Greenburn Wind Park, New Cumnock - Variation Planning Application

REG GREENBURN LTD

ELECTRICITY ACT 1989

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997

THE ELECTRICITY GENERATING STATIONS (APPLICATIONS FOR VARIATION OF CONSENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2013

THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2017

Notice is hereby given that REG Greenburn Ltd, with company registration number SC508240, having its registered office c/o Gillespie MacAndrew LLP, 5 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh, EH3 8EJ has made an application (the "variation application") to the Scottish Ministers to vary the consent granted under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 (the "section 36 consent") to construct and operate Greenburn Wind Park on land 4.5 km west of New Cumnock, adjacent to the former Greenburn surface mine (Central Grid Reference 255753E 614596N) previously consented on 21st April 2023 by the Scottish Ministers.

The proposed variation is subject to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). An EIA Report has been produced to accompany the variation application.

The Company is also seeking a direction under section 57(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 that a new planning permission be deemed to be granted in respect of the varied description of the proposed varied development.

The variation application seeks to make the following variations:

• Reduce the number of turbines from 16 to 14;
• Re-site one turbine;
• Increase the maximum blade tip heights of all remaining 14 turbines – 11 turbines up to 180 m and three turbines up to 167.5 m; and
• Increase the micro-siting allowances for five turbines from 50 m to 75 m

A summary of the variation application, a copy of the variation application, a copy of the original section 36 consent and decision letter including the direction under section 57 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 which stated that planning permission was deemed to be granted, and the EIA report prepared in relation to the proposed varied development presenting an analysis of the environmental implications ("the variation application documents") are available for public inspection in person, free of charge, at:

The variation application documents can also be viewed on the application website at www.greenburnwindpark.co.uk or at www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU00005183.

Copies of the variation application documents may be obtained from Savills (telephone: 0141 248 7342 or email: joanne.plant@savills.com or kerri.atkinson@savills.com at a charge of £2,200 for hard copy and free of charge on USB storage device. Copies of a short Non-Technical Summary are available free of charge.

Any representations on the variation application may be submitted by email to the Scottish Government via 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 of representation.

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 acknowledgment.

All representations should be received not later than 10th January 2025, although 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 to such information will be accepted as per this notice.

The Scottish Ministers may cause a public inquiry to be held into the variation application if they consider it appropriate to do so.

Following examination of the environmental information, Scottish Ministers will determine the variation application in one of two ways:

• agree to vary the section 36 consent subject to any conditions they may require, or
• refuse the variation application.

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