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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.