Grid ref: 277165E 624386N) located near Glespin and Coalburn Substation located near Coalburn - overhead line supported on wooden poles

ScottishPower 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 ScottishPower Transmission Plc, company registration number SC189126, with its Registered Office at 320 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 5AD, Scotland, has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under Section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 to install and keep installed approximately 17 km of 132 kV overhead line supported on wooden poles and 3.5km of 132kV underground cable between Kennoxhead Windfarm (Grid ref: 277165E 624386N) located near Glespin and Coalburn Substation located near Coalburn. (Grid ref: 282510E 637337N). The proposed development has been subject to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). An EIA Report has been produced to accompany the application for consent.

SPEN 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
https://www.spenergynetworks.co.uk/pages/kennoxhead_wind_farm_grid_connection.aspx or on the Scottish Government Energy Consents website at www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU00002096.

A copy of the application, including plans showing the lands to which it relates and the EIA Report, is available for public inspection in person, free of charge during normal office hours at:

South Lanarkshire Council, Almada Street, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire,ML3 0AA
One Stop Shop, 42 Coalburn Road, Coalburn, ML11 0LH
St Bride’s Centre, Douglas, ML11 0PT


Copies of the EIA Report may be obtained from SPEN
(email: Kennoxheadgc@spenenergynetworks.co.uk) at a charge of £1,000 in hard copy and £30 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 https://www.energyconsents.scot/Register.aspx; by email to representations@gov.scot; 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 representations@gov.scot will receive acknowledgement.

All representations should be received not later than 28th February 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

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 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. If you have any concerns about how your personal data is handled, please email Econsents_admin@gov.scot