Creag Dhubh Substation, Planning Application

SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION plc ELECTRICITY ACT 1989

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997 THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017

Notice is hereby given that Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc, company registration number SC213461, with its Registered Office at Inveralmond House, 200 Dunkeld Road, Perth, PH1 3AQ, has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under Section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 to install a 275 kV overhead electric line between the proposed Creag Dhubh Substation at OS Grid Reference NN 08780 19419 and the recently constructed Inveraray-Crossaig 275 kV capable OHL circuit at OS Grid Reference NN 07970 11178. The total length of the line will be approximately 9 km plus associated connections. The proposed development has been subject to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). An EIA Report has been produced to accompany the application for consent.

Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc 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, is available for public inspection, free of charge on the application website

or on the Scottish Government Energy Consents website at

under application reference ECU00003442.

The EIA Report is also available for public inspection in person, free of charge at:

Location

Opening Hours

Address

The Inveraray Inn

Monday-Sunday 8am – 10pm

Front Street East, Inveraray, PA32 8XB

Copies of the EIA Report may be obtained from Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc (tel: 07901135758 / email: caitlin.quinn@sse.com) at a cost of £1,060.00 for a hard copy and free of charge on a DVD/CD or USB. Copies of a Non-Technical Summary are available free of charge.

Any representations to the application may be submitted to Scottish Ministers via the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit, either via the website at

; by email to

; or by post to 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.

Written or emailed representations should be dated, clearly stating the name (in block capitals) and 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 January 2023 although Scottish 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 on 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 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

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