)
Limited, registered under company registration 10515140 at
C/O Shepherd And Wedderburn LLP, Condor House, 10 St.
Paul’s Churchyard, London, EC4M 8AL, has applied to the
Scottish Ministers to vary the consent granted under section
36 of the Electricity Act 1989 on 14 June 2019, to construct
and operate an offshore generating station known as Moray
West Offshore Wind Farm, located on the Smith Bank in the
Outer Moray Firth, approximately 22.5 km from the Caithness
Coastline, with a total area of approximately 225 km2 (central
latitude and longitude co-ordinates: 58°5.827’ N 3°0.417’ W
(WGS84)).
The application made under section 36C of the Electricity Act
1989, seeks to remove the maximum generating capacity and
increase the width of the rotor blades from 6 metres to 6.6
metres under the existing consented scenario to construct
72 Wind Turbine Generator (WTG). No other amendments to
physical parameters of the WTGs or associated infrastructure
are being sought through this amendment.
The variation application and supporting information is available
for review on the following websites:
https://marine.gov.scot/ml/section-36-consent-variation-moray-
west-offshore-windfarm-moray-firth
https://www.moraywest.com/document-library
Hard copies of the variation application and the supporting
information can be obtained from Moray West free of charge.
https://www.moraywest.com/contact-us
info@moraywest.co.uk
Any representations should be made in writing by email to
MS.MarineRenewables@gov.scot or by post to The Scottish
Government, Marine Scotland Licensing Operations Team,
Marine Laboratory, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen, AB11 9DB,
identifying the proposal and specifying grounds for objection
or support, not later than TBC 2021, although the Scottish
Ministers may consider representations received after this
date. Representations should be dated and should clearly state
the name (in block capitals) and the full return email or postal
address of those making representation.
Where the Scottish Ministers decide to exercise their discretion
to do so the Scottish Ministers shall cause a Public Local Inquiry
(PLI) to be held.
Following receipt of all views and representations, the Scottish
Ministers will determine the application for consent in one of
two ways:
• Consent to the variation application, with or without conditions
attached; or
• Reject the variation application.
If consent is granted for the variation application, the Scottish
Ministers will consider exercising their discretion to vary the
marine licence granted in respect of the offshore generating
station on 14 June 2019. The variation would revise the
description in Paragraph 2.1 of the marine licence to reflect the
changes proposed by the variation application.
The Scottish Ministers would consider the variation of the
marine licence in terms of section 72(3)(d) of the Marine and
Coastal Access Act 2009 to ensure that the marine licence and
consent granted under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989
(as amended) are consistent. Any representations in relation to
the potential marine licence variation should be submitted to
the MS-LOT in the same manner as described above relative to
representations in respect of the variation application and within
the same timeframe.
Fair Processing Notice
The Scottish Government’s Marine Scotland Licensing
Operations Team (“MS-LOT”) determine applications for
marine licences under the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, the
Marine and Coastal Act 2009 and section 36 consents under
The Electricity Act 1989 (as amended). During the consultation
process any person having an interest in the outcome of
the application may make a representation to MS-LOT. The
representation may contain personal information, for example
a name or address. This representation will only be used for
the purpose of determining an application and will be stored
securely in the Scottish Government’s official corporate record.
Representations will be shared with the applicant and/or agent
acting on behalf of the applicant, any people or organisations
that we consult in relation to the application, the Directorate
of Planning and Environmental Appeals should the Scottish
Ministers call a PLI and, where necessary, be published online,
however personal information will be removed before sharing
or publishing.
A full privacy notice can be found at: https://www.gov.scot/
policies/marine-and-fisheries-licensing/marine-licensing-
operations-team-privacy-notice/. If you are unable to access
this, or you have any queries or concerns about how your
personal information will be handled, contact MS-LOT
at: ms.marinerenewables@gov.scot or Marine Scotland -
Licensing Operations Team, Marine Laboratory, 375 Victoria
Road, Aberdeen, AB11 9DB.