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ALCEMI STORAGE DEVELOPMENTS 3 LIMITED ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997 THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017 THE ELECTRICITY (APPLICATIONS FOR CONSENT) REGULATIONS 1990 Notice is hereby given that Alcemi Storage Developments 3 Limited, company registration number 12376962, with its Registered Office at First Floor Winston House, 349 Regents Park Road, London, United Kingdom, N3 1DH has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for an energy storage development with a maximum output of 500MW, known as the Devilla Energy Storage Facility at land within the Devilla Forest, in an area known as Kirkton Wood, north of the A985 (Central Grid Reference NS973875). The installed capacity of the proposed energy storage facility would be up to 500 MW. The proposed development is subject to Environmental Impact Assessment and an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report has been produced to accompany the application for consent. Alcemi Storage Developments 3 Limited 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, with a plan showing the land to which it relates, together with a copy of the EIA Report discussing the proposals in more detail and presenting an analysis of the environmental implications can be viewed free of charge at the Kincardine library, 2 Keith St, Kincardine, Alloa FK10 4ND between the hours of Monday. 14.00-19.00; Wednesday. 14.00- 17.00; Friday. 10.00-13.00; on the application website at (https:// alcemi.info/home.html); or at www.energyconsents.scot. Copies of the EIA report may be obtained from RPS (telephone: 01636 605700 or email kitty. clifford@rpsgroup.com) at a charge of £300 per hard copy and £10 on CD. Copies of a short non-technical summary are available free of charge. 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 24th June 2022 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 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 Energy Consents Unit processes 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.