Enoch Hill 2 Wind Farm, Planning Notice.

Governance

The Town and Country Planning

(Environmental Impact Assessment) Scotland Regulations 2017

Notice under Regulation 21

The proposed development at Enoch Hill 2 wind farm, located approximately 6km south-west of New Cumnock and approximately 9km to the east of the settlement of Dalmellington, East Ayrshire, is subject to environmental impact assessment under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017. Notice is hereby given that an EIA report has been submitted to East Ayrshire Council by RWE Renewables UK Limited, relating to the planning application in respect of the construction and operation of proposed Enoch Hill 2 wind farm comprising the erection of up to two wind turbines of up to a maximum blade tip height of 149.9 metres and a battery energy storage system, with a total installed capacity of 21MW, and associated infrastructure including access tracks. Possible decisions relating to the application are:-

i) approval of the application without conditions;

ii) approval of the application with conditions;

iii) refusal of the application.

A copy of the EIA report, the associated application and other documents submitted with the application may be viewed at http://eplanning.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/online/ (searching for reference 23/0469/PP).

A paper copy of the EIA Report may be viewed in person at the New Cumnock Bowling Club, 19 Castle, New Cumnock, KA18 4AN (Mondays 3pm - 5pm, Sundays 12:30pm - 6pm, and Fridays 9am - 1pm and 7pm -9pm). Alternatively, an appointment can be made to view at East Ayrshire Council, The Johnnie Walker Bond, 15 Strand Street, Kilmarnock KA1 1HU.

Hard copies of the full Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) can be purchased for £2,000, the main body of the EIA Report for £250, whilst electronic copies of the EIAR package are free of charge. To arrange for copies please contact Vicky McLean, WSP UK Limited, 110 Queen Street, Glasgow, G1 3BX (Vicky.mclean@wsp.com 0141429 3555).

Any person who wishes to make representations to East Ayrshire Council about the EIA report should make them in writing to the Council at:

(i) Opera House, 8 John Finnie Street, Kilmarnock KA1 1DD;

(ii) by e-mail to submittoplanning@east-ayrshire.gov.uk or

(iii) at http://eplanning.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/online/ during the period of 30 days beginning the next day from the date of this notice and by quoting reference 23/0469/PP.

Any submission of additional environmental information will be further notified by means of a public notice which will detail how representations can be made in respect of that additional information.

22 September 2023

East Ayrshire Council

Comhairie Siorrachd Air an Ea

David Mitchell, Chief Governance Officer, Governance Services, Council Headquarters, London Road, Kilmarnock, KA3 7BU.