Cloich Windfarm Partnership LLP

Cloich Windfarm Partnership LLP
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 Cloich Windfarm Partnership LLP, company registration number OC353594, with its Registered Office at Alexander House 1 Mandarin Road, Rainton Bridge Business Park, Houghton Le Spring, Sunderland, England, DH4 5RA (Cloich Windfarm Partnership LLP is wholly owned by EDF Energy Renewables Limited) has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate a generating station called Cloich Forest Wind Farm approximately 5.5 kilometres north-west of Peebles (Central National Grid Reference 320648, 647881). The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would exceed 50MW, comprising up to 12 turbines with a maximum ground to blade tip height of 149.9 metres, and a battery energy storage system. The proposed development is subject to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). An EIA Report has been produced to accompany the application for consent.
Cloich Windfarm Partnership LLP 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 Company's proposals in more detail and presenting an analysis of the environmental implications can be viewed free of charge on the application website at

or the Scottish Government Energy Consents website at

under application number: ECU00003288.
Copies of the EIA Report may also be obtained upon request from EDF Renewables (

) at a charge of £600 per hard copy and free on CD.
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. Please note that there may be a delay in the Energy Consents Unit receiving representations by post.
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 23rd August 2021, 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 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

. A privacy notice and a fair processing notice are published on the help page at

These explain how the Energy Consents Unit processes your personal information. If you have any concerns about how your personal data is handled, please email us at:

or write to Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU.