BANKS RENEWABLES (LETHANS WIND FARM) LIMITED

BANKS RENEWABLES (LETHANS WIND FARM) LIMITED

ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997 THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT)

(SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017 Notice is hereby given that Banks Renewables (Lethans Wind Farm) Limited, a company incorporated under the Companies Acts with company number 8217768 and having its registered office at Inkerman House, St Johns Road, Durham, DH7 8XL has applied to the Scottish Ministers under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for consent to construct and operate the Lethans Wind Farm on land to the north-east of New Cumnock and northwest of Kirkconnel, East Ayrshire (Central Grid Reference NS 61 9164). It will have a generating capacity exceeding 50MW and will comprise of up to 22 turbines with maximum ground to blade tip heights of between 176m and 220m and rotor diameters to an estimated 150m. The proposed development is subject to Environmental Impact Assessment and the applicant has had an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report produced.

Banks Renewables (Lethans Wind Farm) 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 applicant'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

East Ayrshire Council Planning Department

Monday - Thursday 9am - 5pm Friday: 9am - 4pm

The Johnnie Walker Bond, 15 Strand Street, Kilmarnock, KA11HU

Mill Hill Centre

Monday - Friday: 9am-5pm

Corserig Crescent, Kelloholm, DG4 6EL

Cumnock

Community

Library

Tuesday & Wednesday 10.30am-1.40pm & 2pm-6pm

Wednesday: 10.30am-1.40pm &2pm-6pm Thursday: 1.30pm-4.40pm & 5pm-8pm Friday: 10.30am-4pm Saturday: 10.30am-4pm

Rothesay House, 1 Greenholm Road, Cumnock, KA18 1LH

The EIA report can also be viewed at the Scottish Government Library at Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ; on the application website at

; or at

.

Copies of the Lethans Wind Farm EIA Report may be obtained at a charge of £250 hard copy and £5 on CD. Copies of the non-technical summary are available free of charge.

Any representations to the application may be submitted via the Energy Consents Unit website at

; by email to the Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit mailbox at

; 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

will receive acknowledgement. All representations should be received not later than 22nd July 2019, although the Scottish Ministers may consider representations received after this date.

Any subsequent additional information which is submitted by the applicant 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 the Scottish Ministers decide to exercise their discretion to do so, the Scottish Ministers can also cause a Public Local Inquiry (PLI) to be held.

Following examination of the environmental information, the Scottish Ministers will determine the application for consent in two ways:

? Consent the proposal, with or without conditions attached; or



? Reject the proposal.



Fair Processing Notice 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

. When making an email or paper representation you will automatically be opted in to its publication unless you choose to mark it as confidential. We may share your personal data with DPEA and local Planning Authorities but will not publish your personal data (e.g. your name and address) as this is removed beforehand in compliance with the Data Protection Act. Should you choose not to provide your personal data then your representation will only be considered by Scottish Ministers and not be shared for consideration with any other party. 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