3.7 km south of Douglas - Application for consent

SP Transmission PLC
ELECTRICITY ACT 1989
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997
THE ELECTRICITY (APPLICATIONS FOR CONSENT) REGULATIONS 1990

Notice is hereby given that SP Transmission PLC, “the Company”, (registered in Scotland under company registration number SC189126 at 320 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 5AD) has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under Section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 to install and keep installed approximately 1.1 km of 4OO kV overhead line supported on steel lattice towers between NS867278 (OS Grid Reference 286727 627853), NS874272 (OS Grid Reference 287487 627282), located approximately 3.7 km south of Douglas.
SP Transmission PLC has also asked that Scottish Ministers give 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 map to which it relates is available for public inspection in person, during normal office hours at:
Location
Opening Hours
Address
Douglas and St Brides Community Centre
Monday – Thursday (8am – 9pm)
Friday (8am - 3pm)
Braehead, Douglas, Lanark ML11 0PT
South Lanarkshire Council Headquarters
Monday – Friday (8:45am – 4:45pm)
South Lanarkshire Council Headquarters, Almada St, Hamilton, ML3 0AA
The application can also be viewed on the Scottish Government Energy Consents website at www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU 00005071.
Any representations on the application may be submitted by email to the Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit mailbox at representations@gov.scot; 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 ECU receiving representations by post.
Written or emailed representations should be dated, clearly stating the name (in block capitals) and full postal address of those making representations. Emailed representations should also include the full return email address of those making representations. Only representations sent by email to representations@gov.scot will receive acknowledgement. Please note that the application reference number must be clearly stated in the representation.
All representations should be made such that they are received by Scottish Ministers not later than 18th October 2024 although Scottish Ministers may consider representations received after this date.
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 (PI) to be held.
Following examination of the application 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
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