6.7 kilometres (“km”) north of Langholm and 17.8 km south west of Hawick - Proposed wind powered electricity generating station
What is happening?
NOTICE OF DECISION
ELECTRICITY ACT 1989
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997
THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017
As directed by regulation 23(4) of the Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) 2017, notice is hereby given that CWL Energy Ltd has been refused consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 by the Scottish Ministers to construct and operate the Faw Side Community Wind Farm, a proposed wind powered electricity generating station comprising of 45 wind turbines (40 wind turbines with a maximum tip height of 200 metres, 5 wind turbines with a maximum tip height of 179.5
metres), an energy storage facility and associated ancillary development, with an electricity generation capacity of approximately 315 megawatts (the “proposed Development”). The proposed Development was to be located approximately 6.7 kilometres (“km”) north of Langholm and 17.8 km south west of Hawick in the Planning Authority areas Dumfries and Galloway Council and Scottish Borders Council.
Scottish Ministers have also directed, under Section 57 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 that deemed planning permission is also refused.
Copies of the decision statement and related documentation can be obtained on the Energy Consents website: www.energyconsents.scot under ECU reference ECU00001833.
Copies of the decision statement and related documentation have been made available to Dumfries and Galloway Council and Scottish Borders Council to be made available for public inspection by being placed on the planning register for each planning authority.
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