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Wind Power North Two Limited
ELECTRICITY ACT 1989
ELECTRICITY (APPLICATIONS FOR CONSENT) REGULATIONS 1990
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997
THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017
Notice is hereby given that Wind Power North Two Limited, (“the Company”) with
company registration number SC722331 having its registered office at 50 Lothian
Road, Festival Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 9WJ has applied to the Scottish
Ministers for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and
operate a wind farm and associated infrastructure at Balblair Estate (Central Grid
Reference E 260883, N 896426) within The Highland Council area.
The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would be exceeding
50 MW comprising up to 8 wind turbines, six with a maximum ground to blade
tip height of 180m and two with a maximum ground to tip height of 200m, along
with a battery energy storage system. The proposed development is subject to
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and an EIA Report has been produced.
The Company has also requested 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, with a plan showing the land to which it relates, together
with a copy of the EIA Report discussing the Company’s proposals in more detail
and presenting an analysis of the environmental implications, are available for public
inspection in person, free of charge, during normal office hours at:
Location Opening Hours Address
Bonar Bridge
Library
Monday 10:00 - 12:30; 14:30 - 17:00
Tuesday 10:00 - 12:30
Wednesday 10:00 - 12:30
Thursday 10:00 - 12:30; 17:30 - 20:00
Friday 10:00 - 12:30
Sat Closed
Sun Closed
Carnegie Library West End,
Bonar Bridge, IV24 3EA
The EIA Report can also be viewed on the application website at:
https://balblairwindfarm.co.uk/ or at www.energyconsents.scot under application
reference ECU00005055. The EIA Report is available for public inspection at the
offices of The Highland Council, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX.
Hard copies of the EIA Report may be obtained from Laurie McGee,
RSK Environment Limited, 65 Sussex Street, Glasgow, G41 1DX, email lmcgee
@rsk.co.uk phone +44 7779 649919 at a charge of £1,250 per copy. Copies of the
Non-Technical Summary of the EIA Report are available free of charge.
Any representations on the application may be submitted by email to the Scottish
Government via 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) and full postal address of those making representations.
Emailed representations should also include the full return email 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 25th April, 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.
Where Scottish Ministers are required to, or decide to exercise their discretion to do
so, they can cause a public inquiry to be held.
Following examination of the environmental information, Scottish Ministers will
determine the application for consent in one of two ways:
• Consent the proposal, with or without conditions attached; or
• Reject the proposal
General Data Protection Regulations
The Scottish Government processes representations under the Electricity Act 1989.
To support transparency in decision making, the Scottish Government publishes
online at www.energyconsents.scot
A privacy notice is published on the Help page at www.energyconsents.scot
This explains how the Scottish Government processes your personal information.
If you have any concerns about the processing of your personal information by
the Scottish Government, please email EconsentsAdmin@gov.scot or write to
Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay,
150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU.
